Tuesday, September 2, 2008

ESSAY CONTEST!!!

"The Role of the Fan in Promoting Sportsmanship”

Your help is greatly appreciated in eliciting participation from students in your school by distributing the contest flyer (click here for flyer) to the appropriate faculty members (i.e. coaches, physical education/health, English, media and guidance departments).

The authors of the top three entries, as selected by the MIAA Sportsmanship Committee, will be awarded prizes of $500, $300 and $200 respectively and honored during the 15th Annual MIAA Sportsmanship Summit at Gillette Stadium on Friday, November 21. In addition, a compilation of finalist and honorable mention entries will be published in Volume VIII of "Sportsmanship: A Game Plan for Life."

All entries for this contest MUST BE RECEIVED by Friday, October 17 at the following address:

MIAA Student Sportsmanship Essay/Multimedia Contest
33 Forge Parkway
Franklin, MA 02038Entries may also be emailed to studentservices@miaa.net

· Literary entries must be typed and contain no more than 500 words
· Multimedia entries (audio, visual, etc.) must not be longer than 3 minutes in duration

Schools will be notified of winning entries in November. If you have any questions about this contest, please do not hesitate to contact the MIAA Student Services Department at 508-541-7997. Thank you for your assistance in promoting this important initiative. We look forward to receiving entries from your school.

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