American History Essay sponsored by the Eli Skinner NSDAR Chapter

Posted August 26, 2016 11:00 pm

Carole Komarek

Title of essay: "Celebrating a Century: America's National Parks"

Sponsoring NSDAR chapter: Eli Skinner

For students in grades 5 through 8 in public, private, and home schools

Deadline for entries: November 18, 2016

Contact for full guidelines and information: Co-Chairs, Carole Komarek, email carolekarts@aol.com and Mary Stitt, email mary.stitt@sbcglobal.net

The Eli Skinner Chapter of the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) is sponsoring an essay contest to commemorate one hundred years of the National Park Service.

Students in grades 5 through 8 in public, private, and home schools may submit essays titled "Celebrating a Century: America's National Parks" in which they pretend that they are writing a journal while visiting one of the 58 national parks.

For guidelines and additional information, please contact chapter Co-chairs, Carole Komarek by email at carolekarts@aol.com, or Mary Stitt by email at mary.stitt@sbcglobal.net

The National Park Service manages approximately 84.4 million acres of national parks in 29 states.

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