Governor Charlie Crist's Inaugural Hispanic Heritage Month Essay Contest
Official Rules and Guidelines
Governor Charlie Crist's Hispanic Heritage Month Essay Contest is open to all K-12 students in the state of Florida. Three winners will be selected: one elementary (K-5) student, one middle (6-8) student and one high school (9-12) student. Winners will be notified the week of October 8, 2007.
- Entries must be e-mailed to essay@myflorida.com, or mailed to Executive Office of the Governor: Hispanic Heritage Month Committee, 400 S. Monroe Street, Suite 705, Tallahassee, Florida 32399, by 5:00 EDT p.m. Friday, September 28, 2007.
- Essays should address the following topic: "In what way will you impact the future of the Hispanic community in Florida and why?"
- Each student may enter only one essay.
- Essays should be no longer than 500 words in length, and should be typed or hand written in print only. No cursive writing will be accepted.
- A completed parental waiver form must accompany each essay. The parental waiver can be downloaded below.
- Essays submitted must include contestant's name, home address, telephone number, school the student attends, grade level and title of the essay.
- Winners will receive a four-year full tuition scholarship to any Florida state college or university of their choice, provided by Florida Prepaid College Foundation and a computer.
- Winners will be awarded their scholarships at the Governor's Hispanic Heritage Month celebration to be held in Tallahassee on October 15, 2007. All travel and lodging expenses will be paid for the winners and their immediate family members.
Download Official Rules, Guidelines & Waivers: PDF | WORD
Contact the Governor's Office at (850) 410-0501 for any further questions.
All essays must be submitted in one of the following formats:
Simple text(.txt), Rich Test Format(.rtf), Microsoft Word (.doc)