High School Science Essay Contest

Entry Guidelines

The SACP High School Essay Contest is open to all students in grades 10 through 12 in counties listed below.

Supply all information requested on the front of this form.

The essay should have no more than 2500 characters. The essay is to be in prose (no poetry, please), and be the independent work of the student. Any essay containing plagiarized material will result in rejection of the essay.

Student essays must be submitted by a faculty member of the student’s school.

No individual school may submit more than two essays in the high school contest.

Failure to comply with these instructions may result in a scoring penalty or rejection of the essay.

Judging Guidelines

Judging will be based on the following criteria:
1. Content (40%)
2. Creativity (20%)
3. Composition (30%)
4. Following Directions (10%)

Awards

1st Place $500
2nd Place $300
3rd Place $200
Honorable Mentions (10 each) $100

Deadline is Friday, December 4

Eligible counties

Student first name*
Student last name*
Student grade*
Student email*
School name*
School district*
County*
School address*

Street Address

Address Line 2

City

ZIP Code
Faculty sponsor name*
Faculty sponsor email*
Why does the United States have a higher Coronavirus fatality rate than other countries?*
Resources*
List all resources used in MLA format. When Internet resources are cited, they should also utilize the MLA format. Simply listing a search engine is not an acceptable citation.
I hereby certify that the above statements are true and correct to the best of my knowledge. I understand that a false statement may disqualify me.*