Rotary District 6490 Literacy and Education Committee is holding a writing competition for Juniors/Seniors in high schools. First prize is $500; second place earns $250.
These guidelines includes:
- Use 8.5″ by 11″ paper
- Use 12-point font
- Double space your essay
- 1″ margins on all sides of paper (top, bottom, and each side)
- Maximum length is 2 pages
Students may choose to write about any of the following topics:
- How do you envision how your future personal and professional life and the world being affected by AI. Go into detail.
- In the past, military and government officials were considered heroes and commemorated with statues resurrected in their honor. Today those individuals are viewed through the lens of today’s societal standards based on their statues being destroyed. Should the focus on the past be based on the cultural norms at the time or current cultural clients? Should the government continue to uphold those monuments, or should they remove them? Share your thoughts on this subject.
- You’ve read a book, read about someone in the newspaper, or you’ve had an outstanding teacher. Has someone or something influenced the way you think or your whole outlook on life?
- Martin Luther King had his “I have a dream”. What is your dream for your life, and the world you will live in. Go into detail.
- Many people view homelessness solely as a big city problem. Do you think that is equally serious in smaller communities? What suggestions do you have to local governments to solve the problem.
Members of the Rotary District 6490 Literacy and Education Committee will act as judges of all essays submitted using the following criteria: Originality & Creativity, Subject knowledge, High Level of Language Usage and Writing Skills, and Conventions (adherence to grammar, spelling, punctuation, format rules, etc.)
Any Junior/Senior that place first or second place will be recognized at the District Installation on June 14th 2025 in Rantoul, Illinois.
Entries must be RECEIVED no later than March 17,2025.
Come see Mrs. Hyde to get an entry form, or if you want anymore information about the Writing Competition.
