Governor Rick Scott and First Lady Ann Scott announce
2014 Black History Month Student and Teacher contests
Governor
Rick Scott and First Lady Ann Scott invite K-12 students to participate in the
2014 Black History Month art and essay contests. Students, parents, teachers
and principals have also been invited to nominate full-time African-American
educators in elementary, middle or high schools for the Black History Month
Excellence in Education Award.
The student contests focus on
the theme “Dr. Martin Luther King’s Dream: 50 Years in Action.” Students are
asked to respond to how they are influenced and inspired by Dr. Martin Luther
King’s “I Have a Dream” speech. Information about the contests and Florida’s
Black History Month is available on Florida’s Black History Month website at www.FloridaBlackHistory.com.
About the Student Contests
Art Contest for Grades K-3 – The Black History Month art contest is open to all
Florida students in grades K-3, and two winners will be selected.
Essay Contest for Grades
4-12 – The Black History Month essay
contest is open to all Florida students in grades 4 through 12. Three winners
will be selected: one elementary student (grades 4-5), one middle-school
student (grades 6-8), and one high school student (grades 9-12).
Winners will receive a
four-year Florida College Plan scholarship provided by the Florida Prepaid
College Foundation.
About the
Excellence in Education Award
Governor
Scott’s annual Black History Month Excellence in Education Award Contest is
open to all African-American, full time educators in an elementary, middle or
high school in Florida. Three winners will be selected: one elementary (K-5)
teacher, one middle school (6-8) teacher and one high school (9-12) teacher.
All entry forms and
guidelines for the contests can be found at www.FloridaBlackHistory.com.
Contest
Entries and Nominations
Student
Contests and Educator Nomination forms must be mailed to:
Volunteer
Florida
Attention:
Black History Month
3800
Esplanade Way
Suite 180
Tallahassee,
FL 32311
All
entries must be mailed to Volunteer Florida and postmarked on or before January
31, 2014.
For
additional information about Florida’s Black History, contests and other
related events, please visit www.FloridaBlackHistory.com.