[LM_NET] Target: Social Studies Essay Contests

[jschaffner <jschaffner@IGC.ORG>]

Hi,
I have a social studies teacher who would like his junior American 
history students to "locate an essay contest dealing with U.S.: history, 
economics or politics." His thinking is that he would like his students 
to participate in an essay contest to have something to mention in their 
college applications. He doesn't want them to all enter the same 
contest. He wants to offer them wide choices. He feels that winning is 
not important, but just the process of entering and preparing the essay 
will be a good experience for them. If someone wins some scholarship 
money, that will just be icing on the cake.
I will post a hit if you can send me suggestions of contests for high 
school students that focus on U.S. history, economics or politics.

Judith Schaffner
Librarian
Bronx H.S. of Science
Bronx, NY
jschaffner@igc.org
schaffne@bxscience.edu

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