Contests and Events
Reading and Writing Contests
Design a bookmark Contest for you school library.
From now until May 13, readers are encouraged to submit their very own JLG bookmark design!
AU 2024 Flyer.pdfAuthor's Unlimited
Meet the Authors!
The Annual Author's Unlimited Event is Saturday, April 13th.
See the attached flyer for more information.
Also, 3 Community Service credits are given for attending.
LIAG Essay Challenge Form 2024 final.docxLIAG Essay Contest
Long Island Authors Group, Inc.
Essay Challenge Contest
Our students' placed 1st, 2nd and 3rd place in the 2nd annual Long Island Authors Guild (LIAG) Essay Challenge. 🏆
Congrats to:
Yumi Jin, gr. 11 (Crispino)
Stefano Tricoli-Bugen, gr. 11 (Lesson)
Emma Parrella, gr. 12 (Etheridge)
Last year's winners were all from Ward Melville High School
100 Books Challenge Flyer.pdfTeen 100 Books Challenge
The Teen 100-Books Challenge is a reading challenge for teens. The goal of this challenge is to read 100 books before
graduating from high school
To get started, log into your preexisting Beanstack account, OR sign up for an account, and select “Teen 100-Books Challenge” when prompted.
➔ After registering, come to the Library (go to the Lower Level Service Desk) to
claim your Teen 100-Books Challenge Tote Bag and Free Book!
➔ During the Challenge, you may read any book you’d like – printed books, eBooks, comics, Manga, graphic novels, even audiobooks all count.
➔ Log your books in Beanstack. No need to write reviews of the titles, unless you
want to do so. For every 20 books you read, come to the Library to claim a prize!
➔ When you’ve read and logged 100 books, you’ve completed the challenge. Come to the Library to claim your certificate and personalized gift!
Helen Stein Shack Picture Book Contest Flyer_2024_Emma Clark Library.pdf10th Annual Helen Stein Shack Book Award
Are you very artistic? 🎨 Want to be a published author? 😃
Win prize money? 💰
Enter the 10th annual Helen Stein Shack Book Award Contest. Create a children's picture book and you can win! See flyer for more details.
Submisions due by January 31, 2024.
JFKL-2023-JFKL2131-Essay-Contest-Poster-Brochure.pdf2024 Profile in Courage Essay Contest
Describe and analyze an act of political courage by a U.S. elected official who served during or after 1917, the year of JFK’s birth.
Write the next winning profile in courage.
Submit your essay by January 12, 2024.
Celebration of Suburban Diversity Essay Contest Flyer 2023.pdfCelebration of Suburban Diversity Essay Contest
The National Center for Suburban Studies at Hofstra University® is pleased to announce the 14th annual essay contest for High School 9th, 10th, 11th, and 12th grade students. With the help of our sponsor, Bethpage Federal Credit Union, up to $10,000 in scholarships and prizes will be awarded to students. Student winners can use the scholarship at an institution of their choice. If the student attends Hofstra, the university will match the award.
Submit your essay by November 3, 2023.
The Long Island Authors Group (LIAG) Essay Contest Winners
Long Island Authors Group Essay Challenge finalists:
Tyler Matukonis (gr. 10) 1st Place award $500 ~ Long Island Youth Will Save The Environment (Theme B )
August Hatcher-Robertson (gr. 12) 2nd Place award $300 ~ Long Island Aquarium (Theme A)
Alenna Lin (gr. 11) 3rd Place award $200 ~ Avalon Park-July 10 (Theme A)