JOSEPH S. RUMBAUGH HISTORICAL ORATION CONTESTThe Joseph S. Rumbaugh Historical Oration Contest is open to all high school students (9th through 12th grades) interested in the American Revolution. The contest is for all students attending public, parochial, private or home school students in Bradley, Meigs, and Polk County. The winner of our chapter contest may potentially advance to the state or national levels where scholarships and cash prizes are awarded. Each student’s five-to-six-minute speech (and accompanying manuscript) will be judged based upon its composition, delivery, significance, and historical accuracy and relevance. Three cash/scholarship awards are given: the National First Place Winner receives $6,000; the 2nd Place Runner-up receives $4,000; and the 3rd Place Runner-up receives $2,000 cash prize. Each also receives an Olympic-sized medal. All other finalists (4th through 6th Place runners-up) are awarded $500 cash and all other national contestants are awarded $200 cash. An informational flyer and the contest forms can be found below
Application deadline is January 31, 2024
For more information, contact Oration Committee Chair Dennis Purvis at 423-432-4159 . |
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Detail your services We invite all high school students (9th through 12th grades) interested in the American Revolution to participate in the George S. & Stella M. Knight Essay Contest. The contest is open to all US Citizen and Legal Resident students attending home schools, public, parochial, or private high schools in Bradley, Rhea and Polk County. The National Association of Secondary School Principals has placed this program on the 2017-18 NASSP List of Approved Contests, Programs, and Activities for Students. To participate, students must submit an original 800- to 1,200-word essay based on an event, person, philosophy or ideal associated with the American Revolution, Declaration of Independence, or the framing of the United States Constitution. Each student’s essay will be judged based upon its historical accuracy, clarity, organization, grammar and spelling, and documentation. The contest is conducted in three phases: the local chapter, state-level society, and national phases. Application Deadline is December 31, 2024 For more information, contact Essay Committee Chair Dennis Purvis at 423-432-4159. |
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JROTC
JROTC stands for Junior Reserve Officer’s Training Corps. It is a military regulated high school program whose purpose is to educate high school students in leadership roles while making them aware of the benefits of citizenship. The mission of JROTC is to motivate young people to become better American citizens. The SAR awards the Bronze JROTC Medal to foster the principles of the “citizen-soldier”, exemplified by the Minutemen of Revolutionary War days. This award is presented by a Chapter to a cadet who is selected for having a high degree of merit with respect to patriotism, leadership, military bearing, scholarship and general excellence. The recipient is selected by the Senior Military Instructor (SMI) of the JROTC unit, who is given full latitude in making the selection. The SAR JROTC Medal is approved by the United States Army, the United States Navy, the United States Marine Corps, and the United States Air Force. info@colbenjamincleveland.com |
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Detail your services The contest is open to all Eagle Scouts who are currently registered in an active unit and, except as provided in the paragraph below, have not reached their nineteenth birthday during the year of application. The year that the Eagle rank was awarded is not restricted. Three awards are given: National First Place Winner receives $10,000; Runner-up receives $6,000; and 2nd Runner-up receives $4,000. The First Place Winner will be asked to appear at the SAR Annual Congress, held in June or July, to be recognized and receive the award. The awards may be taken as either a cash award, or as a scholarship to an educational institution. An Eagle Scout may apply for the contest in more than one year if they meet the age requirements, but no more than $10,000 total will be awarded to any one Eagle Scout. Prizes and recognition may also be awarded at the SAR Chapter and State Society level. Each Eagle Scout must complete an application form, a four-generation ancestor chart, and a 500-word patriotic themed essay. Application Deadline is December 31, 2024 For more information, contact us at info@colbenhamincleeveland.com |