German-American Day Essay Contest For High School Students
Sponsored by: Indiana German Heritage Society Deadline: November 1, 2022 Essay Topic: “Indiana’s German Sister Cities" Prizes: 1st prize: $ 300.00, 2nd prize: $ 200.00, 3rd prize: $ 100.00 Several prizes for runner-ups In honor of German-American Day (October 6), the Indiana German Heritage Society is sponsoring an essay contest for Indiana high school students. Participants do not have to be currently enrolled in a German class to be eligible. However, they should be able to write a brief biographical statement in German. Contest winners will be invited to share their findings with the IGHS organization at one of their monthly Stammtisch meetings and/or by publishing their essay in the quarterly newsletter. Description: Twelve cities in Indiana have a sister city relationship with a German city: Anderson - Bernburg Columbus - Lohne Evansville – Osnabrück Fort Wayne – Gera Goshen – Bexbach Huntingburg – Bissendorf Indianapolis – Cologne Jasper – Pfaffenweiler New Harmony - Wiernsheim Richmond – Zweibrücken South Bend – Arzburg Vincennes – Wasserburg am Inn Write a short (750-1,000 word) essay about the Sister Cities. In the first part, provide some information: What is the original idea of sister cities? How did these relationships start? How was Sister Cities International created and why? Pick one of the cities and write in more detail about what kind of programs are offered. In the second part of your essay, provide a personal analysis: What do you think about the Sister City program? Does it fulfill its purpose? Why/why not? What could be done to make the programs even stronger? Evaluation of Essay (in English): Factual evidence/research, analysis, creativity, writing style. Evaluation of Personal Statement (in German): Content, details, grammar and vocabulary. Contest Requirements: Please submit in one Word/pdf document by November 1, 2022:
Submit entries via email (subject line: “IGHS High School Essay Contest”) as one Word or pdf file attachment to: Dr. Wendy Westphal, IGHS Education Committee, Marian University German Program, wwestphal@marian.edu |
German-American Day Essay Contest For College Students Sponsored by: Indiana German Heritage Society Deadline: November November 1, 2022 Essay Topic:“Indiana’s German Sister Cities" Prizes: 1st prize: $ 300.00, 2nd prize: $ 200.00, 3rd prize: $ 100.00 In honor of German-American Day (October 6), the Indiana German Heritage Society is sponsoring an essay contest for Indiana college students. Participants do not have to be currently enrolled in a German class to be eligible. However, they should be able to write a brief biographical statement in German. Contest winners will be invited to share their findings with the IGHS organization at one of their monthly Stammtisch meetings and/or by publishing their essay in the quarterly newsletter. Description: Twelve cities in Indiana have a sister city relationship with a German city: Anderson - Bernburg Columbus - Lohne Evansville – Osnabrück Fort Wayne – Gera Goshen – Bexbach Huntingburg – Bissendorf Indianapolis – Cologne Jasper – Pfaffenweiler New Harmony - Wiernsheim Richmond – Zweibrücken South Bend – Arzburg Vincennes – Wasserburg am Inn Write a short (750-1,000 word) essay about the Sister Cities. In the first part, provide some information: What is the original idea of sister cities? How did these relationships start? How was Sister Cities International created and why? Pick one of the cities and write in more detail about what kind of programs are offered. In the second part of your essay, provide a personal analysis: What do you think about the Sister City program? Does it fulfill its purpose? Why/why not? What could be done to make the programs stronger? You may conduct an interview with the president of one of the Sister City Committees and include this in your essay. Evaluation of Essay: (in English): Factual evidence/research, analysis, creativity, writing style. Evaluation of Personal Statement (in German): Content, details, grammar and vocabulary. Contest Requirements: Please submit in one Word/pdf document by November 1, 2022:
Submit entries via email (subject line: “IGHS College Essay Contest”) as one Word document attachment to: Dr. Wendy Westphal, IGHS Education Committee, Marian University German Program, wwestphal@marian.edu |
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