1999-2000 ESSAY CONTEST
and
SINGER ACTIVITY

OPEN TO HIGH SCHOOL AND COLLEGE STUDENTS

EVERY SCHOOL ENTERING TEN OR MORE QUALIFYING PAPERS BECOMES AN AUTOMATIC WINNER

SUBJECT: The role of personal responsibility in improving the quality of life in our communities today.

   First Prize    = $100
  Second Prize = $ 7 5
Third Prize    = $  25

The prizes will be awarded to three essays at every school that enters ten or more qualifying papers. The prizes will be awarded at the discretion of the Singer Foundation. The judging will be based on how well the rules were followed, thoughtfulness and a zeal for pursuing the subject as evidenced by the work submitted. Schools entering fewer than ten students, or papers that are too short or do not abide by other rules, will not qualify for prizes. Please consult the rules. All participants will receive certificates. Excerpts from qualifying essays, will be published in a book and offered to the 535 members of congress, the press and other officials around the country. Papers may be emailed to contest@singerfoundation.org anytime before February 15, 2000 to be assured the school is represented in the book which will be published in the spring of 2000. Later entries will be accepted, but without that assurance.

Participation in the Singer Activity is optional. A minimum of one thousand dollars will be guaranteed to any school that submits a minimum of ten qualifying essays and also correctly completes the Singer Activity as described in the rules. Each student's submittal beyond ten, earns an additional $100 guaranteed to the school, per the Singer Activity rules

Rules

Submittals should have a cover page with the title of the essay, school name, student's name, date, grade, age, class, teacher, school phone and fax numbers.

1. Papers must be accompanied by answers to the questions relevant to the required reading.
   
2. If you are accessing this information over the internet, print the page you are reading and the pages that follow (Questions and Required Reading) and make copies for each participating student. If you have trouble try again at a different time. Server access depends on your mode of access to the internet and traffic in your area, which varies. Let us know if you have tried unsuccessfully more than three times at different times of the day (or night) and we will help. If you decide to participate in the Singer Activity, follow the procedure outlined below (or enclosed).

If you received this information in the mail, please make for your students.

1. All quotations used in essays must be noted and cited at the end of the work. The only notation in the body of the paper should be quotation marks. No quote should exceed four sentences.
   
2. All essays must be typed into a computer (English only) double spaced, checked for grammatical and spelling errors and be no less than 750 words nor more than 1,000 words in length. Do not send print copies.
   
3. We suggest the most computer literate student in the class assume the responsibility of seeing that all essays reach the foundation via email. Floppies can be brought from home and sent via a school computer and modem or submitted from a home with a teacher's permission. It is up to the teacher, but we are willing to accept essays one or two at a time as text copied into an email communication. We suggest you use an attached document if all essays are to be transferred via email at one time. Please be sure to keep copies at your end until you receive your awards.

If you have questions: email staff@singerfoundation.org. or phone (831) 625-4223 or you may fax (831) 624-7994        

Address surface mail correspondence to: Essay Contest, The Harry Singer Foundation,
                                                                    P.O. Box 223159, Carmel, CA 93922

Excerpts from the essays will be posted on the Foundation web site as they are read. Entries will not be returned, and upon submittal become the property of The Harry Singer Foundation.

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