From Americans United for Separation of Church and State (http://www.au.org):
We are excited to announce the launch of AU’s 2022 Student Essay Contest, with a first-place prize of $1,500!
This year’s contest focuses on recent Supreme Court decisions and their impact on the law and on peoples’ lives. Our essay contest encourages high school students to reflect on why religious freedom and church-state separation are important to them and their communities.
The Topic:
How does one or more of the following Supreme Court decisions relate to church-state separation and religious freedom, and how will it affect people and communities in the United States?
- Kennedy v. Bremerton School District
- Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization
- Carson v. Makin
The Prizes:
- First place: $1,500 and essay will be printed on AU’s website and in Church & State magazine
- Second place: $1,000 and essay will be printed on AU’s website
- Third Place: $500 and essay will be printed on AU’s website
The Fine Print:
- Essay length should be between 750 and 1,000 words.
- Writing should be clear, creative, and proofread; demonstrate genuine grappling with the topic; and be the student’s original writing.
- Submissions should make persuasive arguments supported by specific examples and/or cited sources where appropriate.
- The contest is open to members of high school classes of 2022, 2023, and 2024 in the United States including the fifty states, the District of Columbia, and the U.S. territories.
Employees and board members of Americans United, and members of their families, are not eligible to participate.
If you are not an eligible student, please take a moment to share this contest with the students and young people in your life. This is a great way to bring them into our movement for church-state separation.
For more information on this contest, please visit www.au.org/essaycontest. To read last year’s winning essays, click here.
We can’t wait to see what students submit this year!
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