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ILS Writing Contest Rules and the Topic for 2009-2010
Iota Lambda Sigma Writing Contest
Purpose
Sigma Chapter of the national Iota Lambda Sigma society sponsors an essay contest to encourage academic achievement. Students enrolled in all trade and industrial related classes are required to use their academic writing skills as they compete in this contest.
Eligibility
Entrants must be enrolled in at least one secondary trade and industrial course and be an active member of SkillsUSA-Texas.
Evaluation Criteria
The essays will be evaluated on the following criteria:
1. Content
Relationship to topic
Logically organized
Clarity of message
Expressiveness
2. Technical Quality
Spelling, Grammar, Punctuation
The essays will be judged by the awards committee appointed by Sigma Chapter. The essays will be judged on a point system based on the criteria above. Judges will have final say and entrants may not challenge or appeal.
Topic
The topic for the 2010-11 year has not yet been announced.
Application Procedures
Each entrant shall submit the following:
1. Secondary students must submit an essay no more than 500 words in length.
2. Entrants may only submit one essay.
3. Essays must be typewritten on 8 ½ x 11 sheets.
4. It is preferred you submit essays via e-mail as Microsoft Word or WordPerfect documents. The e-mail addresses are phillip.mcendree@tamucc.edu or psmcendree@yahoo.com. He will confirm receipt of you essay.
5. Do not send essays bound in notebooks.
6. Entrants must include a cover sheet, which clearly states their name, address, phone number, email, school name, teacher’s name, school’s phone number, Texas SkillsUSA Chapter number and the topic for the current year contest.
7. Entrants may not include their name anywhere on the essay itself.
8. Essays should be mailed to Iota Lambda Sigma to the address below.
9. All entries become the property of ILS and will not be returned.
10. ILS will notify the top five contestants and the winner will be announced during the Texas SkillsUSA state contest.
Award-Winning Essays
1. ILS reserves the right to publish, reproduce, copy and display winning essays.
2. ILS will notify the top five contestants by telephone, regular mail, or email according to the information provided on their cover sheet.
3. The winning essays will be published in the ILS newsletter and forwarded to SkillsUSA-Texas and TIVA for possible additional publications.
Deadline
Essays must be received by ILS no later than TBA. Essays submitted after March 10 will not be considered for advancement to the national level of competition.
Completed essays should be submitted to: Phillip McEndree, ILS Writing Contest; Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi; 6300 Ocean Drive, Unit 5818; Corpus Christi, TX 78412-5818.
It is preferred that the essays be sent via email to Dr. McEndree since these are in an electronic format for possible future publication. The preferred email address is psmcendree@yahoo.com and you may also use phillip.mcendree@tamucc.edu .
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