Change the New JCL "No Taxidermy" Art Law to "Cheeser's Clause"

Hey, I'm Rebecca. You may know me as the creator of "The Murder of Julius Cheeser", a rat-based taxidermy piece that I entered into several of the Junior Classical League graphic art competitions. Cheeser made only the bottom ranks of his first few conventions, but eventually won first place and best in show at the 2018 TJCL State Convention. Later on, I would write an essay centered around the piece that would win the 2019 Leaky Pen Award (an honor given out each year to University School of Nashville's funniest essays). SNL's Dana Carvey presented the award to me over video message. 

Recently it has come to my attention that JCL has included a boldfaced "no once-living materials" rule in their official guidebook of graphic arts judging. I don't have a problem with this (I've been trying not to take it...uh...personally), I've already gone off to college and am no longer eligible to compete. But Julius Cheeser was an icon among our close-knit Latin community, and I think that such a piece should be immortalized.

So what should we do? Of course, I would love the rule to be erased completely. Taxidermy is an overlooked and unfairly shunned art form that takes years of work to master, and I would love for other students to be able to work outside the traditional barriers of what is and what is not considered acceptable art. After all, does our beloved creed not promise to "enrich total growth?"

That being said, I respect and remain absolutely amicable towards the hardworking competition staff and whatever decision they come to. However, I hope that by our community coming together, we may at least be able to preserve the memory of our cherished rodents by officially naming the "no taxidermy" rule "Cheeser's Clause" in all documents, media, and society.