OFFICIAL CONTEST RULES
ALL ENTRIES MUST BE POSTMARKED ON OR BEFORE November 1, 2007
MAIL ALL ENTRIES TO:
Project on Racism Essay Contest
YWCA of Wheeling
1100 Chapline Street
Wheeling, WV 26003
We join with the King Center and the WV State MLK Celebration Commission’s
Celebration 2006 by examining Dr. King’s teachings. It is the hope of the King Center
and the YWCA’s “Project on Racism Contest” to further the teaching and lessons of Dr.
King by providing a venue for West Virginia students to share their vision of Dr. King’s
legacy.
In his Nobel Peace Prize lecture *Dr. King said “we have inherited a large house, a great
‘world house’ in which we have to live together - black and white, Easterner and
Westerner, Gentile and Jew, Catholic and Protestant, Moslem and Hindu-a family unduly
separated in ideas, culture and interest, who because we can never again live apart, must
learn somehow to live with each other in peace.” The theme for this years essay is:
Inheriting a world house: learning to live together peacefully, describe how Dr.
King’s dream for equality around the world can become a reality.
Any student in grades 1 through twelve (1-12) attending public, private or home schools
in the state of WV may enter.
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All essays must be handwritten, typed, or computer generated in black ink on
white paper, double-spaced, one-side only.
Maximum length: 500 words.
Do NOT include photographs, images, illustrations, etc.
Do NOT send binders, portfolios, or report covers.
An official entry form must be attached to each original, unpublished essay.
Winners will be selected according to the following criteria: originality- 20%;
grammar – 20%, relevancy to theme – 30%; effective expression – 30%.
First, Second and Third Place winners will be chosen in four categories: grades 1 through
2, 3 through 5, 6 through 8, and 9 through twelve. Winners will receive savings bonds
awards and first place winners will be given the opportunity to read their essay at the
Martin Luther King, Jr. Awards Luncheon in January 2008. All winning students and
submitting teachers will receive recognition certificates. No responsibility can be
assumed for lost or late mail. Entries will not be acknowledged or returned. Please
address all questions to Diana Bell, State Coordinator MLK Essay Contest, YWCA of
Wheeling, 304-232-0511 or e-mail at ywcadiana@aol.com.
The YWCA 15th Annual “PROJECT ON RACISM ESSAY CONTEST”
In his Nobel Peace Prize lecture *Dr. King said “we have inherited a large house, a great
‘world house’ in which we have to live together - black and white, Easterner and
Westerner, Gentile and Jew, Catholic and Protestant, Moslem and Hindu-a family unduly
separated in ideas, culture and interest, who because we can never again live apart, must
learn somehow to live with each other in peace.” The theme for this years essay is:
Inheriting a world house: learning to live together peacefully, describe how Dr.
King’s dream for equality around the world can become a reality.
STUDENT INFORMATION
Name______________________________________________________Age_________
Address_________________________________________________________________
City________________________________________________________Zip_________
Phone(304)_________________Parent/Guardian________________________________
SCHOOL INFORMATION
Name of School___________________________________________Home School(___)
Principal Name___________________________________________________________
School Address_______________________________________Phone_______________
City_________________________________County________________Zip__________
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Submitting Teacher________________________________________________________
Check grade category
1-2___
3-5___
6-8___
9-12___
Please attach this entry to your original essay and mail to: MLK Essay Contest, YWCA
Wheeling, 1100 Chapline Street, Wheeling, WV 26003. For more information contact
Diana Bell,
304-232-0511 you can e-mail your essay to: ywcadiana@aol.com, FAX to 304-232-0513.
*We encourage students to use the internet to find out more about Dr. King.
ALL ENTRIES MUST BE POSTMARKED ON OR BEFORE NOVEMBER 1, 2007
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