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First Freedom Student Competition 2009/2010
The 2009/2010 competition is made possible
with the generous support of the
Richard S. Reynolds Foundation.
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 The First Freedom Student Competition is a national essay contest, offering high-school students an opportunity to compete for a $3,000, $1,500 and $750 award, as they examine religious freedom, its history, current importance, and relevance in their lives. The competition is open to students in the United States and U.S. territories, and to American schools and American home-schooled students worldwide. We invite 9th - 12th grade students at all levels of academic placement to participate.
The right to religious freedom is set forth in constitutional and international human rights law. Today’s youth play an important role in upholding and strengthening this liberty; therefore, the First Freedom Student Competition has been developed to:
- Help high-school students better understand religious freedom - its history and current significance;
- Encourage high-school students to explore their individual and civic rights to and responsibilities for religious freedom;
- Engage high-school teachers and students in the study of American history and the First Amendment; and
- Challenge high-school students to strengthen their analytic writing skills.
The online student registration deadline is Monday, November 23, 2009. The postmark deadline for mailing the essay and its accompanying materials is Saturday, November 28, 2009. Winners will be announced on April 13, 2010, Thomas Jefferson's birthday. (Click on the yellow buttons above for the topic, guidelines, online registration and other important details.)
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