Essay entries encouraged
By Jonathan Allen, News Writing Student
Entries are now being accepted for the 2009 OCCC Annual Essay Contest, said Contest Coordinator Professor Kim Jameson.
Held every year, the contest is open to any student enrolled in College Writing II, English Composition I, or English Composition II, she said.
Jameson said all essays must have been an assignment completed for those classes.
Students may enter one essay per course, meaning that students can submit up to three essays and triple their chances of winning a cash prize.
The contest period runs from January until December, when the fall sememster ends, Jameson said.
Student Marijah Adams won a second-place prize in 2007 after submitting just one essay.
“Don’t get discouraged,” she said. “It’s not hard. Just turn in your essay and hopefully, walk away with a check.”
The textbook publishers McGraw Hill, and Printer Hall donate the prize money.
Last year’s prize money donations amounted to $1,000, double what had been raised in the past years.
The prize money is divided between the top six winning essays.
Jameson said 2009’s prize money donations are expected to match or even exceed that of 2008.
She said she urges students to enter the contest.
