Educare Foundation Essay Contest for High School Students
Prizes: First: $500, Second: $250, Third: $100
Subject: What is Your Vision of a Better Community/Better World?
Length of Essay: 1200 - 2000 words (approximately 3-4 pages).
Format: Microsoft Word in Arial font size 12.
Eligibility: New Jersey High school juniors and seniors (class of 2010 and 2011)
Judging: Three winning essays will be selected on the basis of the following 5 guidelines:
- Clarity of the material
- Well organized
- Clear vision/plan of how to make a better community/better world
- Practicality of the vision/plan
- Personal contribution to implementing the vision/plan
Deadline: Essays are to be submitted by e-mail to VisionEssay@gmail.com by Midnight September 18, 2009. Please include your name, high school, class of 2010 or 2011, e-mail address and phone number.
Prizes will be awarded at the Visions of a Better World Conference on October 10, 2009 at Seton Hall Univerity, Jubilee Hall. Winners will read their essays before a live audience.
This contest made possible by a generous donation from the Educare Foundation http://www.educarecharity.org/