FDR- A Presidency Revealed Contest
Eligibility
Homeschoolers NOW may participate! Your
phone calls and emails helped!
Dateline: 3/11/05
As a follow up our phone conversation, we have regrouped with
our legal counselors and with The History Channel executives
this afternoon [March 10, 2005] to discuss your concern of allowing
homeschooled high-school students grades 9-12 to enter the scholarship
challenge. The History Channel has decided to open the scholarship
challenge to all homeschoolers (even in states where homeschooling
is not considered "private" school) in addition to
students enrolled in a private and/or public high school.
If you are interested in having your students participating in
this exciting program please see below for instructions:
You can go to www.history.com/classroom
download the FDR: A Presidency Revealed Scholarship
Challenge official rules for complete details and guidelines,
then...
USE YOUR FREEDOM OF SPEECH...
Franklin Delano Roosevelt devoted much of his presidency to
providing all Americans with a vibrant and well-rounded education.
The FDR: A Presidency Revealed Scholarship Challenge
gives dedicated students the chance to expand their educational
opportunities with a college scholarship!
Here's how to enter:
§ Students
(high school students, grades 9-12) will write an essay based
on The History Channel two-part documentary FDR: A Presidency
Revealed, airing on April 17, 2005 at 9pm/8C.
§ Essays
must be between 500 and 600 words in length (not including footnotes
and/or references) and demonstrate in their essays that they
have watched The History Channel documentary FDR: A Presidency
Revealed.
§ Successful
entries will incorporate aspects of the documentary along with
additional research. Students should indicate additional
sources they used in writing and researching their essays.
§ Students
may write about any aspect of the Roosevelt Presidency.
Suggested topics include:
- Roosevelt's "Four Freedoms" speech
- FDR's use of the media in communicating to the American public
- The daily life of the White House during the Roosevelt Presidency
- The New Deal and its legacies
- The expansion of the federal government during the Roosevelt
years
- Roosevelt's policies during war time
- The influence of Roosevelt's illness on his leadership style
...TO EXPERIENCE FREEDOM FROM WANT!
Prizes include:
One (1) Grand Prize
§ A $7,500
Scholarship, awarded to the winning student in the form of a
check.
§ One
(1) History Channel "Select Titles" video library (valued
at $500), awarded to the winning student's school. (Estimated
Retail Value ("ERV"): $8,000)
Two (2) First Prizes
§ A $2,000
Scholarship, awarded to the winning student in the form of a
check.
§ One
(1) History Channel "Select Titles" video library (valued
at $500), awarded to the winning student's school. (ERV:
$2,500 each)
NOTHING TO FEAR! JUST FOLLOW THESE ENTRY INSTRUCTIONS:
§ All
entries must be typed.
§ Entries
must be clearly labeled with the following information: first
name, last name, street address (no P.O. Box numbers), city,
state, zip code, school name, school address, school contact
(teacher/administrator) with their daytime telephone number and
home telephone number, parent/legal guardian name, daytime telephone
number of parent/legal guardian, a statement of authenticity,
and cable/satellite operator (if applicable).
§ Each
entry must be the original work of the individual student, and
will not be returned.
§ Entries
will be judged by criteria detailed in official rules (available
at www.History.com/classroom)
§ Entries
must be postmarked by June 18, 2005 and received by June 27,
2005.
§ Mail
Entries to: FDR: A Presidency Revealed Scholarship Challenge
- Dept. 3998, P.O. Box 2193, Stacy, MN 55078-2193.
Thank you again for your patronage to The History Channel
and your strong support of the FDR- A Presidency Revealed Scholarship
Challenge.
Sincerely,
Kim Bell
Program Director
FDR- A Presidency Revealed Scholarship Challenge
The History Channel Promotions Headquarters
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