Congresswoman Jennifer McClellan announced the launch of the 2025 Black History Month Essay Contest for middle and high school students in Virginia’s Fourth Congressional District.

Jaylan Hill, an 8th grader at Onondaga Hill Middle School in the Westhill Central School District, won the essay contest. Jaylan’s favorite subject is social studies.

High school and middle school students in 17 area counties are invited to participate in the annual civics essay contest sponsored by the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee ...

Horizon Middle School seventh grader, Maxim Rogoff, second from left, recently received third place nationally for his submission in the Elks Americanism Essay Contest.

Three students from Centennial Middle School won first through third place in the third annual Boulder Valley School District and Historic Boulder Essay Contest. This year’s essay prompt was ...

Columbia Middle School sixth-grader Ayisha Beausejour won a statewide essay contest for Black History Month. Ayisha’s essay highlighting the legacy of Black leaders such as Ruby Bridges and ...

The essay topic for the 2023 contest is “A Virginian Who Served in The Military During the Korean War Era Who Inspires Me.” Students may consider a member of their family, of their community ...

The annual Constitution Essay Contest announces middle school, high school and adult winners who crafted thorough and well-thought out essays about the First Amendment’s right to peacefully ...

Demetrick Tidwell, "Talking About Peace Week," Dunbar Magnet Middle School. Madison Prescott, Springfield, "Peace Week Essay," Joe T. Robinson Middle School. Nora Gonzales, "Violence in My School ...

For some Southwestern Central School District students, the pen is indeed mightier than the sword. Six Southwestern Middle School students helped the district sweep all the top place finisher ...

If the First Amendment did not exist, things like going to church, attending a political rally, protesting a war, or promoting animal rights would be nearly impossible. The Amendment our ability ...

Jaylan Hill, an 8th grader at Onondaga Hill Middle School in the Westhill Central School District, won the essay contest. Jaylan’s favorite subject is social studies.