World Around You
September-October 2001



Gallaudet National Essay Contest
for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Students

The deadline for this contest has passed. Look for information about the 2003 contest in the September issue of World Around You.

Every year, Gallaudet University offers an essay challenge to deaf and
hard of hearing students. This year s essay theme:

What Should Hearing People Know about
Deaf and Hard of Hearing People and Why?

Gallaudet University is pleased to announce its theme for the fourth National Essay Contest for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Students. This theme concerns hearing people, deaf people, and hard of hearing people and what deaf and hard of hearing teens would tell hearing people about themselves.

What would you tell hearing people about deaf and hard of hearing people? What kind of information do you think they should know?

Consider the world s many groups of hearing people for example, parents, filmmakers, students, doctors, lawmakers, teachers, and business people.
What would you tell these people about deaf and hard of hearing people?

What would you tell your hearing friends?

Remember that after you write what hearing people need to know, you need to write why you believe they need to know it. And don t forget to give us evidence. For example, if you write that hearing people need to know that deaf and hearing people are equally smart, you must tell
a) why you think that they do not believe this, and
b) why you know this is so.

The evidence may come from books or from your personal life, but don t forget to include it.

Send your essay with your answer and evidence to us at World Around You.
Enter your essay in the Gallaudet National Essay Contest today!

Deaf and hard of hearing teens from 14 to 19 years old are invited to write an essay on the topic What Should Hearing People Know About Deaf and Hard of Hearing People and Why? and enter it in a competition to win scholarship money!

Prizes

Each contest participant will receive a certificate of meritorious entry. All place winners and their teachers will receive free subscriptions to World Around You and World Around You-Teacher s Guide. Place winners will also receive scholarship money for college.

$1,000 first place
$500 second place
$300 third place

* All scholarship awards will be DOUBLED for winners who choose to attend Gallaudet University. (They may be more than doubled depending on other information provided by the applying student.)

Rules

  • Entrants must be no older than 19 years old and no younger than 14 years old.
  • Entrants must be deaf or hard of hearing; all entrants’ hearing losses must be verifiable.
  • Four copies of each entry must be submitted; entries may be faxed, e-mailed, or sent through the U.S. mail.
  • One copy of your photograph is requested.
  • All entries become the property of Gallaudet University; they may be published in any format. They will be shared with the admissions office.
  • On the first page of each copy of every entry, there must be a filled-out entry coupon or the following information clearly noted:
    • The writer’s name/complete home address/telephone number
      The writer’s school name/complete school address/school telephone number
    • The title of the entry
    • The words “original,” “copy 1,” “copy 2,” or “copy 3”
    • The signature of a parent/guardian or teacher
  • Entries must be at least one page and no more than 2,000 words.
  • Entries must be typed and doubled spaced.
  • Entries must be in World Around You’s office or postmarked by February 11, 2002.
  • Entrants may submit multiple entries, but they may only earn one award.
  • Late entries will be RETURNED. We hate doing this, but we feel it is only fair to other contestants.
  • Our judges’ decision is final.

Procedures
All entries will be coded and evaluated anonymously.
Entries may be screened by a committee prior to judging.
Winners will be announced and winning entries will be printed in World Around You.

For more information, contact:

Cathryn Carroll, Editor, World Around You
Gallaudet University, KDES PAS-6
800 Florida Avenue, NE,
Washington, DC 20002-3695
Cathryn.Carroll@gallaudet.edu.

GALLAUDET NATIONAL ESSAY CONTEST 2002 (MS Word Doc Word Icon  Acrobat PDF PDF icon
“What Should Hearing People Know About Deaf and
Hard of Hearing People—and Why?”

TITLE OF WORK:_____________________________________________
Original__ Copy 1__ Copy 2__ Copy 3__

____________________________________________________________
Name (please print in CAPITAL LETTERS)                            Date of Birth

____________________________________________________________
Home Address                City                    State                  Zip

____________________________________________________________
School                                                      Year of Graduation

____________________________________________________________
School Address               City                     State                 Zip

____________________________________________________________
Home Phone (__T__V__F)                          School Phone (__T__V__F)

____________________________________________________________
Signature of parent or guardian

This coupon or a copy of the information noted must be attached to each entry.

Mail to:

Gallaudet National Essay Contest
Laurent Clerc National Deaf Education Center
KDES PAS-6, Gallaudet University
800 Florida Avenue, NE
Washington, DC 20002-3695

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