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Frederic Watercross Announces Ambassador Essay Contest
Your Chance to win one of three Scholarships
In conjunction with the National Championship Watercross competition being held in Frederic, Wisconsin, at Coon Lake Park, June 28-29, 2008, we are holding a Ambassador essay contest. First, second, and third place winners will be awarded cash prizes to support their college educations. Any student who has completed high school from Frederic, Luck, Siren, or Grantsburg, and who is has been admitted to an accredited degree-producing college program is eligible. Prizes will be granted upon proof of completion with passing grades for the first semester.
Prize money will be determined by total donations
For a Application form click here to print the form
or call: 715-497-2222 and leave a message to have a form mailed to you.
Deadline for entry form is May 24th 2008 and the essay deadline is June 1st 2008
Theme: Essays must address the importance of community. Why it is important for a community’s residents to be active in the community, working to make it a great place in which to live.
Entries will be judged on how effectively they address the theme, considering both content and form--what you say and how you say it. Remember, the most important aspect of good writing is that it communicates your message effectively.
Manuscripts must be typed, double-spaced on one side only of 8 ˝ x 11 paper, no longer than two pages.
Please do NOT put your name on the essay. Instead, put your name, address, and telephone number, with the title of your essay on a cover sheet. The contest administrator will give each entry a number so the judges do not know the entrant’s name.
Send your manuscripts to: Frederic Water X Racing - Attn: Ambassador
P.O. Box 752 Frederic, WI 54837
Essay Judges are:
Carolyn Wedin from Trade Lake is a retired college English teacher with many publications, academic and popular. She teaches community education writing and literature courses in Frederic and Luck.
and
Boyd Sutton from Siren is a prize-winning author whose essays, articles, and short stories have appeared in newspapers and magazines. His romantic mystery, “The Chance,” is in serial publication in The Contributor, a literary magazine produced in Florida. He publishes and edits the Wisconsin Writers’ Journal, a quarterly journal of the Wisconsin Regional Writers Association.
Entry Fee & Other info
Each applicant will be asked to pay a $25.00 entry fee which can be paid by a sponsor. All entry fee money will go into the scholarship fund. The judging will be done by a couple of groups from the surround area and this judging will be done in four areas:
1. The application form content
2. The Essay as described above
3. Personal Interview
4. Public appearance and speaking
Please note that all participants will be asked to help the Frederic Water X Racing during the race weekend at Friday night registration in the Skol Bar and at the race site at Coon Lake Park on Saturday & Sunday. On Saturday evening after racing we will have a Ambassador taco dinner at Country Side Inn where all candidates will be able to meet the drivers and local people. If a candidate is under the age of 21 they Must have a parent or legal guardian present with them on Friday evening and Saturday evening during registration and the Ambassador dinner. The winners will be announced on Sunday afternoon during the break in racing after the drag finals.
This is a chance to win Scholarship money for College