SACP/SSP – Science Essay Contest : Middle School

Entry Guidelines

The SACP Middle School Essay Contest is open to all students in grades 7 through 9 in counties listed below.

Supply all information requested on the front of this form.

The essay should have no more than 2500 characters. The essay is to be in prose (no poetry, please), and be the independent work of the student. Any essay containing plagiarized material will result in rejection of the essay.

Student essays must be submitted by a faculty member of the student’s school.

No individual school may submit more than two essays in the high school contest.

Failure to comply with these instructions may result in a scoring penalty or rejection of the essay.

Judging Guidelines
Judging will be based on the following criteria:
1. Content (40%)
2. Creativity (20%)
3. Composition (30%)
4. Following Directions (10%)

Awards
1st Place $250
2nd Place $150
3rd Place $100
Honorable Mentions (10 each) $50

Deadline is January 17, 2022

Student first name(Required)

Student last name(Required)

Student grade(Required)

Student email(Required)

School name(Required)

School district(Required)

County(Required)

School address(Required)

Faculty sponsor name(Required)

Faculty sponsor email(Required)

Topic:(Required)

Many private companies are increasing the development of space travel. Please explain why you would like to travel into space and justify why you should be considered for one of the limited seats.

Resources(Required)

List all resources used in MLA format. When Internet resources are cited, they should also utilize the MLA format. Simply listing a search engine is not an acceptable citation.

I hereby certify that the above statements are true and correct to the best of my knowledge. I understand that a false statement may disqualify me.(Required)

Science Essay Contest : Middle School.

Deadline is January 17, 2022