Western Reserve Society
Sons of the American Revolution
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Middle School Americanism Brochure Contest
- LOCAL (WRSSAR) Cash Award Levels: $200, $175, $150
- Due Date for all Brochures: April 27th
- Please notify us at wrssar.communications@gmail.com as soon as possible to let us know of your interest in participating.
WHAT IS THE SAR MIDDLE SCHOOL BROCHURE CONTEST?
The SAR Middle School Contest is to create a tri-fold brochure out of a typical 8 ½” x 11” piece of paper. The brochure must conform to the contest theme which is one the five foundational documents of the United States – which you select.
The brochure will be judged on: Content, Creativity and Correctness. The judging criteria rates highest personally drawn art work and text authored by the student as opposed to cut and paste from books, magazines and the Internet. The use of software tools by the student for creating the brochure, and even the art work, is permissible.
The ‘official’ name of the contest, and in whose name the award will be made, is the Sgt. Moses Adams Memorial Middle School Brochure Contest.
HOW DOES THE CONTEST WORK?
All entries begin at the local Chapter level. The contest is open to public, private, and home schooled students. The participating Chapter should be within the local area of the young person entering the contest.
WHO CAN ENTER?
The SAR Brochure Contest is open to Middle School students, including private, church based and home schooled students in the 6th, 7th, 8th or 9th grades, depending upon which year the American Revolution is taught in their educational system. If the American Revolution period of American History is technically not specifically covered during these middle school grades curriculum, an entry will still be accepted for the competition by SAR. A student can only enter once during these middle school grades. One Brochure per student - Not as a group entry.
HOW DO I GET STARTED?
- Contact a local SAR Chapter within your local area for deadlines and guidelines.
- Make sure you conform to the guidelines and rules of the contest provided by SAR (below).
HOW WILL I BE JUDGED?
You will be judged on how well you understand, develop and present the specific foundational document you selected to be your brochure’s theme. Brochures will be judged at the National level focusing on the following three categories: Content; Creativity & Correctness.
Authorship and Use of Technology: The judging criteria rates highest personally drawn art work and authored text by the student as opposed to cut and paste from books, magazines and off the Internet – though use of material from books, magazines and the Internet does not disqualify an entry, it is just valued less during judging. The use of software tools by the student for creating the brochure, and even the art work, is permissible.
WHAT IS THE THEME?
The SAR Brochure Contest theme is the same every year – it does not change from year to year. Choose from any of the five (5) Foundational Documents of the United States as the theme for your brochure:
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- Articles of Confederation
- Declaration of Independence
- U.S. Constitution
- Bill of Rights
- Federalist Papers
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- Click to see an example of a prior entry.
- Click to see detailed instructions for this contest.
- Please notify us at wrssar.communications@gmail.com as soon as possible to let us know of your interest in participating.
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