2009 Essay Contest

Morris County NOW is holding an essay contest for all 7th – 12th graders and homeschoolers of the same level who live or attend school in Morris County. Deadline for Essay submission: Postmarked on or before March 15, 2009 or Emailed by Midnight EST, March 15, 2009. View flyer.

Morris County NOW's 2009 Essay Contest Guidelines

Essay Requirements

• Students will write a short essay describing what they would want to talk about with our new President, Barack Obama, if they had 15 minutes to speak to him privately, and why.
• Essays may not exceed 500 words.
• Essays should be typed and double-spaced to ensure legibility.
• All submissions should include the Student Name's, Address, Contact phone number, and Grade or Grade Level (7-9th or 10th -12th) on a cover page (not counted in word limit).
• Submissions must be free of plagiarism.
• If citations are made, the student may include a reference page at the end of the essay which is not included in the 500 word limit.
• Each student may only submit one essay.

Essay Submission

• Submit your essay electronically in a Microsoft Word or PDF format via email to MorrisCountyNOW@hotmail.com, -OR- by mail to
  Morris County NOW, P.O. Box 394, Morristown, NJ 07960
  on or before March 15, 2009.
• For electronic submissions, all information requested, including contact information, abstract, and essay should be included in a single document.
• Contact information should be on a separate cover page.

Selection of Winners

• One winner will be selected for each age group.
• Members of Morris County NOW will review and score all essay submissions.
• Winners will be informed in April. For essays submitted by a school, teachers will also receive notification.

Contest Eligibility

• The essay contest is open to all 7th – 12th graders and homeschoolers of the same level who live or attend school in Morris County.
• Submissions must be the original work of the student.
• Submissions must answer the selected question.

Important Dates

• Topic Announced: December 15, 2008
• Deadline for Essay submission: postmarked on or before March 15, 2009 or emailed by Midnight EST, March 15, 2009
• Award Announcements: Winners will be informed in April.
• Prizes awarded: May 5, 2009