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THE SERTOMA CLUB
OF
NASHVILLE
SIXTETH ANNUAL
VERNON WILLIAMS-JOHN PATTON
FREEDOM ESSAY SCHOLARSHIP BANQUET
MILLENNIUM MAXWELL HOUSE HOTEL
Tuesday April 7, 2020 6:30 PM
THE SERTOMA CLUB
OF
NASHVILLE
SIXTETH ANNUAL
VERNON WILLIAMS-JOHN PATTON
FREEDOM ESSAY SCHOLARSHIP BANQUET
MILLENNIUM MAXWELL HOUSE HOTEL
Tuesday April 7, 2020 6:30 PM
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Williams-Patton Freedom Essay Scholarship Award
Williams-Patton Freedom Essay Scholarship Award
The Sertoma Club of Nashville stands squarely for the preservation of individual freedom and free enterprise. Freedom is our heritage. Sertoma clubs are helping preserve that freedom through Sertomans Freedom Program. Good government and good citizenship are encouraged; mutual tolerance and understanding are furthered through various community activities of the club. Sertomans seek to do their share to maintain the principals of private and free enterprise and to safeguard the democratic way of life. The club meeting provides a forum for discussion of matters of public interest.
FREEDOM IS OUR BUSINESS
OUR PRICELESS HERITAGE
THE AMERICAN WAY OF LIFE
60th Annual Freedom Essay Contest
PURPOSE
To promote critical thinking in our youth about the various legal, moral, and philosophical issues that affect the freedoms that are enjoyed in the United States of America.
TOPIC FOR 2019-2020
Article One of the US Constitution states that Congress has the power to set the budget for the country (e.g., tax, allocate funds, etc.). Should the president of the United States have the authority to re-direct funds allocated by Congress for a specific purpose to another purpose?
AWARDS
The Sertoma Club of Nashville will award the top winners of the contest with the following:
• Winner (1) Scholarship in the amount of $3,500
• Runner’s up (3) Scholarships in the amount of $2,000 each
The scholarships will be forwarded to the accredited institution of higher learning of the student’s choice when they are accepted and registered, and upon verification by that institution.
A $100 cash award will be presented to each school represented by the winners.
ELIGIBILITY
All 12th grade high school students (or home school equivalent) in Davidson, Cheatham, Wilson, Robertson, Rutherford, Sumner, and Williamson Counties, who intend to attend an accredited institution of higher learning beginning in 2020, are eligible for this contest. The sons and daughters of Sertoma Club members are not eligible.
REQUIREMENTS
1. The essays shall be limited to one (1) page and three hundred (300) words or less. Papers exceeding these limitations will be declared ineligible.
2. The essay must be typewritten and double-spaced. Please use only one side of 8 ½” by 11” paper with due regard for appearance, grammar and length.
3. Do not use cover pages. The contestant’s name must be printed in the extreme upper left hand corner and high school name (or home school designation) in extreme upper right corner.
4. The paper must be original and composed by the student.
5. All direct quotations must be referenced appropriately as a footnote.
JUDGING
1. Essays will be judged primarily on the basis of content.
2. Essays submitted by each high school will be judged by a committee comprised of industry professionals.
DEADLINES
1. For students, all essays shall be turned in to their respective high school scholarship representative (Principal, Guidance Counselor, etc.) in time for the selected essays to be sent to the Sertoma Club of Nashville as indicated below.
2. The high school scholarship representative shall select three essays that are the most outstanding and forward them by first class mail to the Sertoma Club of Nashville, postmarked no later than January 18, 2020.
Sertoma Club of Nashville
P.O. Box 282486
Nashville, TN 37228
The name of the school must appear on the envelope.
3. Scholarship winners will be notified during the week of Feb. 17 – 21, 2020.
4. Scholarship winners will read their essays and be presented with their awards at the Sertoma Club awards banquet on Tuesday evening, April 7, 2020. The families of the award winners and representatives of the winning high school are invited to attend.
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60th Annual Freedom Essay Contest
PURPOSE
To promote critical thinking in our youth about the various legal, moral, and philosophical issues that affect the freedoms that are enjoyed in the United States of America.
TOPIC FOR 2019-2020
Article One of the US Constitution states that Congress has the power to set the budget for the country (e.g., tax, allocate funds, etc.). Should the president of the United States have the authority to re-direct funds allocated by Congress for a specific purpose to another purpose?
AWARDS
The Sertoma Club of Nashville will award the top winners of the contest with the following:
• Winner (1) Scholarship in the amount of $3,500
• Runner’s up (3) Scholarships in the amount of $2,000 each
The scholarships will be forwarded to the accredited institution of higher learning of the student’s choice when they are accepted and registered, and upon verification by that institution.
A $100 cash award will be presented to each school represented by the winners.
ELIGIBILITY
All 12th grade high school students (or home school equivalent) in Davidson, Cheatham, Wilson, Robertson, Rutherford, Sumner, and Williamson Counties, who intend to attend an accredited institution of higher learning beginning in 2020, are eligible for this contest. The sons and daughters of Sertoma Club members are not eligible.
REQUIREMENTS
1. The essays shall be limited to one (1) page and three hundred (300) words or less. Papers exceeding these limitations will be declared ineligible.
2. The essay must be typewritten and double-spaced. Please use only one side of 8 ½” by 11” paper with due regard for appearance, grammar and length.
3. Do not use cover pages. The contestant’s name must be printed in the extreme upper left hand corner and high school name (or home school designation) in extreme upper right corner.
4. The paper must be original and composed by the student.
5. All direct quotations must be referenced appropriately as a footnote.
JUDGING
1. Essays will be judged primarily on the basis of content.
2. Essays submitted by each high school will be judged by a committee comprised of industry professionals.
DEADLINES
1. For students, all essays shall be turned in to their respective high school scholarship representative (Principal, Guidance Counselor, etc.) in time for the selected essays to be sent to the Sertoma Club of Nashville as indicated below.
2. The high school scholarship representative shall select three essays that are the most outstanding and forward them by first class mail to the Sertoma Club of Nashville, postmarked no later than January 18, 2020.
Sertoma Club of Nashville
P.O. Box 282486
Nashville, TN 37228
The name of the school must appear on the envelope.
3. Scholarship winners will be notified during the week of Feb. 17 – 21, 2020.
4. Scholarship winners will read their essays and be presented with their awards at the Sertoma Club awards banquet on Tuesday evening, April 7, 2020. The families of the award winners and representatives of the winning high school are invited to attend.
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