NATIONAL GARDEN CLUBS, INC.

 HIGH SCHOOL ESSAY CONTEST

The High School Essay Contest is open to all high school students attending 9^th through 12^th grades.  A $1,000 NGC Scholarship will be awarded to the National Winner. If the Winner is an underclassman, the $1,000 Scholarship will be held by NGC, Inc., without accrued interest, until such time that the student enters college.  At that time, the money will be forwarded to the Financial Aid Officer of the college that the student will enter.

The Second Place Winner will receive $100. The contest must be sponsored by: a single garden club, group of member clubs, councils, districts or a State Garden Club. All entries become the property of National Garden Clubs, Inc.   

The 2009-2010 theme is: Respect the World Around Us

ESSAY CONTEST RULES

Length of essay: Between 500-600 words. The entry will be penalized if the essay does not conform to the required length. All words are to be counted. All entries must be typed and titled. Winning essay will be published in the NGC publication, The National Gardener.

Scale of Points

Content – 65

Knowledge of subject – 25

Practicality of proposal – 10

Originality – 15

Subject matter well organized/clarity of presentation – 15

Composition – 25

Vocabulary – 15

Conformance to length – 10

Manuscript – 10

Wallet-size photograph, name, address, phone number, school attending, grade,

List of activities and sponsoring club – 5

Neatness – legibility (a plastic folder keeps the manuscript neat) – 5

Contest Deadline November 23, 2012

Club sponsored entries must be sent to: Dorothy Julius, District VIII Youth Chairman,

                                                                                                                     3770 Bowen Road, Lancaster, NY 14086.