North County High School Student Contests

 

Creative Communications Poetry Contest

Poetry Contests (21 line maximum poem length); divisions for grades 7-9 and grades 10-12. There will be ten winners in each division for each region.

Prizes: Wining entries will be published; other cash awards and prizes

Deadlines:  Fall: December 5, 2007  |  Spring: April 8, 2007  |  Summer: August 14, 2008

Letters About Literature

Contest: Grades 9-12; Personal letter (500-800 words)

Topic: Reactions to a fiction or nonfiction book, a short story, poem, essay, or speech

Prizes: State and national awards (6 national winners:$500 Target Gift Card)

$10,000 Reading Promotion Grant for their community or school library

Deadline
: December 14, 2007

Signet Classics 12th Annual Student Scholarship Essay Contest

Contest: Grades 11-12

Topic: Four specific topics related to Dr. Jeckyll and Mr. Hyde (At least two, no more than three double-spaced typed pages)

Prizes: $5,000 in scholarships for students; complete Signet library for school

Deadline: April 15,2008