How Optimism Has Paved My Road to Success
2024-25 Optimist Club Essay Contest Write a 700-800 word essay telling how optimism has helped "pave your road to success." All entries are due by January 24th, 2025. Email Cheryl Brown (clbrown@worcesterk12.org) if you have any questions. Go to this website to see the official rules and guidelines: https://www.optimist.org/member/scholarships3.cfm
Download this application, fill out, and upload here. https://www.optimist.org/Documents/2025/programs/24-25_Essay_Application.pdf
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Each participant MUST write on the official contest topic for the current year. This year's topic is "How Optimism Has Paved My Road to Success."
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Each entry must begin with a title page containing the topic, number of words, writer's name, address, phone number, name of school and date of birth. The official topic (How Optimism Has Paved My Road to Success) should be at the top of the title page. Upload JUST your title page here.
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Each essay must be 700-800 words. Every word of the essay is counted. This does not include the title, bibliography, or footnotes. Hyphenated words count as 1 word. The word count AND official topic should be at the top of page 1. Each page of the essay MUST be numbered (centered at the bottom of each page) starting with page 1. Any quotations or copyrighted materials used in the essay must be identified properly.Nothing in the essay can indicate you, your parents, your school, community, or the sponsoring Optimist Club.Upload your essay here.
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