Contest for Grade 5 to 9 Classes

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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 third Field of Fame will be located at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in downtown Calgary. We have created our third 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 March 21, 2012

CONTEST FOR INDIVIDUAL STUDENTS

A. Rules and Guidelines for Entries

1. Calgary students in grades 5 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.

   Mary Dover	Bob Edwards	Father Albert Lacombe
   Ernest Manning	Nellie McClung	Frederick C. Mannix

2. How to enter:
   1. Choose one of the six Alberta Champions listed above;
   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.

B. 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 (postmarked by March 21, 2012) 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 & URL of the uploaded YouTube video to the address on the entry form. (Must be postmarked by March 21, 2012.)

CONTEST FOR GRADE 5 TO 9 CLASSES

A. 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:
   

   Mary Dover	Bob Edwards	Father Albert Lacombe
   Ernest Manning	Nellie McClung	Frederick C. Mannix

2. A Class Entry should be created with participation as much as possible by the whole class.
   
   1. How to enter:
      
      1. Choose one of our 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.
         
   2. our 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.
         

B. Submitting Class Entries

1. Fill in the Class Entry Form from the Alberta Champions website.
   
2. Email the form to info@AlbertaChampions.org by March 21, 2012.
   
3. Alberta Champions Society 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 and one class/group contest winner. Winners will be notified by May 15, 2012.

PRIZES

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

1. Top INDIVIDUAL entries
   
   • First Prize: A free flight for the student and guardian with WestJet to Ottawa and two night's hotel. Maybe you can check out the museums to learn about the beginning of Canada's history. You will also receive a certificate of recognition of your achievement.
   • Second Prize: $300 certificate to the Apple Store and a certificate of recognition of your achievement.
     
   • Third prize: $100 certificate to Best Buy and a certificate of recognition of your achievement.
     

   The top three students will be invited to have their work displayed and participate in an awards celebration in May 2012.
   

2. Top CLASS OR GROUP entry
   
   • A Pizza Party for the class in Spring 2012.
     
   • A digital camera for the class to use on future projects.
     
   • The camera will be awarded to the class at that time.
     

Thanks for participating and good luck!