Contest for Grade 7 to 9 Classes

A. Rules and Guidelines for Class Contest

Alberta Champions Society is dedicated to recognizing citizens who have made significant past contributions to our community in Fields of Fame which are monuments that are placed around our city. The second Field of Fame will be located at the park at the former Court of Queen's Bench in downtown Calgary. We have created our second annual contest where you can enter, learn more about these champions from our past, and win great prizes. Check out last year's winners at www.albertachampions.org

Students may enter the individual contest or participate in a class project, but they are not eligible to participate in both. Contest deadline for all entries is April 1, 2011.

CONTEST FOR INDIVIDUAL STUDENTS

Rules and Guidelines for Entries

1. 1. Calgary students in grades 7 to 9 are invited to write an essay or create a YouTube video related to one of these six champions who were important to our past.

   Annie Gale	W.O. Mitchell
   Senator Sir James Lougheed	Maude Riley
   Grant MacEwan	Arthur Smith

2. How to enter:
   1. Choose one of our first six Alberta Champions;
   2. Research and relate in your own words their role in Alberta's (or Canada's) past;
   3. Discuss to what extent their actions were important to shaping present day life in Calgary and Southern Alberta. What evidence do you see of this today?
   4. Describe how you can also pursue leadership, strive for excellence and work to "be a champion" in our community today.
3. You can respond to the above guidelines by
   1. Writing an essay of up to 650 words in length.
   2. Creating a YouTube video 1-5 minutes in length.

Submitting Your Entries

1. Individual Student Essay
   1. Fill in the entry form from the website.
   2. Be sure your name is not in a visible area in the body of the essay.
   3. Submit the completed entry form and the essay in digital format to info@albertachampions.org or
   4. Mail the completed entry form and essay (Must be postmarked by April 1, 2011) to the address on the entry form.
2. Individual YouTube Video
   1. Fill in the entry form on the website.
   2. Upload your video to Alberta Champion's channel on YouTube.
   3. Scan and email the completed entry form to info@albertachampions.org or
   4. Mail the completed entry form including the name & link of the uploaded YouTube video to the address on the entry form (Must be postmarked by April 1, 2011.)

CONTEST FOR GRADE 7 TO 9 CLASSES

Rules and Guidelines for Class Contest

1. Calgary classes with students in grades 7 to 9 are invited to create a YouTube video, PowerPoint or multimedia presentation related to one of these six champions who were important to our past:

   Annie Gale	W.O. Mitchell
   Senator Sir James Lougheed	Maude Riley
   Grant MacEwan	Arthur Smith

2. A Class Entry should be created with participation as much as possible by the whole class.
3. How to enter:
   1. Choose one of our first six Alberta Champions;
   2. Research and relate their role in Alberta's (or Canada's) past;
   3. Discuss to what extent their actions were important to shaping present day life in Calgary and Southern Alberta. What evidence do you see of this today?
   4. Describe how students your age can also pursue leadership, strive for excellence and work to "be champions" in our community today.
4. Your class can respond to the above guidelines by
   1. Creating a YouTube video 1-5 minutes in length, or
   2. Creating a PowerPoint presentation of up to 4 MB or
   3. Creating a multimedia presentation that may include include YouTube, PowerPoint, Flash, etc. to illustrate the response of the class to the above question.

Submitting Class Entries

1. Fill in the Class Entry Form from the Alberta Champions website.
2. Email the form to info@albertachampions.org by April 1, 2010.
3. Alberta Champions will contact you to confirm the best method for submitting your class presentation.

JUDGING

Judging of contest entries will be conducted by several community leaders with a view to measuring

• How well the topic was covered
• Originality
• Presentation
• Composition (grammar, spelling, etc.)

Please note that there will be a total of 3 individual winners, as opposed to one in each category. There will be one class/group contest winner. Winners will be notified by April 30th, 2011.

PRIZES

Decisions of the contest judges are final. Prizes must be accepted as awarded and no substitutions will be available.

Top INDIVIDUAL entries

• First Prize: A free flight to Ottawa and 2 free nights of hotel accommodation for the student and his/her guardian. You will visit the Parliament Buildings, which have played an important role in our history. You will also get the chance to meet the Kratt Brothers of Zoboomafoo hard at work on their new show WILD KRATTS, which will launch in 2011. While in Ottawa, you may choose to go on your own to various attractions that our nation's capital has to offer, such as the War Museum, the Museum of Natural History, the National Arts Centre, the Canada Science and Technology Museum, the Canada Aviation Museum, the Canadian Museum of Civilization and much more.
• Second Prize: A Netbook computer.
• Third prize: iPod Touch

The top three students will be invited to have their work displayed and participate in the unveiling event of the First Field of Fame on May 20, 2010.

Top CLASS OR GROUP entry

• A Pizza Party with a special guest who is a current "Alberta Champion".
• A digital camera for the class to use on future projects.
• Top class will be notified by April 30th.
• The class party will be held in Spring 2011.
• The camera will be awarded to the class at that time.

Thanks for participating and good luck!