2009-2010 Holocaust Remembrance Project Essay Contest
The 2010 Holocaust Remembrance
Project Deadline has passed. Please check this site on June 1, 2010 for
winner information. Students remaining in high school for
the 2010-2011 school year can participate in next year's essay contest.
2011 Contest information will be available on September 15, 2010. ELIGIBILITY: This contest is open to all students age 19 and under who meet the following criteria: 1) are currently enrolled as a high school student in grades 9-12 (including home schooled students), or who are high school seniors who may graduate high school any time in 2010, or who are enrolled in a high school equivalency program; and (2) are residents of the United States, Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, or are U.S. citizens living abroad. WRITING PROMPT and WORD COUNT: Students responding to this year's writing contest should study the Holocaust and then, in an essay of no more than 1,200 words: (a) analyze why it is vital that the remembrance, history and lessons of the Holocaust be passed on to a new generation; and (b) suggest what young people can do to combat and prevent prejudice, discrimination and violence in our world today. SUBMISSION: All essays must be submitted by U.S. Postal Service (or other delivery company) to Holocaust Remembrance Project, Holland & Knight Charitable Foundation, 100 North Tampa Street, Suite 4100, Tampa, FL 33602. All entries must be received at the aforementioned address by 6:00 p.m. (EST) on April 2, 2010. Please include two (2) copies of your word-processed double-spaced essay (1" margins) of NO MORE THAN 1,200 WORDS. The essays must be written in English. Every student must also submit a completed and signed copy of the
Entry Form. Attach the Entry Form to the two copies of your essay, and mail together. Do not mail the Entry Form separate from the essay. Entries may not be sent by e-mail or by facsimile. There is no online submission option to this essay contest. Your submission should contain text only, and no graphics or pictures. REFERENCES: While this is a creative writing contest, research must be an integral component of the writing process. Every essay must include a Works Cited, Reference Page, or Bibliography citing all materials used in the research and writing of the essay. When conducting your word count, do not include words contained on your cover page or words used in your Works Cited, Reference Page, or Bibliography. YOUR NAME: We will identify your essay by your Entry Form that is attached to your two copies of the essay. You may place your name on your title page (if you have one) but please do not include your name anywhere on any page of your essay. AUTHORSHIP and FORMAT: Each essay submitted must be the work of one student and may not be the collective work of more than one student. The essay must be in prose format and may be a commentary or interpretation of primary and secondary source material such as historical and reference material; oral histories; interviews, eyewitness accounts; official documents, maps, diaries, correspondence, testimonies, autobiographies and works of poetry, video or audiotapes, films, art, CD-ROM and Internet sources. The essay must be primarily directed toward this year's writing prompt. The essay must not be a fictitious story, poem, or lyrics to a song. JUDGING: Entries will be judged anonymously and will not be returned to students. Submissions that adhere to the guidelines will be judged with special attention to: (1) evidence of relevant reading and thoughtful use of resource materials; (2) treatment of the assigned theme; (3) clear and effective language, mechanics and grammar; and, (4) a coherent pan of organization. ORIGINAL WORKS: By submitting an essay, applicants certify that their essays are original, authored solely by them and that in writing their essay the writer did not plagiarize or otherwise infringe upon the rights of any third parties. CERTIFICATES OF PARTICIPATION: Certificates of Participation will be issued by e-mail to all students who enter an essay to the Holocaust Remembrance Project and provide a working e-mail address in their entry form. Certificates will be printed out by recipients. WINNERS: Winners will be notified of contest results and winning essays will be posted to our Web site by June 1, 2010. The ten First-Place Winners and teachers chosen to accompany the group will join Holocaust survivors during an all-expense-paid trip to Los Angeles, California, tentatively scheduled for July 5-8, 2010. SCHOLARSHIPS: The ten First-Place Winners will be awarded college scholarships from $5,000 to $2,500. Announcement of awards will take place at a special event during the Los Angeles trip. Scholarships are directly paid to winners' post-secondary educational institutions after students have graduated from high school and upon Holland & Knight Charitable Foundation's receipt of copies of their registration paperwork from said post-secondary educational institutions. CASH PRIZES: Ten Second-Place Winners are awarded $500 cash prizes. Ten Third-Place Winners are awarded $250 cash prizes. These prizes are presented in the form of checks that are mailed to the address provided in the Second and Third Place Winners' entry forms. MISCELLANEOUS INSTRUCTIONS: All essays submitted may be used or published in whole or in part by the Holland & Knight Charitable Foundation or by other parties with its written permission. The Holland & Knight Charitable Foundation reserves the right not to publish any essay it deems inappropriate for any reason. First-Place Winners MUST agree to participate in the entire Holocaust Remembrance Scholarship experience in Los Angeles in order to receive a scholarship. In the event that a First-Place Winner is unable or unwilling to participate in the trip to Los Angeles, in its entirety, no substitution prize will be awarded. The Holland & Knight Charitable Foundation reserves the right not to award a prize or any prizes when submissions do not meet contest standards or criteria. Former Holocaust Remembrance Project First-Place Winners are not eligible to enter in this essay contest. For more information on past essays, visit our Web site at www.holocaust.hklaw.com or e-mail all questions (not essays) to holocaust@hklaw.com. Before you contact us by e-mail, please check the
Frequently Asked Questions section below.
Frequently Asked Questions
Q. How do I apply for this essay contest? A. You do not apply for this contest – scholarships are not based on financial need or grades. Besides research and writing, you do fill out an entry form which you attach to your submission. Q. When is the deadline for the 2010 Holocaust Remembrance Project? A. Entries must be received by 6:00 p.m. (EST) on April 2, 2010. Q. When will the winners be announced? A. Names of the winners will be posted on the Web site by June 1, 2010! Q. Is the contest only open to high school seniors? Who is eligible to submit an essay? A. No, anyone age 19 or under who is currently enrolled in high school grades 9-12 (including home schooled students) may be eligible to participate. The contest is not open to any college students. Q. What should I write my essay about? A. The writing prompt is: (a) analyze why it is vital that the remembrance, history and lessons of the Holocaust be passed on to a new generation; and (b) suggest what young people can do to combat and prevent prejudice, discrimination and violence in our world today. You may write about any aspect of the Holocaust that interests you as long as you incorporate the subject into the writing prompt. Q. When I do my word count, should I include words used in my bibliography too? A. No. Q. If I were to be chosen as a First-Place Winner, would I have to participate in the trip to Los Angeles in order to receive my scholarship? A. Yes. If you are not able or willing to participate in the entirety of the trip to Los Angeles, then you will forfeit your scholarship and no substitution prize will be awarded. Q. What do you mean by "prose?" A. If you do not know what "prose" is, you should consult with your English teacher. The Webster Dictionary describes prose as follows: "1 (a): the ordinary language people use in speaking or writing, (b): a literary medium distinguished from poetry especially by its greater irregularity and variety of rhythm and its closer correspondence to the patterns of everyday speech; 2: a prosaic style, quality, or condition." Q. I am a resident of the United States, but not a citizen. May I participate in the essay contest? A. Yes. The contest is open to all residents of the United States, Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Q. How many essays are submitted in this contest? A. It differs each year. Last year, we received more than 6,000 essays. Free Teacher Guide Available On-line!Check out the Holocaust Remembrance Project on-line Teacher Resource Guide! This guide contains more than 50 masterful lesson plans designed specifically for teachers interested in sharing the Holocaust with their high school students. Each lesson plan contains excerpts from published authors, photos relevant to that lesson, and thought-provoking questions to engage students in the study of the Holocaust and teach how it applies to all of us today. Access to the Teacher Resource Guide is FREE.
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Teacher Alumni coordinates event featuring survivors she met through Holocaust Remembrance Project.
High school teacher Adrienne LaGier (center) put together a special "Night of Hope" at her school in Maryland featuring several Holocaust survivors she met through the Holocaust Remembrance Project. Click here for a newspaper article describing the event. |
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