SAR MIDDLE SCHOOL BROCHURE CONTEST

 

The SAR Middle School Contest is to create a tri-fold brochure out of a typical 8 ½” x 11″
piece of paper. The brochure must conform to the contest theme which is one the nine
foundational documents of the United States which the student selects. The brochure will
be judged on: Content, Creativity and Correctness. The judging criteria rates highest
personally drawn art work and text authored by the student as opposed to cut and paste
from books, magazines and the Internet. The use of software tools by the student for
creating the brochure, and even the art work, is permissible.

WHO CAN ENTER? The SAR Brochure Contest is open to all 6th, 7th and 8th grade Middle
School students in public, private and home schools. All brochures will be created by the
individual student, no group entries are allowed. years.

HOW WILL I BE JUDGED? You will be judged on how well you understand, develop and
present the specific foundational document you selected to be your brochure’s theme.
The judging criteria rates highest personally drawn art work and authored text by the
student as opposed to cut and paste from books, magazines and off the Internet

WHAT IS THE THEME? The SAR Brochure Contest theme is currently any of these nine
(9) Foundational Documents of the United States :
 Articles of Association of 1774
 The Virginia Declaration of Rights 1776
 Declaration of Independence 1776
 Articles of Confederation 1777-1781
 General Washington’s Resignation as Commander of the Continental Army 1783
 U.S. Constitution 1787
 Federalist Papers 1788
 Bill of Rights 1791
 President Washington’s farewell Address 1796
 

Starting in the school year 2023-2024 and for the following ten years, the Brochure
contest will also include 250th anniversary events of the Revolutionary period. These
events include:
 1773- 2023 The Boston Tea Party
 1774- 2024 The First Continental Congress
 1775- 2025 The Battles of Lexington and Concord
 1776- 2026 The Battle of Princeton and Valley Forge Encampment
 1777- 2027 The Battle of Saratoga
 1778- 2028 The French Alliance
 1779- 2029 The Siege of Vincennes or Fort Sackville Battle of Kettle Creek
 1780- 2030 Battle of Kings Mountain
 1781- 2031 Siege of Yorktown
 1782- 2032 Battle of Blue Licks
 1783- 2033 Treaty of Paris

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Submission deadline.

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Chapter Level Prize:  1st place is $; 2nd place is $;  3rd place is $1

State Level Prizes:      1st place is $; 2nd place is $;  3rd place is $

National Level Prizes: 1st place is $;  2nd place is $;  3rd place is $

 

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SAR Middle School Brochure Contest

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For more information please contact  Bruce Smith