The Winners of the 2008 RuralVoices Writing/Photo/Video
Contest!
Please join us in congratulating these students for their work!
First Place ($1,000): Michaela Koch, Clifton Clyde High School
http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v299/mickmarie08/scholarship/
Second Place ($500): Joel Bremerman, Tescott High School
http://208.74.28.234/default.aspx?vid=5064
Third Place ($250) : Zach McClure, Tescott High School (PowerPoint File, 1.25 MB)
How
to participate!
Submit your original
work along with the registration
form.
Minimum 1,000 words fiction
or non fiction,
OR
Ten to 20 photographs, please compact
OR
A video of not more than 10 minutes, please compact
Deadline
Entries must be
submitted electronically and must arrive
at ruralvoices@eyeonkansas.org
by midnight March
1, 2008 |
The North Central Regional
Planning Commission (NCRPC) invites high school seniors to think about
the future of rural Kansas and prepare an
original work based on the theme “Rural
Kansas … A Proud Heritage ”
Recognition –
Cash Awards - $1000, $500, $250 (non-renewable)
and publication on the EyeonKansas web
site.
Our Goal
is to engage the region’s young people in
thoughtful reflection on rural Kansas
and promote a fruitful discussion among citizens
based on their insights. We want to encourage
high school seniors to pause and contemplate rural Kansas prior to the milestone
of high school graduation.
Eligibility - Any senior
in high school who lives in and/or is attending
a public or private high school which district
falls in the 12 county NCPRC service area –
Cloud, Washington, Clay, Lincoln, Ellsworth, Marshall,
Mitchell, Ottawa, Jewell, Republic, Saline, Dickinson.
Home school students
in this same area may also participate.
Announcement
Flyer (44KB pdf)
Registration
Form
Awards
- Web-based Publication at the
Eye on Kansas site to winning and honorable
mention entries
- Three cash awards $1000, $500,
and $250 to students with winning
entries (non-renewable)
- Certificate for those entries
receiving honorable mention
Review Panel Includes Representatives
from
- The NCRPC
- Kansas Farm Bureau
- Kansas State University
- Cloud County Community College
- Area Newspapers, Radio and Television
Criteria for submission
- Personal reflection/commentary
- Fiction/non-fiction or photo/video
- At least 1,000 words
- Submitted
electronically
- Must include registration
form with entry
- Must be received by no later
than midnight March 1, 2008
- Written documents should be double
spaced and at least 12 point font, with one-inch
margins.
- Photos essays of 10 to 20 photos
- Video essays must be no more
than 10 minutes
Sponsored by
North Central Regional Planning Commission. NCRPC reserves the right to make no awards or partial awards based on the quality of entries received.
Contact Deb Ohlde at dcohlde@nckcn.com
or 785-446-3775 weekdays 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
NCRPC: Meeting the Community
Development Needs of North Central Kansas for
over 30 years |
