Enter the Back-to-School 2011 Essay Contest and if your essay is selected as the winner you will receive a $15 gift certificate to Powell’s bookstore!
Submit a 1-page essay (500 words max) on the following topic:
“If I Could Change a School Rule” - If you could change one rule at your school, which rule would it be and what would you change it to? Why did you choose that rule? Why is your rule better than the old rule?
Submissions may be typed or hand-written legibly. You may choose to use the essay contest form for your convenience, but it is not required. Download the essay contest form here.
This contest is open to all students Kinder-Grade 12. One winner will be selected from each of the following categories: Elementary School (K-Grade 5), Middle School (Grades 6-8), and High School (Grades 9-12).
Include your name, address, phone, e-mail address, age, grade level, your teacher’s name (if applicable) and school that you attend. Entries must be received no later than Tuesday, October 25th, 2011 at 5:00 pm.
Mail entry to:
Essay Contest
Attn: Elizabeth Ramos
Keller Williams Realty Sunset Corridor
1915 NW Amberglen Pkwy, Suite 250
Beaverton OR 97006
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E-mail entry to:
In the subject line: 2011 Essay Contest
The winning essays will be published in the next issue of The Neighborhood Connection newsletter, on this blog, and online at www.dhomeagent.com.
