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2024 14th Annual Art and Essay Contest

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“One example of the organization’s many rewarding activities and educational programs, the Art & Essay Contest has given young people the opportunity to share their views on the major social issues of today.”

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Why Should You Join The Art & Essay Contest?

Bring middle and high school students from around the state of New Jersey together.

Promote awareness on issues of common concern among New Jersey youth.

Facilitate their personal and academic growth through a healthy competitive environment.

Inspire them to make a positive change in their communities. Since its inception in 2010, the annual Art & Essay Contest attracts submissions from around 200 New Jersey public, private, and charter schools.

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Giving military children a voice.

The annual Armed Services YMCA Art & Essay Contest gives military children a voice. It also serves as a reminder of the sacrifices military children, service members, and their families make for our country.

Frequently Asked Questions

The Art and Essay contest is open to children of currently serving military (active duty, National Guard, or reserves), disabled veterans, and retired service members (with 20+ years of service).

Artwork submissions are limited to children in grades 1 through 6.

Essay submissions are open to children in grades 1 through 12.

The ASYMCA uses an online submission process. Eligible participants can click the link to “Submit an Entry.” The entry form is in two parts: the first part collects the child’s information and includes a button to upload their submission; the second part collects information about their military sponsor.

During the submission period, you will find the link to the submission form at the top and bottom of this webpage.

Since all artwork will be submitted through an online portal, you will need to photograph or scan the art. This means there are no limitations on the size or type of art. Children can use any artistic medium or mix mediums to create unique works. Art can be flat, dimensional, or sculptural. Your child is limited only by their imagination and the theme provided!

Essays can be no more than 3000 characters (approximately 500 words or 1 page of typed text), must be related to the theme provided, and submitted using the field provided in the form. Outside these parameters, children have creative license to express themselves using the written word. Poetry, narratives, short stories, or traditional essays are all wonderful ways to tell a story.

As we are expecting an increased volume of submissions, art or written works that do not fit the theme presented for this contest will be ineligible and screened out prior to judging.

For artwork, you can upload a png or jpeg file.

No PDF files, please.

The Armed Services YMCA will award an iPad to one child from each category and age range:

• Art, Age 6-7
• Art, Age 8-9
• Art, Age 10-12
• Essay, Age 6-7
• Essay, Age 8-9
• Essay, Age 10-12
• Essay, Age 13-14
• Essay, Age 15-16
• Essay, Age 17-18

We’re happy to answer any questions you might have! You can  email us here if you need more information or clarification on the information provided.

Program Overview

The 2024 annual contest submission period opens February 9, and runs through April 30. Winners will be announced at the end of April in honor of the Month of the Military Child. Entries may be submitted from military children living in the U.S. and abroad.

2024 Theme: “Courage”

Whether it’s the service member, military spouse, or military child, courage is one of the virtues that shapes military life. How has it shaped yours?  

Art Contest

The art contest promotes art among military children in grades 1–6 of active duty, disabled, or retired members of the Armed Services, National Guard, or Reserves.

Essay Contest

The contest encourages military children to use creative writing to express themselves. The essay contest is open to military children in grades 1–12 of active duty, disabled, or retired members of the Armed Services, National Guard, or Reserves.

Submit your creative work

The 2024 submission period runs from February 9 through April 30!

2023 Contest Winners

The Art Contest is specifically for children grades 1-6. Winners were selected based on age range and received a Kindle Fire tablet. The theme for 2023 was  “The Winds of Change.”

Art Category

• Ages 7-8: Evelyn Eskam, United States Marine Corps
• Ages 9-10: Luke Roberson, United States Navy
• Ages 11-12: Zoie Roberson, United States Navy

Children grades 1-12 are encouraged to participate in the Essay Contest. Winners were selected based on age ranges, and received a Kindle Fire tablet. The theme for 2023 was  “The Winds of Change.”

Essay Category

• Ages 6-7: Maddy Peterson, United States Marine Corps
• Ages 8-9: Mason Wolf, United States Air Force
• Ages 10-12: Evelyn Diddams, United States Marines Corps
• Ages 13-14: Sydney Morgan, United States Marines Corps
• Ages 15-16: Alyss Valerio, United States Marines Corps
• Ages 17-18: Steve Muro Jr, United States Air Force

2023 Creative Submissions

2023 Winners' Submissions

Download the booklet of this year's Art & Essay Winners' submissions

2023 All Participants' Submissions

Download the complete booklet of all this year's Art & Essay submissions

Art & Essay Contest

The Art & Essay Contest is one of Atlantic Institute’s educational events. Consistent with the Atlantic Institutes’ mission of promoting pluralism and bringing people from different backgrounds together, Art & Essay Contest (A&E ) aims to:

• 1 Bring middle and high school students from different states together
• 2 Promote awareness on issues of common concern among the youth
• 3 Facilitate their personal and academic growth through a healthy competitive environment
• 4 Inspire them to make a positive change in their communities. Since, annual Art & Essay Contest attracts submissions from around several public, private, and charter schools.

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Since 2009, the Children in the Fields Campaign has hosted its art and essay contest annually to provide a safe platform to showcase farmworker children’s heartwarming and compelling stories on the national stage, and to empower them as they find the power in their voices.

Every year, CIFC receives thousands of entries for farmworker children around the United States. Their stories are very emotional, and must be seen and heard by everyone, especially lawmakers.  It is our hope that the stories received through the contest, can help us change the narrative, and find the needed change to protect farmworker children in our Country.

2024 CONTEST THEME: THE ECHOES OF THE HARVEST Tema:  LOS ECOS DE LA COSECHA

2024 contest.

OPENS: April 1, 2024 / ABRE: 1 de abril de 2024

DEADLINE: July 15, 2024 / CIERRA: 15 de julio de 2024

Listen to Podcast with 2023 Essay Winner - Emily Camacho

2024 CONTEST QUICK GUIDELINES & ELIGIBILITY

Resumen de las reglas del concurso 2024.

Eligibility:

• Open to all migrant or seasonal farmworker children in the United States of America
• The farmworker child must be between the ages of 10 to 18 years old by July 15th, 2024.
• Entries must clearly express this year’s theme
• Entries must be submitted by: July 15, 2024
• Entries must be original and solely the work of the student.
• Essay Size: must be submitted in 8.5 x 11-inch paper (also known as letter size paper or photocopier paper)
• Art Size: must be submitted on 8.5 x 11-inch paper (no canvas, cardboard, etc.)
• Art can be done using pencil, colored pencils, any type of paint, crayons, chalk, etc. (no stitches, no embroidery, etc.)
• Art descriptions and Essays can be submitted in English or Spanish
• Must submit the Application Form, Media Release, and one Photo
• Incomplete submission disqualifies entry

DOWNLOAD THE CONTEST APPLICATION AND GUIDELINES HERE!

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You can sponsor the contest by:

Sponsorship Tiers

Choose a sponsorship tier that best fits you or your organization. Then, make a check to AFOP for the amount you are able to donate.  Don’t forget to write in the Memo section that it’s for CIFC Contest!  Mail the check, and send your organization’s logo via email in a JPEG or PNG format to give proper credit.

Sponsorship Tiers:

• Diamond Sponsor: Exclusive sponsor $20,000
• Platinum Sponsor :  Exclusively sponsors one winner and their chaperon – $5,000
• Gold Sponsor: $3,000 towards CIFC contest winners’ prizes & travel
• Silver Sponsor: $2,000 towards CIFC contest winners’ prizes & travel
• Bronze Sponsor: $1,000 towards CIFC contest winners’ prizes & travel
• Donor : Any donation towards CIFC contest winners’ prizes & travel

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Each entry submitted was full of heartwarming stories and will be shared on our social media. Each entry deserves to be seen and heard.

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Museum Masterpieces Art & Essay Contest

Naval Aviation Museum Foundation (NAMF) is excited to announce its third annual Museum Masterpieces Art and Essay Contest.  

The theme for this year’s contest is To The Rescue . This theme commemorates the 80th anniversary of the first mercy mission conducted by Naval and Coast Guard aviation’s first helicopter, the HNS-1 Hoverfly in 1944.

Naval, Marine, and Coast Guard Aviators conduct many humanitarian operations including rescuing people at sea, delivering emergency aid, and providing disaster relief for hurricanes, tornadoes, and earthquakes. All entries should communicate the theme, “To the Rescue.”

All public, private, and home school students in grades Kindergarten – 12 are encouraged to participate. The contest calls for entries of original artwork from students in grades K – 12 and essays from students in grades 6 – 12. The contest will be separated in judged in separate grade level groups.

The deadline for submissions is 11:59 PM on Monday, April 29, 2024. Entries will be collected in February, March, and April and winners will be awarded in May.

Rules & Requirements

• All content must be original and created by the contestant.
• All art must be created using only pencils, paints, charcoal, or markers. Three-dimensional art pieces, photography, and digital art are ineligible. Glitter is not permitted on any art pieces.
• Art must be 11” x 17” or smaller.
• Contestant Name, Title of Submission, Grade, and School must be printed legibly on back of art submissions and printed/typed at the top of essay submissions.
• All content submitted will not be returned.
• Entry form must be complete, printed legibly, and it must accompany the submission.
• Contestants in grades 6–12 can create one submission for each of the two categories: Art and Essay.
• Contestants cannot submit more than one piece of content for any one of the categories.

Judging & Deadlines

• Content will be separated and judged in the following grade-level groups:  grades K–2 art, grades 3–5 art, grades 6 –8 art, grades 9–12 art, and grades 6–12 essay/poem.
• Content will be judged on originality and relevance to the theme.
• Deadline for submission is 11:59 pm April 29, 2024.
• Please submit art to our mailbox or our inbox ([email protected]) by the deadline.
• Escambia and Santa Rosa County students have special drop-off location options (not required) listed on the entry form.
• Ribbons will be awarded to first, second, and third place winners in each category.
• First, second, and third-place winners’ submissions will be displayed at the National Naval Aviation Museum for Military Appreciation Month in May 2024. First-place winners’ submissions will be displayed in the National Naval Aviation Museum for 6 months.  
• First place winners in each category will receive $100 gift cards.

How to Submit Entries

Mail:  Submit all content by mail to Naval Aviation Museum Foundation Attention: RESCUE 1750 Radford Blvd, Pensacola FL 32508

Inbox (Essays/Poems only, timestamp April 29): Essays can be submitted as Word or PDF documents to [email protected] Subject Line: RESCUE

Santa Rosa County Students Students/Teachers can drop off submissions by April 29, 2024 to Pace High School or Rhodes Elementary. Please submit in a package or envelope marked, Attention: RESCUE ART/ESSAY CONTEST c/o K. Tracey @ Pace High or A.Dill @ Rhodes Elementary.

Escambia County Students Students/Teachers can drop off submissions by April 29, 2024 to the J.E. Hall Center. Please submit in a package or envelope marked, Attention: RESCUE ART/ESSAY CONTEST c/o Angela Barberi

Contest Questions?

Please email Dianna Hayden at [email protected] or 850-308-8935

Art & Essay Contest

Calling all K-6 FHPS students! The Forest Hills Public Schools Foundation invites you to participate in our annual elementary school art contest! The theme of the contest is: "What Makes You Proud to Be a Husky, Hawk, or Ranger?"

Entries MUST be submitted on the template and returned to the student’s school by March 20th, 2024. Three winners will be chosen, one for grades K-2, one for grades 3-4, and one for grades 5-6, with each winner receiving a $100 gift card . Print the art template and submit your artwork!

Calling all 7-8 grade FHPS students! The Forest Hills Public Schools Foundation invites you to participate in our annual middle school essay contest! You have the opportunity to win a $250 scholarship .

Your essay must follow the submission guidelines and be emailed to [email protected] by 11:59 p.m., March 20th, 2024.

Calling all 9-12 grade FHPS students! The Forest Hills Public Schools Foundation invites you to participate in our annual high school essay contest! You have the opportunity to win a $1,000 scholarship .

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Species on the Edge Art & Essay Contest

Empowers 5th grade students to advocate for an endangered or threatened species from New Jersey through a well-researched, creative essay and original art piece.

The Species on the Edge Art & Essay Contest empowers 5th grade students to advocate for an endangered or threatened species from New Jersey through a well-researched, creative essay and original art piece.

Simple, Fun, and Free to Enter!

One winner from each county in New Jersey will be selected. Open to all New Jersey fifth grade students.

The contest kit (including rules, species list, & entry form) should be downloaded below.

Click here for a detailed video with information about the contest for teachers and 5th grade students .

Congratulations to the 2024 Species on the Edge Contest Winners!

Atlantic County

First Place - Mia Ann Dare (Belhaven Middle School)

Second Place - Alexa Buck (Reeds Road School)

Bergen County

First Place - Sienna Hahm (Primoris Academy)

Second Place - Sylvia Eliya (Highland Elementary School)

Burlington County

First Place - Lillian Angemi (Westfield Friends School)

Second Place - Ava Burdick (Eastampton Community School)

Camden County

First Place - Kinley Potts (Joyce Kilmer Elementary School)

Second Place - Wiktoria Wronski (John H. Glenn Elementary School)

Cape May County

First Place - Avery Fine (Dennis Township Elementary School)

Second Place - Brendan Peoples (Wildwood Catholic Academy)

Cumberland County

First Place - Eriana Perez (Compass Academy Charter School)

Second Place - Logan Flitcraft (Compass Academy Charter School)

Essex County

First Place - Geneva Gau (Yantacaw Elementary School)

Second Place - Maya Gutierrez Almeida (Oliver Street School)

Gloucester County

First Place - Cameron Clark (Williamstown Middle School)

Second Place - Kate Hathaway (Williamstown Middle School)

Hudson County

First Place - Ameer Khaled Rochdi (Miftaahul Uloom Academy)

Second Place - Yousef Elnomany (Miftaahul Uloom Academy)

Hunterdon County

First Place - Giuliana Martinez (Thomas B. Conley Elementary School)

Second Place - Gryphon Benjamin (Thomas B. Conley Elementary School)

Mercer County

First Place - Vedika Krishna (Stony Brook Elementary School)

Second Place - Samantha Lieu (Toll Gate Grammar School)

Middlesex County

First Place - Isara Chen Durek (James Madison Intermediate School)

Second Place - Aaradhya Sripadi (Menlo Park Elementary School)

Monmouth County

First Place - Lindsy Jimenez Garcia (Gregory School)

Second Place - Silla Mosera (Maple Place Middle School)

Morris County

First Place - Vorora Xu (Stonybrook Elementary School)

Second Place - Jake Johnson (Stonybrook Elementary School)

Ocean County

First Place - Joseph Santiago-Sanchez (Nellie F. Bennett Elementary School)

Second Place - Liam Normandin (Nellie F. Bennett Elementary School)

Passaic County

First Place - Vihaan Gandhi (Clifton School #9)

Second Place - Addison Alvarez (Clifton School #9)

Salem County

First Place - Chase Gearhart (Creativity CoLaboratory Charter School)

Second Place - Layla Falen (Creativity CoLaboratory Charter School)

Somerset County

First Place - Isabella Santibanez (School of Saint Elizabeth)

Second Place - Anishka Suhas (Mt. Horeb School)

Sussex County

First Place - Lily Ryan (Lounsberry Hollow School)

Second Place - Tyler Hitchmough (Sandyston-Walpack Consolodated School)

Union County

First Place - Chelsea Li (Jefferson Elementary School)

Second Place - Wren Malester-Poris (Thomas P. Hughes Elementary School)

Warren County

First Place - Kate Tipton (Harmony Township School)

Second Place - Patricia Galione (Ridge and Valley Charter School)

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A complete list of endangered and threatened wildlife species can be found on our Field Guide.

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All entrants must select a focus species from this list or the list provided in the contest kit.

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30th Annual Detroit Branch NAACP Art & Essay Contest

The Detroit Branch of the NAACP is hosting the 30th Annual "Art & Essay Contest". The contest is open to elementary through high school students and provides students an opportunity to display their knowledge on civil rights history through art, essay or other creative means outlined in the rubrics below. Over the past 30 years, the partnership has distributed over $250,000 in scholarship dollars to students in the community. 

The deadline to apply to the Art & Essay Contest is Friday, January 31, 2020, at 6 p.m. The official rules, writing prompts, and contest information can be found in the links below:

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2023 art and essay contest for 3rd and 4th graders.

George Washington Carver National Monument, in partnership with the Department of Teacher Education at Missouri Southern State University, Spiva Center for the Arts, and Carver Birthplace Association announces the George Washington Carver National Monument 3rd and 4th Grade Art and Essay Contest.   Open to 3rd and 4th graders, Art and Essay encourages artistic expression and trait-based essay writing, centered on the theme:  Curiosity , which is derived from George Washington Carver’s own words: From a child, I had an inordinate desire for knowledge, especially music, painting, flowers, and the sciences...”  Students are invited to explore this theme to create art and write essays. Entry deadline is  February 16th, 2023. An art show will be set up beginning  March 6th  with an awards ceremony held on  April 1, 2023. Roary the Lion from Missouri Southern State University will be there to congratulate the students! Each first-place winner will become a park ranger for a day and work with park rangers in the visitor center! Teachers can access the information packet online at  Art and Essay Contest. For further information, to request a teacher packet by mail, or to schedule a virtual or classroom visit with a park ranger, please call 417-325-4151 or email [email protected].   Administered by the National Park Service, an agency of the Department of the Interior, George Washington Carver National Monument preserves the birthplace and childhood home of George Washington Carver, scientist, educator, and humanitarian. Please call the park at 417-325-4151 between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. for further information. Visit our Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube pages. The park is located two miles west of Diamond, Missouri, on Highway V, then south ¼ mile on Carver Road.  

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Click the link Get Started below to sign in to your account and begin registering your students. Just click on the link below, and then click on create an account on the next page. Would like more information on how the registration process works before beginning? Continue scrolling down the page or click the button More Information, and it will scroll you to the next section.

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Teacher/Leader Registration

Click on the button at the top of the page to Start the registration process. This process will entail filling out a form that includes: your name, school, school address, phone and email address.

At this step you should have already created an account for yourself (teacher/leader). This next step will be to register a class. If you will be registering more than one class under your name please make sure to add an identifying class name, for example English 1301.

Add Your Students

Once your class has been created you can begin adding students. Click the button "Add Student" to begin. Fill out the form for each student in your class or those that will be participating. Please make sure you have your student's parent/guardian's contact information.

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When you add a student an automated permissions request email will be sent to the parent or guardian. You can override this by checking the box "I have been given permission via another method". You will not be able to upload a file until the student receives permission.

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The final step in the process! Click on the student's name and then upload the essay or artwork. There can only be one submission per student, you can however re-upload the artwork/essay and it will replace the previous entry.

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City Council Celebrates Diversity with Student Contests

Writers and artists are invited to participate in Richardson's Annual MLK, Jr. and Black History Month art and essay contests.

Winning works will be published by the City with authors/artists receiving $200 and certificates of achievement from the Mayor and Council.

Student must live in Richardson, or attend school within the city, to be eligible to enter.

Black History Month: “Celebrating Diversity and Inclusion” Art Contest

For : Students in 1-12 grade.

Prompt :  Create an original artwork that explores the role young people can play in shaping the future and continuing the legacy of appreciation for cultural diversity.

Details : One entry per student. Submission may include a two or three-dimensional art piece.

Submission information : Submit photos of art beginning Jan. 1, 2024.

Deadline : Feb. 29, 2024

• One entry per student.
• Must be submitted as a .jpg.
• Maximum 3D size is 16”H x 12”D x 16”W
• Entries must be original – no licensed, copyrighted, or trademarked work will be accepted.
• Entries must not be offensive, pornographic, overly graphic, obscene, etc.
• One photo of entry will be submitted digitally. (see below on how to submit) 
• No identifying information of the artist can be included as part of the visual submission.
• Each participant must grant the City of Richardson permission to use his or her name and image for the purposes of the contest and acknowledging that it may be published or displayed. If participant is under age 18, a parent or legal guardian must complete this entry.

Entries will be scored by a panel of judges based on: 

• Artistic Excellence How is the quality of the composition,  overall artistic design and professional approach to the process and presentation?
• Originality How creative and original is the artwork of the depicted theme?
• Reflection of the Theme How is the quality of the composition,  overall artistic design and professional approach to the process and presentation?

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Essay Contest

For : Students in grades 4-12

Prompt : Dr. King often spoke about the importance of young people in creating a better society. Discuss the role youth can play in advancing the ideals of Dr. King and how they can contribute to positive social change.

Details : One entry per student. Essay should not exceed 500 words.

Submission information : Submit essays beginning Jan. 1, 2024.

Deadline : Jan. 31, 2024

• One essay per student.
• Must not exceed 500 words.
• Must be submitted as a PDF document.
• Essays must be typed, double-spaced and suitable for publication.
• Content must be original – no licensed, copyrighted, trademarked work or plagiarism will be accepted.
• No identifying information of the author can be included in the body of the essay.
• Each participant must grant the City of Richardson permission to use his or her name and essay for the purposes of the contest and acknowledging that it may be reproduced and published. If participant is under age 18, entry must be submitted by a parent or guardian.

Essays will be scored by a panel of judges based on:

• Organization There are many elements that must come together to create a good essay. The topic should be clear and interesting. The author’s voice should come through, but not be a distraction. There should be no errors in grammar, spelling, punctuation, or capitalization. Organization is one of the most important elements of an essay that is often overlooked. An organized essay is clear, focused, logical and effective.
• Content To what extent did the writer demonstrate a clear understanding of the question and respond with details?
• Creativity To what extent was the original thinking of the author relative to the subject?
• Voice “Voice” refers to the rhetorical mixture of vocabulary, tone, point of view, and syntax that makes phrases, sentences, and paragraphs flow in a particular manner. Novels can represent multiple voices: that of the narrator and those of individual characters.
• Grammatical Structure Literary style, grammar, style and length of essay (500 Words).
• Reflection of the Topic How well does the essay relate to the topic?

2023 Art Contest Winners 

2023 Essay Contest Winners 

Hafsa Sayeed

4th to 6th Grade

Daniela Mantula

7th to 9th Grade

Shereen Qaralusi

10th to 12th Grade

2022 Art Contest Winners 

2022 Essay Contest Winners 

Jeremiah Miller

3rd to 5th Grade

Sanjay Kamalapur

6th to 8th Grade

Markella Joseph

9th to 12th Grade

"Black History Month: Celebrating Diversity and Inclusion" Art Contest Previous Winners

Shaarvi Karthik

PreK - 2nd Grade

Neil Thakkar

Oliver Eli Worley

Caroline Huffman

Martin Luther King, Jr. Essay Contest Previous Winners

Sara Heiser

Grace Brantley

Questions?  [email protected]   |  Entry Submission Website

See your artwork in space: Students and educators invited to participate in art contest

Is your artwork out of this world? It just might be, and now you have the chance to actually see it in space.

Astronaut and contest visionary John Shoffner is inviting students and educators from around the world to submit a drawing, painting or written poetry showcasing what it would look like if we lived up there.

Participants from around the globe will have the chance to showcase vivid color and curiosity as they take us on a journey into space as they envision it. Students and educators are encouraged to submit art and poetry showcasing vivid color, thoughtful words and wild imagination, according to a press release about the contest. The goal is to promote the “A” in STEAM education.

In February, native York County artist Jeff Koons made history with the lunar landing of the Odysseus spacecraft, allowing one of his creations to be the first “ authorized ” work of art on the moon. Could another York countian join his work?

Who can enter?

Eight category representatives will receive special recognition from the International Space Station (ISS) in addition to receiving physical prints of their creation sent down from space. 

Entries will be  categorized by age division : 5 through 8, 9through 13, 14 through 18, and a newly added educator category, as well as by genre: visual art and poetry.

More: Jeff Koons on the moon: York-born mega artist has work en route to the lunar surface

How to enter

To enter, submissions can be made by filling out the contest form through www.spaceartcontest.com. Contestants can upload their files to the form and will need to submit a short response to the question: What was the inspiration behind your art/poetry?

Submissions for the 2024 International Space Art and Poetry Contest close on April 5. Selected category representatives will get to see video footage of astronauts in space, showcasing their winning artwork. They will receive prints of their creations sent down from space, as well as gift packages provided by Crayola Experience, and more.

Submissions for the 2024 International Space Art and Poetry Contest close on April 5. Selected category representatives will receive prints of their creations sent down from space, gift packages provided by Crayola Experience, and more.

2024 Creative Nonfiction (Up to 2,500 Words)

The Bacopa Literary Review is looking to publish true stories, written beautifully, and based on the author’s  experiences, perceptions, and reflections in the form of personal memoir  or literary essay (for example, nature, travel, medical, spiritual,  food writing).

Guidelines:

• You must be 18 years old or older.
• Only one submission to Creative Nonfiction, and do not submit to another genre unless this submission has been declined. Your uploaded file must contain only the title and work itself, not the author's name.
• One piece, limit 2500 words
• Double spaced, Arial 12-point typeface preferred 
• Submit the file in .doc .docx or .rtf  only
• Bacopa Literary Review does not accept previously published material

The submission process includes a text entry box titled "COVER LETTER,"  where you provide the following information:

• Name, address, email, phone, title, word count and bio of 50 words or fewe r. This is the only place where your name appears.
• Where did you hear about Bacopa Literary Review ?

Stephanie Seguin

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Student ‘How To’ Contest Winner

How to Befriend an Introvert

A winning essay by Ashley Zhang, age 14.

By The Learning Network

This essay, by Ashley Zhang, 14, of West Vancouver, British Columbia, is one of the Top 11 winners of The Learning Network’s new “How To” Informational Writing Contest for Teenagers .

We are publishing the work of all the winners over the next several days, and you can find them here as they post.

“Us introverts can be wild — even more than extroverts sometimes. But we hide that side from most and show it to the ones we care about,” says Cyki Kamei, a young introvert suffering from misunderstanding in Canada. In schools, teachers see introverts as problems, but what teachers don’t know is that when introverts are with people they love, they tend to act like extroverts.

One of the first and easiest steps to understanding an introvert is to know why they are different from most people. “Although it’s a well-known stereotype, introversion is not shyness. Where shyness is like social anxiety, introversion is more like a lower need for external stimulation,” Cyki says. Due to this stereotype, people think that someone sulking in the corner at a party or someone quiet is an introvert. Once you understand that introversion is just a preference for solitude rather than a fear of social interaction, you have already figured out introverts better than most of the population.

“Schools are the most draining places for introverts since they often force students to interact with each other, which drains an introvert’s social battery faster,” Cyki states. Unlike extroverts, who find people energizing, introverts find “people time” draining. Long days of socializing in school can exhaust introverts, who then need alone time.

So how can you know when to talk to your introvert? Try to observe where on the social battery scale they are at. If they seem to be low, as if they are actively avoiding people, leave them be. They have had enough of social interaction and would love to recharge with some alone time.

But what if your introvert isn’t feeling low? Go and strike up a conversation! “Most introverts have something called ‘small-talk-o-phobia,’” Cyki reveals. Examples of small talk might be going up to them and saying, “Nice weather.” You will scare most of them half to death. Instead, try to get to know them more. Though introverts hate small talk, they do enjoy deep conversations about things they love. By having these conversations, even if you hit a roadblock, you could still find the “wild” part of your introvert.

“Don’t be scared of silence with an introvert,” Cyki says. “Introverts like to think before they speak.” Embrace the way introverts are. “Introversion is not a ‘mark of a devil,’” Cyki declares. “Embracing it is what we must do as a society.”

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I was born and raised in a working-class city, Elektrostal, Moscow region. I received a higher education in television in Moscow. I studied to be a documentary photographer. My vision of the aesthetics of the frame was significantly influenced by the aesthetics of my city – the endless forests and swamps of the Moscow region with endless factories, typical architecture and a meagre color palette. In this harsh world, people live and work, raise children, grow geranium, throw parties and live trouble, run a ski cross. They are the main characters of my photo projects.

I study a person in a variety of circumstances. We blog with friends with stories of such people. We are citizen journalists. In my works, I touch upon the topics of homelessness, people’s attitude to their bodies, sexual objectification, women’s work, alienation and living conditions of different people. The opportunity to communicate with my characters gives me a sense of belonging and modernity of life.

My photos create the effect of presence, invisible observation of people. I don’t interfere with what’s going on, I’m taking the place of an outside observer. I’m a participant in exhibitions in Rome (Loosenart Gallery), Collaborated with the Russian Geographical Community.

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Microplastics Are Contaminating Ancient Archaeological Sites

New research suggests plastic particles may pose a threat to the preservation of historic remains

Aaron Boorstein

Staff Contributor

Today, microplastics are found almost everywhere: oceans , food , the atmosphere and even human lungs , blood and placenta s. But while they’re thought of as a modern problem, plastic particles are now appearing where one might least expect: ancient archaeological sites.

Researchers found microplastics in soil deposits 7.35 meters (24.11 feet) below the ground, according to a study published this month in the journal Science of the Total Environment . The soil samples date to the first or early second century C.E. and were sourced from two archaeological sites in York, England. Some were excavated in the late 1980s, while others were contemporary samples.

The scientists then used an imaging technique called μFTIR , which can detect microplastics’ quantities, size and composition. Across all samples, they found 66 particles consisting of 16 polymer types.

“This feels like an important moment, confirming what we should have expected: that what were previously thought to be pristine archaeological deposits, ripe for investigation, are in fact contaminated with plastics,” says John Schofield , an archaeologist at the University of York, in a statement .

Microplastics are fragments of plastic that are smaller than five millimeters long, the diameter of a standard pencil eraser . They come from a variety of sources, including laundry, landfills, beauty products and sewage sludge.

“In the last not even 100 years—mostly since the 1950s—we as humans have produced eight billion tons of plastic, and the estimate is only about 10 percent of that has been recycled,” Leigh Shemitz, president of the climate education group SoundWaters, told Yale Sustainability in 2020.

Microplastics have been found in soil samples before. In fact, almost one-third of all plastic waste ends up in soil or freshwater, according to the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification .

But the new study provides “the first evidence of [microplastic] contamination in archaeological sediment (or soil) samples,” write the researchers. These findings could change how archaeologists protect historic sites.

“While preserving archaeological remains in situ has been the favored approach in recent years, the new findings could trigger a change in approach, as microplastic contamination could compromise the remains’ scientific value,” writes CNN ’s Jack Guy.

In situ , Latin for “in the place,” is the term used to describe archaeological objects that have not been moved from their original locations. Leaving remains in situ helps prevent site and artifact damage, preserves contextual setting and allows future researchers to gather information.

“The presence of microplastics can and will change the chemistry of the soil, potentially introducing elements which will cause the organic remains to decay,” says David Jennings , chief executive of York Archaeology, in the statement. “If that is the case, preserving archaeology in situ may no longer be appropriate.”

Now, the researchers will shift their attention toward better understanding the implications of their findings. They know microplastics could threaten the integrity of archaeological samples, but what exactly does that harm look like?

“To what extent this contamination compromises the evidential value of these deposits and their national importance is what we'll try to find out next,” says Schofield.

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Aaron Boorstein is an intern with  Smithsonian magazine.