2012 Catholic
Schools Week
Essay Contest for
Students: Rules
& Entry Form
ATTENTION! ONLY BAY AREA CTN
MEMBERS IN CALIFORNIA
MAY ENTER
THIS CONTEST
Essay
Topic: This
year’s
theme is Faith. Academics. Service
Contest Closes: EXTENDED DEADLINE! February 5th 2012.
Students will write an essay outlining how their Catholic School has had an influence on their lives related to the theme: Faith. Academics. Service. It is a personal reflection on the student’s own faith and how Catholic schools has contributed to their Faith formation. See more about Catholic
Schools Weeks at http://www.ncea.org/news/CatholicSchoolsWeek.
asp
Some Questions to Get Started:
How has your Catholic school nurtured your Catholic faith? In what way has your school advanced your Academic abilities, and finally what Service opportunities does your Catholic School offer?
How to Enter
Teachers will assign
the essay topic,
review essays, then
select 5 of the best
to be submitted to
CTN online. Only 5 essays per classroom
may be submitted
by the classroom
teacher.
Essay Length Requirements
Please note the required length for each Grade level - Up to 100 words in the Grade 3-4 category, and up to 250 words in the Grade 5-6 and 7-8 categories.
Teachers, once you have selected the BEST 5 entries from your classroom upload up to 3 Word documents to enter the contest. Please remember to include your school’s name and grade level.
Prizes and Winners
The following criteria will be used in judging the essay: Ideas and Content, Word Choice, Organization, Sentence Fluency and creativity. There will be three winners in each category. Each student winner will receive a Product RED iPod Nano, and the teacher will receive an Elmo Document camera for their classroom.
Timeline
The essay contest
will close on January
30th and the winners
will be announced
in the March/April
OnScreen.
Rules for applying
for the Essay Contest:
1. School must be
a CTN member in San
Jose, San Francisco
or Oakland Diocese
2. One application
per classroom
3. Application must
be submitted by Februry 5th
4. Application must
be submitted online.
You must upload Word
documents with the
form below.
If
you have questions
about this contest
or problems filling
out our webpage contact:
Ron Loiacono
(650) 326-7850 x
13
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