The Arkansas in the Civil War Message Board

Arkansas Military Historian Essay Competition

If this is inappropriate, please take it down, but I know there are several school teachers on the board, so I wanted to get the word out on this contest.

Arkansas Military Historian Essay Competition

The Arkansas Military Historian Essay Competition is state wide competition open to students enrolled in grades 9-12 in pub-lic, private, and parochial schools, and those in home-study programs. The Arkansas National Guard Museum Foundation, recognizing the importance of encouraging young scholars and promoting research regarding Arkansas Military History, has established this $500 annual prize. The winning essay will be published in the Arkansas Military History Journal.

Each competitor will submit an essay that addresses the following topic:
“What military events have most shaped the social, political or economic development of Arkansas?”
The committee will judge papers according to the following criteria:
1) Clear thesis
2) Elaboration on the thesis with specific, concrete, personal example(s)
3) Evidence of critical-thinking, such as synthesis and evaluation, when reflecting on the essay question
4) Organization and fluency
5) Overall effectiveness of the student’s ability to communicate the impact that military events have had on the development of Arkansas and its people?
Submission Guidelines:
Length: Submissions for the 9-12 Arkansas Military Historian Essay should be approximately 1,500 words. Formatting: Number all pages except for the title page. All pages are to be double-spaced. Use 12 pt. Times New Roman Font. Margins are to be 1” left and right, and top and bottom. Submissions must be composed in Microsoft Word. The author’s identity is to appear no-where on the paper. A separate, unattached page should accompany the paper, identifying the author, title of paper, home address, telephone number, email address, and name of school. Papers that do not adhere to these guidelines will be disquali-fied.
Deadline: Entries must be emailed or postmarked by the annual deadline of May 1st.
Winning papers will be announced in NLT 1 August 2017.

The Arkansas National Guard Museum reserves the right to publish in the Arkansas Military History Journal any essay (or por-tion thereof) submitted to the competition. It will do so solely at its discretion, but full acknowledgment of authorship will be given. If someone’s essay is published in whole or in part, the author will receive three (3) copies of the Journal.
To submit your materials by email: Send the following materials as separate attachments in the same email (formatted in MS Word), with the subject line “Arkansas Military Historian Essay”:
1. The paper
2. A page with identifying information (author, title of paper, home address, telephone number, e-mail address, and name of school.)
Email to: raymond.d.screws.nfg@mail.mil

To submit your material by mail:
Send five copies of the paper and five copies of the page with identifying information. In the lower left hand corner on the front of the envelope write: Arkansas Military Historian Essay Competition and mail to:

Dr. Raymond Screws
Arkansas National Guard Museum
Box 58, Camp Robinson
North Little Rock, Arkansas 72199

Arkansas Military Historian Essay Competition Committee:
Dr. Raymond Screws
COL Damon N. Cluck
LTC Clement J. Papineau