citizenship
writing contest
Kansas PTA is proud to sponsor, support, and encourage our students in grades 5-12 to write an essay or poem on the selected theme. The 2020-2021 theme is
"Caring for My Community Looks Like..."
Click below to get on the district mailing list for updates and resources to run your school's program.
Join the SMSD Citizenship conversation on Facebook
JOIN US ON FACEBOOK!
SMAC PTA Congratulates the 2018 -2019 Citizenship Writing Contest Winners
Award of Excellence, "My Motivation"
5th Grade Essay
Malia Knight Santa Fe Trail Elementary
5th Poem
Thomas Burns Brookwood Elementary
6th Essay
Amelia Diefendorf Highlands Elementary
6th Poem
Reuben Fick Trailwood Elementary
7th Poem
Nick Van Deventer Westridge Middle School
8th Essay
Alison Vu Westridge Middle School
8th Poem
Samantha Sullivan Trailridge Middle School
9th Essay
Evangilina Hrenchir Northwest HS
9th Poem
Martha Arvanitakis Northwest HS
10th Essay
Kelly Vanden Bos Northwest HS
10th Poem
Maria Heath South HS
11th Essay
Alice Newell Northwest HS
11th Poem
Michael Fitzgerald Northwest HS
12th Essay
Julianna Kantner Northwest HS
12th Poem
Bryce DeBok Northwest HS
Are you a student wanting to enter the contest?
Here are the rules and entry form:
Questions? Contact Dee Wright, SMAC VP Cultural Arts, at christlwright@aol.com
It's easy to implement the Citizenship program at your school - click below for a guide to making it happen.
2019-2020 Dates:
November 4:
local launch
Launch the contest in your school
December 6:
local deadline
Student entry due date for your school
January 11:
district deadline
Turn in your winning school entries to Dee Wright (location TBD)
february 15:
state deadline
District winners entered in state contest (by Dee Wright)
february 10, monday
Citizenship SMSD/SMAC PTA Awards Ceremony and Reception with the Board of Education (BOE)
(5:30, before the BOE meeting)