ESSAY CONTEST RULES:

·          Grades 6, 7 and 8 will compete in the Middle School Category. Grades 9- 12 will compete in the High School Category.

·          Essays must be original, unpublished, and written by one student.

·          Each sponsoring teacher may not submit more than seventy five (75) essays in total.

·          Each essay should be no more than 1000 words. Each essay should be written in Times New Roman font, size 12, and should not have any images in the document. 

·          Essays may be one of the following four types: 

o   Persuasive Essay

o   Informative Essay

o   Narrative Story

o   True Story

·          Students may only submit one (1) essay (in any category) within the Essay section.  Students who submit work in the art section are still allowed 1 submission in the essay section.

·          Entries must be received no later than December 3, 2010.

·          For the Essay Contest Rubric please see Addendum 2.

·          Participants consent to their essays being used and copied by ATCC for promotional and/or informational purposes.

·          To submit your essay online, please go to our website www.atccenter.org/contest and follow the instructions. Please note that, online submission is the only acceptable method of submission and submissions via mail or email will not be accepted.

·          DISQUALIFYING FACTORS:  Essays may be disqualified automatically or receive lower scores if they lack any aforementioned criteria. Please follow the directions for each submission.

·          Please check our website, at www.atccenter.org/contest for continuous updates.