This Essay contest gives young people the opportunity to express their own written opinions on a predetermined topic. The contest is designed to develop writing and critical thinking skills.
Awards:
Winners will receive monetary awards funded equally by BB&T Bank and the Forsyth-Cumming Optimist Club. The funds will be deposited in a savings or checking account opened in the winner’s name at BB&T Bank.
- 1st place winner will receive $300 and will advance to the Northeast Georgia Zone event
- 2nd place winner will receive $200
- 3rd place winner will receive $100
The Zone winner will advance to the State/District level. The District winner will receive a one-time $2,500 college scholarship.
Eligibility
Students must be under the age of 18 as of October 1, 2019.
Students must be educated in the United States, Canada or the Caribbean.
How to Enter
Interested students may submit a completed application and essay on the assigned topic to their school or mail to:
Forsyth-Cumming Optimist Club, Essay Entry
PO Box 111
Cumming GA 30028.
Essays may NOT be submitted to more than one Optimist Club.
Application
Please see the Essay Contest application for complete rules.
Deadline
Deadline for entry is October 28, 2019.
Topic
The topic for the 2019-2020 School Year is: “Is Optimism the Key to Achieving the Dreams you iMagine?”
Length: 700-800 words (Title page, footnotes and bibliography are not included in the final word count). Hyphenated words count as one (1) word.
Each entry must begin with a Title page containing:
- the official topic
- number of words
- the writer’s name
- address
- phone number
- name of school
- date of birth
Essays must be typewritten and double-spaced.
Essays will be judged and the winners will be announced in January. Winners will be invited to the club’s breakfast meeting in January.
2019-2020 Essay Contest Winners
Vianne Galban, Kennedy Nuckles, Evan Chen
1st PLACE: KENNEDY NUCKLES, South Forsyth High School
2nd PLACE: VIANNE GALBAN, South Forsyth High School
3rd PLACE: EVAN CHEN, South Forsyth High School
For more information please contact us.