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Friday Funnies.
Back to Friday this week… As always, courtesy of Darren at TADO .
- T3 Line
- Ram Needed
- Relationships
- My Car
- Debate
Until next week…
The Knight Scholarship Competition.
I received this in my inbox earlier today. For the virtual school teachers reading this, please pass this on to your students…
Hello Michael,
I hope you are well. To start I have been reading your blog for quite some time. I have two daughters and education is something I take very seriously when it comes to their future and online learning is something that as a parent I try to keep up with. I am contacting you today on behalf of The LEAGUE which is a school and web-based system for service learning that builds character and empowers young people to make a positive difference in their communities. I am writing today to inform you about a great scholarship opportunity that is being offered by The LEAGUE through funding provided by the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation. I thought of your blog because it seems like the perfect place to inform parents and teachers about this scholarship.
The KNIGHT scholarship is a national scholarship competition where 3 students will be awarded $5,000 each for their writings or reflections on their civic experiences in one of three categories: Persuasive Essay (building awareness and inviting action for change in your school, community or the world), Personal Narrative (experiences with service and volunteerism), or News Story (creating newspaper articles that reports acts of service and volunteerism by young people). The scholarship is open to high school seniors from all over the country, even students who are not part of a LEAGUE classroom can apply!
The John S. and James L. Knight Foundation ( http://www.knightfoundation.org ) promotes excellence in journalism worldwide and invests in the vitality of 26 U.S. communities. Since 1954, the foundation has given more than $300 million in journalism grants.
Please visit the link below for a lesson plan that will help students develop the skills needed to write a persuasive essay, news story, reflective journaling, or personal narrative: http://www.learningtogive.org/lessons/unit224/ .
I hope you can join me in supporting The LEAGUE by informing your readers about this scholarship opportunity. For scholarship applications and additional information please visit: http://www.leagueworldwide.org/index.php?option=com_knightgrant&view=knightscholarship . Students must submit their applications before the March 6th deadline . I am available to answer any questions you may have and look forward to speaking with you soon.
All the best,
Holly Alonis
halonis@westglen.com