AMVETS National Americanism Essay Contest
Deadline:
July 1, 2014
Maximum Award:
$500
Eligibility:
High school and elementary school students
Comments:
For 6th to 12th graders The annual theme for the 2013-2014 AMVETS National Americanism Essay Contest is: What the American Flag means to me?
AMVETS (or American Veterans) is an organization that assists veterans and sponsors other programs that serve the country and its citizens.
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Judging:
- Originality
- Adherence to theme
- Literary composition
Eligibility:
- All students must address the theme.
- All essays may be written in ink, typed or produced on a computer.
- 6th Grade students should submit essays of 200 words or less.
- 7th and 8th Grade students should submit essays of 300 words or less.
- 9th and 10th Grade students should submit essays of 400 words or less.
- 11th and 12th Grade students should submit essays of 500 words or less.
- All national entries must be postmarked July 1.
Your submission can be sent to Tiffany Hilton, Programs Associate (thilton at amvets.org).
