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The Connecticut Bar Foundation James W. Cooper Fellows 2009-2010 Statewide High School Essay Contest
The Connecticut Bar Foundation is pleased to announce the Tenth Annual James W. Cooper Fellows Essay Contest. The 2009-2010 topic is “The Trouble with Texting”. Like past years’ topics, this year’s topic was chosen for its special relevance to students of high school age. We believe that participating students will find the topic pertinent and interest.
A contest entry must not exceed 1000 words. It must be in the form of an Opinion Piece either supporting or opposing the prosecution set forth in the hypothetical. The contest winner will receive a $3,000 savings bond and the two runners-up will receive $1,500 savings bonds. The winning students, school contest coordinators and principals will receive awards which will be presented at a ceremony presided over by Connecticut Supreme Court Justices at the Connecticut Supreme Court.
The contest is open to high school students, vocational technical school students, students enrolled in a high school diploma credit program under the age of 21 and high school age homeschooled students.
We invite all interested students to submit entries through their school’s teachers or guidance counselors or, in the case of homeschoolers, through their parent/guardian . See Rules (Attachment B).
Entries from each school must be submitted to the Connecticut Bar Foundation in Hartford, postmarked no later than March 5, 2010.
The following materials are provided on this site at the links highlighted below:
· Essay Topic - The topic of the essay is “The Trouble with Texting.” Click here for more information on the topic (Attachment A)
· Contest Rules - A copy of these rules should be given to each student who will be participating in the contest. (Attachment B)
· Judging Criteria and Procedures - This sets forth the criteria which will be used to evaluate the entries submitted to the Foundation. (Attachment C)
· Submittal Form - This form should be completed by the teacher(s)/counselor(s) from each school and must accompany the entry packet. (Form 1)
· Home Submittal Form - This form should be completed by the homeschooler’s parent/guardian and must accompany the entry packet. (Form 1-H)
· Student Entry and Release Form - The Student Entry and Release Form must be submitted with each student’s entry packet. (Form 2)
· Home School Student Entry and Release Form - The Home School Student Entry and Release Form must be submitted with the homeschooler’s entry packet. (Form 2-H)
· Parent or Guardian Release Form - If the student is under 18 years of age, this form must be signed by the parent or legal guardian of the student-writer of the entry, and submitted with the entry packet. (Form 3)
If you have any questions, please contact the Connecticut Bar Foundation at 860-722-2494 or email to ctbf@cbf-1.org.
We hope that you will agree that this contest provides students with an exciting opportunity to earn scholarship funds while advancing their understanding of the role of law in the world around them. We look forward to receiving your entry, postmarked no later than March 5, 2010. |