ASU invites schoolchildren to enter creative contest
<p>Arizona State University invites schoolchildren from all over the state to enter its 25th annual Martin Luther King Jr. essay-poster contest. Winners will receive savings bonds and have their entries displayed at ASU.</p><separator></separator><p>They also will be honored at ASU's Martin Luther King Jr. celebration breakfast in January, along with their parents, teachers and school principals. Entries must be postmarked by Nov. 4. </p><separator></separator><p>ASU started the contest 25 years ago to encourage children to discuss the ideals of the late civil-rights leader with their parents and teachers. Students are asked to create their entries around the theme, "Beyond the Dream: Building Communities Through Servant Leadership," focusing on a member of their family, school or community who demonstrates leadership through service.</p><separator></separator><p>Essays or poems depicting the theme must be 250 words or less. The winning posters will be made into bookmarks, so they must be oblong in shape — as small as 4 1/2 by 11 inches but no larger than 6 3/4 by 17 inches. Prizes are $150, $100 and $75 savings bonds.</p><separator></separator><p>Entries in each of the three categories will be judged by grade level: primary (K-2nd grade), intermediate (3rd-5th grade), middle (6th-8th grade) and secondary (9th-12th grade). <o:p></o:p>Winning entries will be chosen on the basis of originality, clarity, creativity and best depiction of the theme. <o:p></o:p></p><separator></separator><p>Entry forms will be posted on the Web site, <a href="http://www.asu.edu/mlk/contest.html" title="http://www.asu.edu/mlk/contest.html">http://www.asu.edu/mlk/contest.htm…;. For more information or to request entry forms in the mail, call Heidi Maxwell at (602) 543-5306 or e-mail heidi.maxwell@asu.edu.</p>