Essay Contest 2025

2025 Essay Contest

Essay Prompt: As Key Club International celebrates its 100th anniversary, the organization’s rich legacy of servant leadership and community impact takes center stage. Drawing from your personal journey as a Key Club member, reflect on how your experiences have contributed to this legacy. Discuss the skills and values you have developed through your involvement and how they have shaped your character and aspirations. Finally, envision the future of Key Club, considering its role in empowering high school students to become compassionate leaders and driving positive change in the next century.
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The Essay Contest is a District contest. There is no Key Club International Essay Contest.

The prompt for the 2024-2025 Essay Contest is listed above.

The subject matter of the essay and the writing must be original and completely developed by each essayist. Any use of AI will be disqualified, as all papers will be submitted through an AI detector, and your faculty advisor will be notified.

The essay must be typed (Times New Roman, size 12), double spaced, no more than two pages (8.5x11). Essays must be uploaded as a PDF file, a Word Document, or a Google Document.

Each essayist must be an official member in good standing with Key Club International.

Judging and awarding points will be based on the following criteria:

Clarity and depth of message - 50 Points
Originality - 25 Points
Structure (including organization, grammar, transitions, flow, etc.) - 25 Points

Essayists will receive first, second, and third place awards. The first place essay will be published in an issue of The Keyosk during the next year.

The decision of the judges is final and no changes, alterations or regradings will take place after the results have been certified by the judges of this contest.

All entries must include a completed Entry Form and be submitted via the online submission form below by February 3, 2025.

Each club may have one essayist.
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Please upload a copy of your essay here- PDF please. Remember, this needs to be an original work. All files will be scanned by plagiarism software and an AI detector. Please do not put your name or school on your entry.

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2025 Essay Contest