Upper School Guidance

Istanbul Center
Middle and high-school students in the state of Georgia are invited to submit an original work of art and/or written composition on the theme of "Who's My Neighbor?" By way of explanation, the theme of "Who's My Neighbor?" means much more than knowing a person's name and saying "Hello" in a cordial manner. When composing your work, feel free to be creative. Just remember that whatever type of submission you choose, you want to create a work that makes the reader think and realize Who is My Neighbor? and why it is important to consider. First place price for this contest is a trip to Turkey. Check their website http://www.istanbulcenter.org/contest/ for more information.

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The Georgetown Club’s Georgia High School Writing Contest is strictly for high school juniors. Juniors are invited to submit a three to five page essay asking the writer to speak as the Secretary General of the United Nations in 2009 concerning what three topics should are currently most important to the world. The first place award is $1,250 and the deadline for entry is 11/22/09. See Mr. Stachura for more details.

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The Voice of Democracy is a contest sponsored by the Veterans of Foreign Wars encouraging students to enter a three to five minute audio essay on a cassette or CD on the theme “Does America Still Have Heroes?” The entry deadline for submission is 11/1/09. With over $145,000 in prizes to award, this contest should be interesting. See Mr. Stachura for more details.

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The 47th Annual Nancy Thorp Poetry Contest for high school sophomore and junior girls is sponsored by Hollins University and awards prizes for the best poems submitted by girls. Check out www.hollins.edu/poetrycontest and see Mr. Stachura for more details. Contest closes November 15.

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