Calling All High School Students!
Wellington Celebrating VIVA Florida Program with Essay Contest
The Viva Florida 500 campaign, launched by the State of Florida focuses on commemorating the 500th anniversary of Ponce de Leon’s arrival on Florida’s east coast. In addition to honoring shared state history, the Florida League of Cities is encouraging local communities to honor their own history. As a part of the eighteen month campaign that kicked off in January 2013, we are offering an essay contest to high school students and the topic will be Wellington’s past, present and future. Below is the information for the contest which will begin taking submissions on Monday, March 11, 2013.
Viva Florida Essay Contest Rules
- Students entering the essay contest must be in grades 9-12 and attend a Wellington high school or be a Wellington resident.
- Essays submitted should not exceed 1500 words, and should not deviate from the theme “Wellington: Past, Present and Future”.
- All essay entries must be typed or neatly written, double-spaced, and must include the students name, address, phone number, school attended and year of school in the upper right hand corner.
- Essays will be judged on the following criteria: content, originality, grammar, organization and style.
- The essay contest will be judged by Wellington’s Education Committee. The winner of the essay contest will be announced on April 30, 2013 and the winning essay will be displayed on the Viva Florida section of the Wellington website on May 1, 2013.
- The essay contest winner will be awarded a $250 Scholarship from the Wellington Rotary Club.
- Essay submission deadline is Friday, April 12th at 6pm.
- Essays can be submitted to Wellington’s Community Services Department, 12300 Forest Hill Blvd., Wellington, FL 33414 or email to .
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