D.A.R. Contest - deadline November 11, 2009
River of Words Writing Contest - deadline November 24, 2009
Proud to be Bilingual - deadline December 1, 2009
Letters About Literature - deadline December 11, 2009
America, Land of the Free and Home of the Brave (JAC Contest) - deadline December 11, 2009
Martin Luther King, Jr. Writing Contest - deadline December 18, 2009, What inspires you to do good things? Write a poem or essay about your inspiration, for this contest.
Colorado Law Enforcement Officers Association 2009 Essay Contest - deadline December 31, 2009
OTHER CONTESTS:
Step up to Writing for Excellence
http://www.sopriswest.com/sutw-excellence.aspx
Colorado Humanities, River of Words, Letters about Literature
http://www.coloradohumanities.org
Scholastic Art and Writing Awards
http://www.artandwriting.org
Colorado Young Writers’ Award
http://www.ccira.org/pdfs/awards0809/youngwriters.pdf
United Nations Association of Northern Colorado
contact Dick Rush at crush@frii.com
GOOD BOOKS AT REASONABLE PRICES for PRESTON STUDENTS!
If you enjoy getting good books at good prices, please take a look at the current Scholastic Book Club flyers to date, on our counter.
The media center can place orders for your books and deliver them to you in your English/Language Arts class.
We accept cash or checks with the orders, and ask that you give your order and payment directly to one of our librarians. Scholastic usually delivers our books within 2 weeks of our order.
Questions? See Mrs. Laub, the Writing Coach, in the media center!