Signal Hill, NSDAR Announces Annual Essay Contest
The Signal Hill Chapter, National Society Daughters of the American Revolution, of Barrington IL, invites local 5th-8th grade students to participate in their annual essay contest.
This year's topic is: "The Women's Suffrage Campaign", marking the 100th anniversary of the June 1919 passage of the 19th Amendment by Congress, allowing American women the right to vote and hold elective office. Many Americans at the time viewed this as a radical change to the U.S. Constitution. Essayists are asked to imagine they are living in 1919 while the women's suffrage campaigns were having impact on Americans politically and socially, and discuss the pros and cons of this new amendment the U.S. Congress has passed.
The essay contest is open to all grade 5, 6, 7 and 8 students in a public, private, parochial or home school environment. The contest is conducted without regard to race, religion, sex, or national origin. Grade 5 level students are required to submit an essay 300-500 words in length; grades 6, 7, and 8 should submit an essay 600-1000 words long.
Deadline for submission is Monday, November 19, 2018, via email to SignalHillHistorian@gmailcom. Additional requirements and answers to specific questions can also be obtained by contacting that address, as well as a suggested reading list, based on year in school.
Judging will be based on historical accuracy, adherence to topic, organization of material, interest, originality, spelling, grammar, punctuation, and neatness. Sources are to be cited, and no graphics nor pictures, maps, etc., are accepted.
Winning essays will be forwarded to further levels within DAR for regional, state or national judging. A local recognition and awards ceremony will be held February 2019 at the Barrington Area Library.
The Signal Hill Chapter, NSDAR, raises funds throughout the year and distributes to 501 (c) (3) organizations, whose missions support DAR's mission of education, historic preservation, patriotism, conservation, and Native American issues. The chapter was founded in 1972, and is dedicated to preserving history, promoting patriotism, conservation and historic awareness in our community, and securing America's future through better education for children. Membership is established through approval of documentation of direct lineage from an American Revolutionary War Patriot. For more information, please contact Jacqueline Marcus at J9Marcus@aol.com.