Essay Application for Seniors!!! 2014 - 2015 International Achievement Week Observance Theme: “Leveraging Our Collective Resources for Impact.” Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc. Announcement of our Annual International High School Essay Contest As a phase of the Annual International Achievement Week Observance November 9 - 16, 2014 Awards: Four College Scholarships 1st Scholarship: $5,000; 2nd Scholarship: $3,000; 3rd Scholarship: $2,000; 4th Scholarship: $1,000 Eligibility: The Contest is open to all college-bound, high school seniors Contest Closes October 24, 2014 RULES The essay must be entitled: “Considering the Political Climate in the United States and the World, How Much Value Do You Place On Your Right to Vote? The essay must be original and neither previously published nor secured by copyright. The essay must be between 700 and 750 words in length. Three type-written, double-spaced copies must be submitted via postal service or email in .doc or .pdf format. The following information for the contestant must appear on the first page in this manner: Title: __________________________________________________________________________________ An Essay By: ___________________________ Home Street Address: ____________________________ City, State, Zip Code: _______________________ Name of High School: _________________________ Address of High School: _________________________________________________________________ Contest Name: Omega Psi Phi Fraternity International High School Essay Contest Name of Chapter Sponsoring Project: ________________ Location of Chapter: ___________________ The manuscript must be postmarked or time stamped on the email not later than midnight, October 24, 2014, and sent to the LOCAL CHAPTER SPONSORING THE ESSAY CONTEST. Local Chapter Address: __________________ _____________ Local Chapter Email: _____________________ Persons submitting manuscripts thereby grant to the Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc. the right to keep the manuscripts and to exercise full publishing rights to them. Awards will be announced on or about June 30, 2015, and the decision of the judges will be final. The manuscripts must present an adequate treatment of the essay topic. Winners will be required to furnish written proof that they were enrolled in their respective high school at the time the essays were submitted. Awards will be submitted to each winner, upon written verification from an institution of higher education that the individual has enrolled. Actual enrollment (not just acceptance) is required. Awards must be claimed within 18 months after the announcement date to be valid. RATING CRITERIA FOR ESSAYS 1. Development of Topic/Thesis: (30 possible pts.) Topic well developed (covers and develops major points, supplying enough information for understanding) 2. Progression: (20 possible pts.) Composition progresses from beginning to end in a logical flow of information 3. Readability: (25 possible pts.) Concise prose that sticks to the point and does not ramble (holds reader’s attention) 4. Grammar: (15 possible pts.) Agreement of subject and verb; proper tense; correct sentence construction; paragraphing, including transitional phrases linking same 5. Spelling: (5 possible pts.) 6. Punctuation: (5 possible pts.)
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