Upper School Guidance

Normal Mailer Nonfiction Writing Contest

2010-03-03T13:42:24Z

Norman Mailer produced extraordinary works in many genres, including the category of this year’s award: nonfiction. Students may submit work in any of the many subgenres of nonfiction: memoir or autobiography, essay, literary journalism, profiles of people or places, and so on. Whatever its type, the best work will be true material presented with compelling literary merit.

High School Competition is open to all high school students. Students may submit one or more pieces of writing, maximum 10 single-spaced pages, endorsed by a teacher and released by a parent or guardian. Winner will receive the following:
• Cash award of $5,000
• *Travel and lodging to attend the Colony’s National Award Ceremony
Entries accepted April 1–April 28, 2010, Noon CST

The Meaning of Saint Patrick’s Day

2010-02-22T18:45:04Z

A top prize of $1000 goes to the first place winner for a 1000 word essay on the meaning of Saint Patrick’s Day. The contest will be adjudicated by a committee headed by Dr. James W. Flannery, Director of the W.B. Yeats foundation and a member of the Irish Studies program of Emory University. The deadline for submissions is Wednesday, March 3! See Mr. Stachura soon for details.

2010 essay contest on the Census

2010-02-05T21:35:46Z

At this time, The Poets’ Club of Atlanta and the "Casa de la Cultura Hispana Americana" (CCHA) (Hispanic American Chamber of Culture) would like to invite your institution to participate in the literary contest of the Essay in Spanish in Atlanta to take place 26th of March, 2010. We would like to, once again, see your students participate in this Literary Contest on the Essay 2010. Three prizes of $200 each will be given to the three first place winners. See the rules for this contest in:
http://sites.google.com/site/elpoetasite/reglas-del-concurso-del-ensayo-2010

Visual Art Contest

2010-02-05T21:35:04Z

Congressman Broun invites you to take part in a nationwide visual art contest the winner of which will have his or her artwork displayed for a year in the Capitol. The competition is open to high school students enrolled in grades nine through twelve, whose home or school lies within the Tenth District of Georgia. See Mr. Stachura for more details.

Walton EMC Washington Youth Tour

2010-01-21T20:24:24Z

The Walton EMC’s Washington Youth Tour can be won by sophomores and juniors who live or go school (that’s all of us) in WEMC’s service area. Students will take a written test on material you’ll be provided covering subjects like electricity, cooperatives, Walton EMC and the electric utility industry. Winners will spend an incredible week in Washington D.C. The entry form deadline is Friday, February 12th at 5 p.m.

The Wonders of Plastic Essay

2010-01-11T14:03:00Z

The Wonders of Plastic Essay contest offers you an opportunity to write about how plastics have benefited your life and carries a top prize of $1000. Entries must be in by February 1st. Check this website: http://www.4spe.org/essay-contest . Then see Mr. Stachura for more details.

The Georgia Farm Bureau’s 2010 Art Contest

2009-11-16T20:33:31Z

The Georgia Farm Bureau’s 2010 Art Contest invites all Georgia High School Students to enter a work of art in black ink or dark pencil on 8.5 x 11 inch white paper. Entries are due by Friday, February 26th. Prizes range from $75 to $250. See Mr. Stachura for more details.

The Athens Optimist Club

2009-11-16T20:32:51Z

The Athens Optimist Club invites students to participate in a scholarship contest on the topic “The Internet: Today’s Evolution or Tomorrow’s Menace?” This contest has a top price of a $6000 scholarship and all essays are due January 11, 2010. See Mr. Stachura for more details.

NCTE/Norman Mailer Writer’s Colony High School Writing Award for Creative Nonfiction

2009-11-16T16:10:07Z

Norman Mailer produced extraordinary works in many genres, including the category of this year’s award: creative nonfiction. Students who will be seniors in fall 2010 may submit work in any of the many subgenres of creative nonfiction: memoir or autobiography, essay, literary journalism, profiles of people or places, and so on. Whatever its type, the best work will be true material presented with compelling literary merit. This year submissions will be accepted between February 1 and May 1. The top winner will receive a $5,000 cash award, with plaques and citations also awarded to national finalists and semifinalists.
Submission and Formatting Guidelines
Students may submit one or more pieces of writing for a total of up to 10 single-spaced pages, though quality is far more important than quantity. The writing you upload must include a title, your name, and page numbers within your file. Use a plain, common, and easily readable font, such as Times New Roman; 11 or 12-point only, please. Accepted file types: .pdf, .doc, .docx, and .txt (maximum file size: 8 megabytes). Submissions will be accepted online only and must be endorsed by a teacher and released by a parent or guardian.
See Ms. Sweetapple for more details.

2010 Students of Integrity Scholarship Contest

2009-11-04T13:57:54Z

Is integrity especially important in your life? If so a 500 word essay on “the importance of trust in your life” may be worth a $1000 scholarship from the Better Business Bureau. Essays are due January 31st. See Mr. Stachura for more details.

Legacy and Lessons of the Civil Rights Movement Essay Contest

2009-11-04T13:56:33Z

Legacy and Lessons of the Civil Rights Movement Essay Contest
This contest is tied to a documentary scheduled to appear on PBS during Black History Month, Legacy: Black and White in America. All high school classes are invited to participate by submitting essays on the theme: "What are the legacy and lessons of the Civil Rights Movement?" Teachers/classes may participate in two ways:
1. You can start your own "Legacy" local writers gallery in the National Gallery of Writing, and invite each student to submit an essay on this theme prior to the December 15 deadline. Once your students' work is in, you can select the essay you consider the best in your class and submit it to the National Partner Legacy Essay Contest Gallery.
2. Alternatively you can collect essays from your class and post only the top essay to the National Partner Legacy Essay Contest Gallery -- note the "contribute to this gallery" button at the bottom of the web page. Again, December 15 is the deadline for submissions, with awards to be announced in February 2010.
This contest offers cash awards and laptop computers to the national finalists, and the top winner will take part in a VIP Capitol ceremony that may include President Barack Obama. The underlying purpose of the contest is to motivate high school students to take a serious look at what it means to be black or white in America today, how this has and hasn't changed since the days of the Civil Rights Movement, and what lessons we have learned about how to further the quest for genuine racial equity. In addition to NCTE, the contest is supported by the Congressional Black Caucus, the National Education Association, the American Federation of Teachers, the National Council for the Social Studies, and the Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, among others.

The Istanbul Center

2009-10-13T15:25:47Z

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.

The Georgetown Club’s Georgia High School Writing Contest

2009-10-09T18:51:12Z

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.

The Voice of Democracy

2009-10-09T18:50:38Z

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.

The 47th Annual Nancy Thorp Poetry Contest

2009-10-01T18:03:17Z

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.