ELA Opportunities
Type
Nonfiction Writing
Contest
Poetry Writing
Contest
Fiction Writing
Contest
Travel & Culture
Writing Contest
Environment
Writing Contest
Community
Service Writing
Contest
First Freedom
Student
Competition
Studio 360s
Summer Poetry
Challenge
Creative
CommunicationEssay Contest
Age/Grade
Level
13-19 years
old
13-19 years
old
13-19 years
old
13-19 years
old
13-19 years
old
13-19 years
old
Website
Deadline
http://www.teenink.com/Contests
Year-Round
http://www.teenink.com/Contests
Year-Round
http://www.teenink.com/Contests
Year-Round
http://www.teenink.com/Contests
Year-Round
http://www.teenink.com/Contests
Year-Round
http://www.teenink.com/Contests
Year-Round
9th-12th Grade http://www.firstfreedom.org/education/students.ht
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9th-12th Grade http://www.artandwriting.org/theawards/startwritenow/
K-12th Grade
https://www.poeticpower.com/contest.php
Online Reg-November
17, 2015
Postmark-November 24,
2015
Video UploadNovember 24, 2015
August 18, 2014
February 17, 2015
Creative
CommunicationPoetry Contest
American Foreign
Service National
High School Essay
JFK-Profile In
Courage Essay
Imagination Fair @
Region VII ESC
DAR Writing
Contest
K-12th Grade
https://www.poeticpower.com/contest.php
April 16, 2015
9th-12th Grade http://www.afsa.org/essay_contest.aspx
March 15, 2015
9th-12th Grade http://www.jfklibrary.org/Education/Profile-inCourage-Essay-Contest.aspx
st rd
1 -3 Grade www.esc7.net
January 5, 2015
Fall 2014
Art Opportunities
Type
Creative
Design
Featured
Auditions
Live
Performance
s
Celebrating
Art
Age/Gra Website
de Level
K-12th
http://www.google.com/doodle4google/
Grade
Varies
http://lamplitetheatre.org/
Deadlin
e
AnnualTBD
TBD
??
https://www.facebook.com/ShowstoppersET
TBD
K-12th
Grade
http://www.celebratingart.com/
August
22,
2014
Photography
Contest @
The Piney
Woods Fair
Art Contest
@ The Piney
Woods Fair
2015
Claycomb
Student
Architecture
Contest
SFASU
Department
of Fine ArtsArt Galleries
Painting
K-12th
Grade
http://www.nacexpo.net/PineyWoodsFair.asp
October
2015
K-12th
Grade
http://www.nacexpo.net/PineyWoodsFair.asp
October
2015
9th-12th
Grade
http://www.tasbpartners.org/Projects/Claycomb/About-the-Contest.aspx
March
2, 2015
Varies
http://www.finearts.sfasu.edu/galleryseries
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K-12th
Grade
http://thehappyeasel.weebly.com/
Ongoin
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$10-30
Service Opportunities
Type
Service
Learning
LOT Crew
Age/Gra Website
de Level
6th-12th www.dosomething.org
Grade
8th
http://www.nacogdoches.org/
Grade
Students
Deadlin
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Visit
with
your
campus
NOBLE
ScholarVolunteer
Hours
9th-12th
Grade
http://www.nacogdoches.org/
counsel
or
Visit
with
your
campus
counsel
or
Science Opportunities
Type
Discovery
Education
Google
Science Fair
Mock Trial
DAR
Writing
Contest
DAR
Writing
Contest
Texas
History
Age/Gra Website
de Level
5th-8th
http://www.youngscientistchallenge.com/enter
Grade
13-18
https://www.googlesciencefair.com/en/
years
old
Social Studies Opportunities
Deadlin
e
AnnualTBD
AnnualTBD
9th-12th
Grade
5th-8th
9th-12th
www.esc7.net
Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR)
American History Essay Contest
Fall
2014
Novem
ber 8
1st-5th
Grade
Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR)
Junior American Citizens
Decemb
er 5
3-5
Write a paper that is 250-500 words in length on the following topic: “Pick a
Texian leader from the era of the Texas Revolution and explain why he/she
January
12,
Essay
Competition
was important in the fight for Texas independence.”
1st Place-$50
2nd Place-$25
Please submit by mail or email:
Jacksonville College
Attention: Dr. Patricia Richey
105 B. J. Albritton
Jacksonville, TX 75766
prichey@jacksonville-college.edu
mlewis@jacksonville-college.edu
2015
January
12,
2015
Texas
History
Essay
Competition
6-8
Write a paper that is 500-750 words in length on the following topic: “Many
times Tejano contributions to the Texas Revolution are overlooked. Select a
Tejano who contributed to the Texian side of the Texas Revolution and
describe his/her importance.
1st Place-$50
2nd Place-$25
Please submit by mail or email:
Jacksonville College
Attention: Dr. Patricia Richey
105 B. J. Albritton
Jacksonville, TX 75766
prichey@jacksonville-college.edu
mlewis@jacksonville-college.edu
Texas
History
Essay
9-12
Write a paper that is 750-1000 words in length on the following topic:
“Compare and contrast the Texas Revolution with the American Revolution.
You may select one of the following elements: causes of each revolution,
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effects of each revolution, or the development of government at the time of
revolutions.”
1st Place-$1000 scholarship to Jacksonville College
2nd Place-$100
Please submit by mail or email:
Jacksonville College
Attention: Dr. Patricia Richey
105 B. J. Albritton
Jacksonville, TX 75766
prichey@jacksonville-college.edu
mlewis@jacksonville-college.edu
Nacogdoche
s History
K-12th
Grade
http://www.nacogdoches.org/page.php?cat=history&id=1
http://www.visitnacogdoches.org/page.php?id=21&category=History
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Texas
History
Government
K-12th
Grade
K-5th
Grade
K-12th
Grade
http://texashistory.com/
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Geography
http://kids.usa.gov/government/
http://education.nationalgeographic.com/education/collections/what-isgeography/?ar_a=1
Historical
Sites Nearby
http://www.visitnacogdoches.org/page.php?id=16&category=What%20To%20 Ongoin
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Tour Nac
https://tx-nacogdoches.civicplus.com/index.aspx?NID=696