Winter 2008: Highlighting Courageous Youth Writing Contest

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	Winter Contest 2008
Essay Contest The GenJ Winter Essay Contest ran from January 15 - March 1, 2008. Winners were announced on April 1. Winning entries can be seen here. Contest Details: Participants may enter up to three (3) essays, however only one can win a prize. Essay Subject: Highlighting Courageous Youth in American History.

	Contest Entry Form
2008 GenJ Writing Contest.pdf (37 KB) [Updated 12/18/07]

	Grand Prize Winner
1stPlace_Kabakoro_MelbaPatillo.pdf (57 KB) Hosanna Kabakoro Age: 15 Twin Falls, Idaho "My sister and I are home-educated and when we moved here from the Fiji Islands, my parents started looking for healthy activities and organizations for us to get involved with. Gen J has been a terrific encouragement for all of us to stand up for truth and be informed. I wanted to enter the contest because I love to write and try to take every opportunity to improve my writing skills. My grandmother, who is a published author, always taught my mom that a good writer writes what she knows. Melba Pattillo has been one of my heroes since I was 6 years old…I even have a magazine clipping from Life magazine that has the famous photo of the kids going to school that day. Every day, I hear people put our country down and mock our nation’s values. People like Melba Pattillo made our country a better place to live and I wanted to remind people that while America is not perfect, we are the greatest nation on earth. I wanted them to remember that freedom costs us something and that people have made and are making sacrifices so we can live freely."

	Top Four Honorable Mentions
Kristi Joy Matovich 16 years old Leesburg, VA "When Little Becomes Much" Grace Silverstein 14 years old Paducah, KY "One Life to Lose" Erica Scott 17 years old Blue Springs, MO "Unwavering Courage" Joseph Baum 17 years old Telford, PA "One Life to Lose for My Country"

	Winter Contest 2008
Essay Contest Contest Schedule: January 15 - March 1, 2008. All entries must be postmarked no later than March 1, 2008 or emailed no later than March 1, 2008 at 11:59pm ET. Winners are to be announced on April 1st by 5pm. Contest Details: Participants may enter up to three (3) essays, however only one can win a prize. Essay Subject: Highlighting Courageous Youth in American History. Your essay must be about a young person or group of young people under the age of 25 who made a positive difference in culture, politics, history, religion, or some other area of American society. The person or persons must have had godly moral character, and must have been under the age of 25 when the act or event occurred. The person or persons may have gone on to other achievements later in life, but your essay must discuss something they did or some event in their life before they were 25 years old. Rules: All entries should be no more than 500 words. They should be printed in 12 point Times New Roman font with no spelling and no grammar errors. Mailing your entry is strongly preferred, however, if e-mailing, please submit entries as a Microsoft Word or Adobe pdf attachment. If faxing your entry please send it with a cover sheet, your entry form to: 540-338-8606. Prizes: Grand Prize: $100 gift card to Amazon.com Honorable Mentions (4): $25 gift card to Amazon.com