Senator Murphy invites students to participate in his Office’s annual Martin Luther King Jr. Essay Contest. He asks students from elementary, middle, and high schools from across Connecticut to participate in honoring the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. by submitting essays that reflect on Dr. King’s dream, their own aspirations, and the importance of what Dr. King means to them.
Submissions are now open and must be received by Saturday, January 11th at 11:59pm. Essays can be submitted online or mailed to his Hartford Office.
Essay instructions and FAQs can be found here. This site includes word count guidelines for each grade level, submission guidelines, and information he looks for in essays. If you have any further questions, please contact Sarah Lopez at 860-549-8463 or email MLK_Essay@murphy.senate.gov.
CALLING ALL AUTHORS, POETS, PLAYWRIGHTS, AND ARTISTS!
The Connecticut Writing Project (CWP) sponsors (CSW), a magazine founded in 1987 to celebrate exceptional writing by students from kindergarten through high school. The magazine offers Connecticut students a platform to showcase their original work in poetry, prose, and artwork. Each year, more than 1,500 students submit entries, and from this large pool of poetry, essays, stories, drama, and artwork, select pieces are chosen for publication or recognition at each grade level.
The highlight of the publication process is the Student Recognition Night, an annual celebration hosted by the CWP on the University of Connecticut campus.
Deadline to submit is February 17, 2025.
For submission guidelines and the parent/guardian permission form, see the attached.
https://cwp.uconn.edu/ct-student-writers-magazine/csw-submission-guidelines/
NAMING CONTEST!
The Fairfield Arts Commission is planning to sponsor a town-wide Innovative Art Challenge later this year aimed at inspiring creativity among our Town’s young artists, ages 11-18…but first they need a proper name.
Please help them come up with a fun and creative name that reflects the goals of the challenge, which is envisioned as an art competition encouraging young and aspiring artists to create art in new and unique ways. The naming contest will run through October 11, 2024, and is open to all persons of all ages.
The winner will be announced following the Commission meeting in October and will receive a $50 Fairfield Community e-gift card. Participants can submit their name ideas via the link below:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdBGwIkg0DSh99cWt74T4lOZ1qRS-rtHg7ctsNMjIUrCo4FfA/viewform
Optimum and Univision Foundation’s 17th Annual Hispanic Heritage Essay Contest
for middle and high school students!
Four students will receive the grand prize of a $3,000 cash scholarship and twelve runners-up will receive an iPad!
To enter, answer the following prompt in 500 words or less:
In Hispanic culture, traditions such as dance, food or historical and family celebrations are important ways people connect and reflect on heritage. People also connect to Hispanic culture through media and entertainment, events or relationships with individuals in their community.
Choose a person, cultural experience, celebration or tradition that has helped you connect to Hispanic culture and explain what that means to you.
Entries must be received by October 31, 2024, at 11:59 ET. For more information and official rules, visit www.optimum.com/hhm.
The Dream Big! Competition is an exciting program offered by Connecticut’s Office of the Treasurer (OTT). The competition gives Connecticut parents and guardians the opportunity to win money toward their child’s future education. This year’s competition features more prizes than before, including three grand prizes of $20,000.
More information can be found here.
No fee to enter.
Entries due November 4, 2024.
Students can submit an original essay, video or artwork (painting/drawing or illustration) based on the following specific grade-level topics:
K-4th grade: When you grow up, what would you like to be and why?
5th-8th grade: What is a lesson you've learned and how will it influence your future?
9th-12th grade: Tell us about an experience or person in your life that has impacted you and how this will influence your future goals.
Students: You'll need your parents permission to submit.
Parents: If your child is selected as a winner, you must have/open a 529 account.
SPLASH AT YALE THIS FALL! November 9th, 2024 on the Yale Campus
Splash at Yale invites high school and middle school students in grades 7-12 to come to the Yale campus and take courses taught by undergraduates on anything and everything! Past offerings included the following: (Too many to list, really.) Check out last spring's catalogue here.
Jumping Into 3D Modeling
An Introduction to Modular Origami
Observing the Unobserved
Making Waves: Female Engineers and the Radio
Memory in Literature and Music
Intro to Indonesian
Intro to Sports Broadcasting
Influential Experiments In Psychology
The Power of Tea
Viruses and Vaccines
Intro to Quantum Mechanics: The Science of Tiny Things
Who: Students, grades 7-12
When: Saturday, November 9, 2024 (Time TBD)
Cost: $20 - This price includes lunch. You can also purchase a $10 t-shirt. Financial aid is available.
Where: New Haven, Connecticut on Yale’s campus!
Check-in location and class locations will be announced after registration is complete. To make an account on their website and get updates when registration opens, click Here.
The Connecticut Writing Project (CWP) sponsors (CSW), a magazine founded in 1987 to celebrate exceptional writing by students from kindergarten through high school. The magazine offers Connecticut students a platform to showcase their original work in poetry, prose, and artwork. Each year, more than 1,500 students submit entries, and from this large pool of poetry, essays, stories, drama, and artwork, select pieces are chosen for publication or recognition at each grade level.
The highlight of the publication process is the Student Recognition Night, an annual celebration hosted by the CWP on the University of Connecticut campus.
Deadline to submit is February 17, 2025.
For submission guidelines and the parent/guardian permission form, see the attached. I'll have flyers outside my door next week!
https://cwp.uconn.edu/ct-student-writers-magazine/csw-submission-guidelines/