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Municipal Government MMA launches annual 6th Grade Essay Contest
The MMA has launched its fourth annual Sixth Grade Essay Contest.
The contest encourages future leaders to reflect on the role of key elected officials and municipal activities. Sixth grade students will describe what they would do as an elected leader of their city or town to make it a better place to live.
Contest materials will be sent to school principals in the first 100 communities that return a commitment form. [Entry packets were mailed to each community in August and are due by Sept. 11.]
The MMA encourages local leaders in the participating communities to visit schools and promote the contest. Municipal associations across America report that essay contest participation is greater in communities where local officials have been in direct contact with schools. Winners usually come from classes where local officials have visited and discussed municipal government.
“Having a contest such as yours was a great motivator to not only get students writing, but writing with enthusiasm and purpose,” said sixth grade teacher Stef Clark of the Nessacus Middle School in Dalton, a school that participated in last year’s contest.
Essays will judged based on creativity, clarity/sincerity of thought, proper use of grammar, and understanding of local government. First-, second- and third-place winners will be selected by local officials who will serve as judges. Prizes will be awarded to winning essayists, and the first-place winner will be honored at the MMA Annual Meeting in January.
Essays must be no more than 300 words and begin with the statement: “If I were elected leader of my community, I would make a difference by …”
For more information, contact Ellen Stoolmacher or Kristi Williams at the MMA.
Municipal Government MMA launches annual 6th Grade Essay Contest
MMA launches annual 6th Grade Essay Contest
The MMA has launched its fourth annual Sixth Grade Essay Contest.
The contest encourages future leaders to reflect on the role of key elected officials and municipal activities. Sixth grade students will describe what they would do as an elected leader of their city or town to make it a better place to live.
Contest materials will be sent to school principals in the first 100 communities that return a commitment form. [Entry packets were mailed to each community in August and are due by Sept. 11.]
The MMA encourages local leaders in the participating communities to visit schools and promote the contest. Municipal associations across America report that essay contest participation is greater in communities where local officials have been in direct contact with schools. Winners usually come from classes where local officials have visited and discussed municipal government.
“Having a contest such as yours was a great motivator to not only get students writing, but writing with enthusiasm and purpose,” said sixth grade teacher Stef Clark of the Nessacus Middle School in Dalton, a school that participated in last year’s contest.
Essays will judged based on creativity, clarity/sincerity of thought, proper use of grammar, and understanding of local government. First-, second- and third-place winners will be selected by local officials who will serve as judges. Prizes will be awarded to winning essayists, and the first-place winner will be honored at the MMA Annual Meeting in January.
Essays must be no more than 300 words and begin with the statement: “If I were elected leader of my community, I would make a difference by …”
For more information, contact Ellen Stoolmacher or Kristi Williams at the MMA.
Written by MMA Database & Admin. Coordinator Kristi Williams
