AMVETS National Americanism
Essay Contest Rules
Who can participate? All students in the 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th or
12th grades that attend public, private, parochial schools, are home
schooled or are members of a youth group/Sunday school are eligible to
enter.
2011-2012 Theme: I AM PROUD TO BE AN AMERICAN BECAUSE….
Contest Rules: All students must address the theme. All essays may be
written in ink, typed or produced on a computer. 6th Grade students
should submit essays of 200 words or less. 7th and 8th Grade students
should submit essays of 300 words or less. 9th and 10th Grade students
should submit essays of 400 words or less. 11th and 12th Grade students
should submit essays of 500 words or less. All entries must be
postmarked by April 1, 2012.
Criteria for judging of essays: *Originality *Adherence to theme *Literary
composition
National Awards – VISA Gift Cards
6th Grade: 1st - $125 2nd - $100 3rd - $75
7th Grade: 1st - $150 2nd - $125 3rd - $100
8th Grade: 1st - $150 2nd - $125 3rd - $100
10th Grade: 1st - $375 2nd - $250 3rd - $150
11th Grade: 1st - $500 2nd - $375 3rd - $250
12th Grade: 1st - $500 2nd - $375 3rd - $250
State Awards – Distributed during the month of June 2011
6th Grade: 1st - $150.00 Check 2nd - $50.00 Check 3rd –
Department Certificate
7th Grade: 1st - $150.00 Check 2nd - $50.00 Check 3rd –
Department Certificate
8th Grade: 1st - $175.00 Check 2nd - $50.00 Check 3rd –
Department Certificate
9th Grade: 1st – Trip 2nd - $100 Check 3rd – Department
Certificate
10th Grade: 1st - $400 Check 2nd - $100 Check 3rd –
Department Certificate
11th Grade: 1st - $400 Check 2nd - $100 Check 3rd –
Department Certificate
12th Grade: 1st - $1,000 Check 2nd - $500 Check 3rd –
Department Certificate
All 9th Grade Department 1st place winners receive an all-expense paid
trip to the Freedoms Foundation at Valley Forge, PA for a long weekend
of youth oriented activities. Dynamic speakers and sightseeing are
highlights of a trip that is sure to be long remembered.
The 12th Grade 1st place winner will receive his/her award at the AMVETS
Department State Convention Awards Banquet, which will be held on
Saturday evening the 1st weekend of June 2012. Overnight
accommodations will be furnished to the winner courtesy of North
Carolina AMVETS.
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