ARLINGTON, VA
– Local students are eligible to participate in the
”
Being An American
”
essay contest administered by the Bill of Rights Institute, a
nonprofit educational organization in the Washington, D.C. area.
The nationwide contest will award 180 students and teachers cash
prizes, and received more than 31,000 essays last year.
ARLINGTON, VA – Local students are eligible to participate in the “Being An American” essay contest administered by the Bill of Rights Institute, a nonprofit educational organization in the Washington, D.C. area. The nationwide contest will award 180 students and teachers cash prizes, and received more than 31,000 essays last year.
“This contest is unique in that it gives students the opportunity to share their thoughts about how the principles expressed in America’s founding documents shape and influence contemporary American citizenship,” said Victoria Hughes, president of the Bill of Rights Institute.
This year’s theme is “What civic value do you believe is most essential to being an American?”
The top three student winners and their teachers from each of the nine geographical regions will be announced at a special Washington, D.C. gala in spring 2010. First place is $5,000, second is $2,500 and third is $1,250. Honorable mention will go to additional students with a cash prize of $250.
The deadline for submissions is Dec. 1, 2009.
For more information, visit www.BeingAnAmerican.org.
