The California Department of Education Recognizes
October as Character Education Month.
The
Character Education Resource Center at the University of San Diego, and the
Flying Leatherneck Historical Foundation (FLHF) is pleased and proud to
announce their annual essay contest for all grades 6 through 8 and grades 9
through 12 in San Diego County.
The
objective of this essay contest is to encourage students to develop and improve
their thinking and writing skills as they address the core values of the
US Marine Corps and our society: "Honor, Courage, Commitment."
The essay should specifically address:
What do honor, courage,
and commitment mean to you?
The
contest opens on September 11, 2017 (Patriots Day).
All entries must be received by November 17, 2017 by 9:00 pm..
Entries must be submitted by teachers.
Student Awards (each category)
FIRST
PLACE recipient will receive: $300 gift certificate and an
engraved plaque
SECOND
PLACE recipient will receive: $200
gift certificate and an engraved plaque
THIRD
PLACE recipient will receive: $100 gift certificate and an
engraved plaque
Certificates
of Participation will be sent to teachers for each student entering the
contest.
Teacher
Awards
Each
of the six teachers of winning students will receive:
- $200
for character education instructional materials, plus $150 scholarship
to attend the University of San Diego Character Education Resource
Center’s two-day Character Matters Conference in June 2018.
- Up
to $300 to support transportation costs to bring his/her class on a field
trip to The Flying Leathernecks Aviation Museum.
Questions/information:
education@flyingleathernecks.org
