I'm forwarding this to the list from Jennifer Watson, State Language Arts Coordinator. It is for secondary English teachers. Sandra Effinger OWP Technology Liaison [log in to unmask] ------ Forwarded Message From: Jennifer Watson <[log in to unmask]> Reply-To: <[log in to unmask]> Date: Tue, 08 Mar 2005 Friends, please share this information: Dear Ms. Watson, It was good to chat with you this afternoon about the JasperLinks Scholarship Writing Contest. You mentioned that you could forward this information to groups that would find it valuable. If they could inform secondary English teachers of our contest, we would greatly appreciate it. Every effort to inform teachers, students, and parents is a door of opportunity for the students of Oklahoma. The Grand Prize is $1,000 for higher education, and publication on both our website and in a bound collection. Students may opt to receive an interest-bearing U.S. Savings Bond. And they may enter an essay and/or a short story as often as they like, thereby potentially building a sizable college fund. Our judges are classroom English teachers and we ask them to do something that is unusual for writing contests. Our judges not only select the best entries, but they also critique all of the semi-finalists¹ entries. Because we believe in encouraging students to write well, we use this contest to facilitate strong writing. Parents, students, teachers, and counselors are invited to visit our website at http://contest.jasperlinks.com for the contest rules and application. You may need to copy and paste the URL into your browser¹s address box. Our first deadline of this year is April 1, so we encourage students to submit their entries as soon as possible. Again, I appreciate you helping us get the word out about the JasperLinks Scholarship Writing Contest. Please do not hesitate to email me with any questions. Regards, Jacque Smith JasperLinks...finding the writers of tomorrow ------ End of Forwarded Message