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NATIONAL LADIES ANCIENT ORDER OF HIBERNIANS Irish History Writing Contest 2008-2009 Theresa O'Connell, National Irish Historian This contest will be held in every state where the Ladies Ancient Order of Hibernians has an established Division. The State Historians will submit FIVE (5) writings on each level: First, Second, Third Place and Two (2) Honorable Mentions to the National Historian on the National Level. Historians will send five entries from each level as follows: § Divisions send five(5) entries from each level to County § Counties send five(5) entries from each level to State § States send five(5) entries from each level to National Time: Contest Opens August, 2008 Deadlines for the contest are: Division-January 5, 2009 County-February 5, 2009 State- March 5, 2009 National-April 6, 2009 SUBJECTS: Level 1 grades 6, 7, 8: “From Ireland to the Kentucky Derby - The History of Irish Influence on Horse Races” Level 2 grades 9, 10, 11, 12: “The Celtic Tiger, What Is It?” LENGTH: Level 1 grades 6, 7, 8: Not less than 500 or more than 1000 words Level 2 grades 9, 10, 11, 12: Not less than 750 or more than 1500 Eligible: All children in levels 6-12 attending public, private, parochial and home schools. Prizes: HIGH SCHOOL First Prize...................$1000 Second Prize..................$500 Third Prize..................$250 Honorable Mention............$100 Honorable Mention............$100 Prizes: ELEMENTARY SCHOOL First Prize.................$500 Second Prize...............$250 Third Prize..............$125 Honorable Mention.......$50 Honorable Mention......$50 1. All Irish History Writing Contest entries must be double spaced and may be legibly hand written or typed, on one side of the paper only. Typeface may NOT exceed 12 point. 2. Each writing must have a separate cover sheet with: Contestant’s Name, home address, and age Contestant’s School Name, School Address and Grade Level Number of words in essay, exclusive of cover page, introduction and bibliography Subject Writing Guidelines: § Be sure to submit writing. Do not simply list facts. Show that you know and understand your subject and give your opinion or interpretation. You may set the scene by giving facts then drawing your conclusion. This contest is intended to produce essays which show that students have researched, read about and understood the subject and formed their own opinions. The writing should not be just a recap of facts and others’ opinions, comments or observations. § Be careful to stick to the topic. § Be sure to give the source credit if you quote someone else’s work. Every time you borrow someone else’s words, facts or ideas, you must DOCUMENT the source - that is give a reference telling readers that you borrowed the material and where you borrowed it from. Although this is not a research paper, information in the MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers is a good reference tool for writing and citing sources. List only those sources that contribute to the development of your writing. Be sure NOT to use exact words from your sources without giving credit. If you do so, you are committing plagiarism. § Be sure to include a bibliography, or a list of sources on the information you used. When assembling a final bibliography, list your sources in alphabetical order by authors' last names. Sources that don't have authors such as encyclopedias, should be alphabetized by title. § Drawings, maps, etc. should not be included in the Writings § Only original and unmarked writings (i.e. no corrections, judges’ marks) will be accepted for the Writing Contest § All winners and non winners will receive certificates. Essays will be judged by persons competent in the areas of English composition and Irish Culture who will fairly assess the originality of the presentation and knowledge of the subject matter as well. NATIONAL LADIES ANCIENT ORDER OF HIBERNIANS Irish History Writing Contest Winners 2007-2008 Maureen Shelton, National Irish Historian The winners of the 2007-2008 Irish History Writing Contest are as follows: Level 1 grades 6, 7, 8 are as follows: 1st Place: Tyler Logan, Our Lady of Mount Carmel School, Meriden, Connecticut 2nd Place: Tess Colby, St. Mark Catholic School, Wilmington, North Carolina 3rd Place: Kyla Ryan, The Academy of the Sacred Heart, Bloomfield, Michigan Honorable Mention: Maria Oslar, Bishop McHugh Regional Catholic School, Cape May Court House, New Jersey Gabriel Nypaver, Home School, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Level 2 grades 9, 10,11,12 1st Place Jane Reilly, Ursuline High School, Santa Rosa, California 2nd Place Sean Patrick Root, Divine Child High School, Dearborn, Michigan 3rd Place Maureen Furino, Melbourne Central Catholic High School, Melbourne, Florida Honorable Mention: Ashley Stumvoll, Bishop O’Connell High School, Arlington, Virginia Meghan Bing, St. Thomas Aquinas High School, Overland Park, Kansas |
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