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PLEASE SEE THE LINKE BELOW FOR INFORMATION ABOUT AN ESSAY CONTEST

http://www.nationalww2museum.org/learn/education/index.html

 

PLEASE SEE THE LINK BELOW FOR INFORMATION ABOUT A VIDEO CONTEST http://www.americanbar.org/groups/young_lawyers/initiatives/law_day_video_contest.html

PLEASE SEE LINK BELOW FOR INFORMATION ABOUT A POETRY CONTEST!

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Polytechnic Institute of New York University (NYU-Poly) is holding a Technology, Culture and Society Competition. Local high school students like yours will compete to win thousands of dollars in scholarships and prizes. Please alert your students about this incredible contest and urge them to participate.
Their entries must fall into one of two categories: Sustainable Urban Environments or Science and Technology Studies. Students can compete as individuals or in teams of two or three. Students and their mentors must register online beginning January 23rd. Please ask your students to go to www.poly.edu/TCScompetition for the registration form, time frame for the competition and complete details and FAQs.
The competition begins January 31st with a proposal submission deadline of February 17th. Nine finalists from each category will be chosen for the final round. Finalists will prepare their final project to be presented on April 4th. Two webinars are scheduled to help the participants succeed in the competition. All finalists will be awarded an NYU-Poly scholarship.
Sincerely,

Joy Colelli
Dean of Undergraduate Admissions
& New Student Services
Polytechnic Institute of NYU
P.S. This is an amazing opportunity for your high school students. Please check out the website at www.poly.edu/TCScompetition now and remind your students to register beginning January 23rd!

 

Essay Contest for High School Students

Winners visit the Capitol during Awards Week.
 

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2011-2012 National Peace Essay Contest Topic Announced!
 

The United States Institute of Peace is pleased to announce the topic for the 2011-2012 National Peace Essay Contest. The topic is The Impact of New Media on Peacebuilding and Conflict Management. To participate, students are asked to answer the question: How can new media best be leveraged to help build peace and prevent conflict? The contest deadline is February 1, 2012 at 11:59pm EST. Read more about the 2011-2012 contest!

  • Download the full question (PDF, 89KB)
  • Download the Guidebook (Available April 2011)
  • Download the Study Guide (Available April 2011)
  • Request Contest Materials (Shipments will be made May 2011 and October 2011.)
  • Sign up to receive NPEC updates

 

 

Program Experts

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Raina Kim
Program Officer, Academy for International Conflict Management and Peacebuilding
 

Each year over 1,100 students submit entries to the National Peace Essay Contest while thousands more participate in related writing and other classroom exercises in high schools around the country.

First-place state winners receive scholarships and are invited to Washington for a five-day awards program. The Institute pays for expenses related to the program, including travel, lodging, meals and entertainment. This unique five-day program promotes an understanding of the nature and process of international peacemaking by focusing on a region and/or theme related to the current essay contest.

 

How Do You Build Peace?
 


The international system has witnessed dramatic changes in the recent past. Developments around the globe and at home challenge us to rethink the role of the United States in the international community. What is our nation's place in this increasingly complex global picture? How do we best promote respect for human rights and the growth of freedom and justice? What can we do to nurture and preserve international security and world peace?

Our country depends on knowledgeable and thoughtful students like you—the next generation of leaders—to build peace with freedom and justice among nations and peoples. In the belief that questions about peace, justice, freedom, and security are vital to civic education, we established the National Peace Essay Contest to expand educational opportunities for America's youth.

The National Peace Essay Contest:

  • Promotes serious discussion among high school students, teachers, and national leaders about international peace and conflict resolution today and in the future;
  • Complements existing curricula and other scholastic activities;
  • Strengthens students' research, writing, and reasoning skills; and
  • Meets National Contents Standards.

Past Contests

  • 2009-2010 Contest
  • 2008-2009 Contest
  • 2007-2008 Contest
  • 2006-2007 Contest

 

 
 1) Rider University High School Writing Contest – December 17, 2011 deadline.
Write the winning essay, short story or poem and be considered for inclusion in Rider University’s
literary magazine, Venture. First prize is $100, 2nd is $50, and 3rd is $25. Please see a guidance
secretary for more information.

2) You may also be interested in the NJ Young Playwrights Contest and Festival, whose deadline in Janury 14, 2012. The web address is www.njypf.org. You can find them on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/njypf.

3) Consider sharing your talents and winning fame and modest fortune. Also, the Literary Magazine is a GREAT place to share your work. We have so much talent, but people need to submit their work, so we can all be enriched.