NGC HIGH SCHOOL ESSAY CONTEST
2009-2010 Theme is: “Respect the World Around Us”
The High School Essay Contest is open to all High School students attending 9th through 12th grades. A $1,000 NGC Scholarship will be awarded to the National Winner. If the winner is an underclassman, the $1,000 scholarship will be held by NGC, Inc., without accrued interest, until such time that the student enters college. At that time, the money will be forwarded to the Financial Aid Officer of the college that the student will enter. The second place winner will receive $100. The contest must be sponsored by: single garden club, group of member clubs, councils or districts or a State Garden Club. All entries become the property of National Garden Clubs, Inc.
ESSAY CONTEST RULES
Length of essay: Between 500-600words. The entry will be penalized if the essay does not conform to the required length. All words are to be counted. All entries must be typed and titled. Students should write the essay so it is suitable to be published in the NGC publication, The National Gardener.
NGC POETRY CONTEST
2009-2010 Theme is: “Our Beautiful World”
Now is the time to excite and encourage our youth to express their thoughts & ideas through different types of poetry. Be creative and use your imagination by joining the winners to see your poem in a printed booklet!
Eligibility: Kindergarten through 9th Grade
Special Education: Kindergarten through 9th Grade
POETRY CONTEST RULES
All entries must be typed and titled. Include name, address, age and school grade of participant on the back of the entry. Sponsoring garden club must also be identified. Poems may be traditional verse, acrostics, blind verse, cinquains, diamond poems or Haiku. Poems do not have to rhyme. All entries become property of National Garden Clubs, Inc.
Poetry and Essay Contest Deadline
Club entries must be sent by December 1, 2009 to your State Youth Chairman:
Martha Clouse
5 Burnham Avenue
Saugus, MA 01906
Gardenmart@aol.com
For complete information go to: www.gcfm.org
