Please see below information regarding the Sacred Heart Cathedral St. Martin de Porres Society Black History Month Essay Contest. This is a wonderful opportunity for all Assumption students to learn about highly courageous and influential leaders throughout history. Please consider submitting an essay, as all Assumption students in grades 9-12 are eligible for gift card prizes for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place. Please check with the AHS Front Office if you have any questions. Thanks, and God bless!
SHC-SMD Black History Month Essay Contest – AHS Feb 2021
Sacred Heart Cathedral – St. Martin de Porres Society
Black History Month 2021 – Essay Contest
Students are asked to select a Black historical figure, and demonstrate through a minimum 500 word essay, the importance of the contributions and impact that this individual had on Black History as well as society in general.
Essays will be judged as follows:
- Uses Student’s Own Voice
- Did the essay demonstrate the individual’s contribution to or impact on Black History & society in general?
- Does the essay contain sufficient information on the subject?
- Originality, Writing Style, Grammar and meeting the minimum expectation of length will also be considered.
Essays should be submitted via email (as an attached Word document) to St.Martin@assumptionhigh.org on or before 11:59pm on Sunday, March 7, 2021. Winners will be announced by March 22, 2021.
All students in grades 9-12 are eligible to participate. A $50 gift card will be awarded for 1st Place, $30 gift card for 2nd Place and $20 gift card for 3rd Place.