Washington County students invited to enter Law Day contests
Washington County students are being invited to submit entries for this year’s Law Day contests.
The contests are sponsored by the Washington County Bar Association, the Washington County Bar Foundation, and the Observer-Reporter. The competitions are open to students from second through 12th grade. The entry deadline is May 15 at 4 p.m.
This year’s billboard contest has been expanded to additional grades. Students in grades six through 12 are being invited to submit entries, with a top prize of $200 and the opportunity to have the submission displayed on an area highway billboard.
The bookmark contest for students in second grade through fifth grade has prizes ranging from $15 to $50; and the editorial essay, creative arts, and box diorama contests for grades six to 12 have prizes from $100 to $225. All place winners and honorable mentions for all contests will receive a certificate, which will be presented at a public Law Day celebration, not yet scheduled, at the Washington County Courthouse.
Place winners will be featured in the pages of the Observer-Reporter.
This year’s national Law Day theme is “America 250: Honoring our Founding and Dreaming for the Future.” Students are asked to consider the following: “On this 250th birthday of our nation, what is your dream for the future of America, and how can the rule of law and the ideals stated in the Declaration of Independence help us achieve that dream?”
Visit www.washcobar.org for a brochure with complete guidelines for this year’s contests.
Digital entries including essays, photographs of box dioramas, and, if possible, creative arts submissions such as films or videos should be emailed to kathy@washcobar.org. Bookmarks and other non-digital entries should be hand-delivered during office hours or mailed to the Bar Association office at 119 S. College Street, Washington, Pa., 15301. Call 724-225-6710 to confirm a time for hand deliveries.
Law Day was established in 1958 by President Dwight Eisenhower to strengthen our nation’s heritage of liberty, justice and equality under the law. Law Day is officially on May 1; however, the Washington County Bar Association provides educational resources and activities for schools throughout the spring months as part of its “Law Day season” of programming.
For more information about Law Day or other programs offered by the Washington County Bar Association and Washington County Bar Foundation, contact Kathy Sabol, the bar association’s executive director, at Kathy@washcobar.org or 724-225-6710.