The goal of the PTA Citizenship Essay is to promote and encourage participation in becoming responsible citizens.  Each year, students from Pre-K through Grade 12 submit essays based on the current year’s theme.  This years theme is “My Voice Matters.”

 

Divisions:

• Pre-Primary (Preschool - Kindergarten) minimum 25 words

• Primary (Grades 1 - 2) minimum 50 words

• Intermediate (Grades 3-5) minimum 100 words

• Middle School (Grades 6-8) minimum 200 words

• High School (Grades 9-12) minimum 350 words

• Special Education (All Grades) minimum 50 words

 

Guidelines:

• All entries submitted shall be the original work from one individual entrant and must represent the student’s interpretation of the provided theme. No group entries accepted. 

• Entry form must be filled out and signed by a parent and/or teacher verifying the original work of the student.

• The entry must be written or typed on 8.5x11 whitee paper (or similar sized lined paper) with the student’s name written on the back of each page.  The student’s name shall not appeaer anywheree on the front of any page. 

• Essays should be a minimum length for each division as noted above.  

• Students may receive assistance in writing (getting words on paper) as follows:  Students in Pre-Primary, Primary, and Special Artist may record or dictate their entries for another person to type of write the entry.  Trascribers are not to alter the grammer or form of speech of the student.  Entries must be transcribed in orginal form.  If the transcriber is working from a written submission created by the student; the original work must be attached.  Digital recordings should also be submitted.  Students in Intermediate, Middle School, and High School may have their entries typed by another person, as long as the original work is attached.  The transcribers are not to alter the grammar or form of speech of the student.  Entries must be transcribed in original form.  

• Hand-written entried may be either pencil or ink and a standard, lined notebook paper written by the entrant and verified on the entry form.  Entries should have a space betweeen each line of writing and must be written on only one side of the paper.  Multiple page entries should not be stapled together.  EEach page shall be numbered.  The student’s name must be written on the back of each page but shall not appear on the front of any page. 

• Typed entries by someone other than the entrant must have the original work included with the swubmission and be verified on the entry form.  The essay should be typed on 8.5x11 white paper and be double spaced.  The entry must be typed on one side only and multiple pages should not be stapled together.  EAch page should be numbered.  The student’s name must be written on the back of each page but shall not appear on the front of any page.  

 

Entries should be submitted to the box labelled “Citizenship Essay” located in the main office.