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CELEBRATE NATIONAL CAREER DEVELOPMENT MONTH. NCDA POETRY AND POSTER CONTEST. PROGRAM BENEFITS. Enhances career awareness at all grade levels Provides students with opportunities for self-expression Is part of a national initiative
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CELEBRATE NATIONAL CAREER DEVELOPMENT MONTH NCDA POETRY AND POSTER CONTEST
PROGRAM BENEFITS • Enhances career awareness at all grade levels • Provides students with opportunities for self-expression • Is part of a national initiative • Provides for student recognition at the local, state and national levels • Promotes integration of career development into the classroom
2006 -2007 South CarolinaNational Winners POSTER • COREY CHAMPION (1ST Place) • Walhalla High School • DEBBIE MILLE (3rd Place) • Walhalla High School
2006 -2007 South CarolinaNational Winners POETRY • FORREST ROSSI (1st Place) • Landrum Junior High School (Spartanburg 1) • EARL J. WILCOX (3rd Place) • Open adult category (Rock Hill 3)
ELIGIBILITY EVERY ADULT AND STUDENT ENROLLED IN PUBLIC, PRIVATE AND PAROCHIAL SCHOOLS IN STATES WITH PARTICIPATING NCDA DIVISIONS
CONTEST DIVISIONS • PRIMARY GRADES K – 2 • INTERMEDIATE GRADES 3 – 5 • MIDDLE GRADES 6 – 8 • SENIOR GRADES 9 – 12 • ADULT STUDENT 18 AND OLDER • ADULT 18+ NOT IN-SCHOOL
JUDGING CRITERIA • Judging will be based on originality, creativity, and development of the national theme. • Poems will be evaluated on form, execution, spelling and grammar. • Posters – media, lettering and basic principles of art. • Conformance to size requirements.
CONTEST DEADLINES • NOVEMBER 14, 2007: Submit school entries to Regional Career Specialist or Title I Education and Business Alliance in your region • DECEMBER 4, 2007: Regional winners submitted for state competition
Regional Career Specialists • Greenville – Dr. Marjorie Dowd (mmdowd@greenville.k12.sc.us) • Greenwood – Linda Sheffield (sheffield.l@ptc.edu) • Midlands – Lisa Call (lcall@mebasc.com) • Northeastern – Cynthia Hulon (hulonc@dillion2.k12.sc.us • Orangeburg – Denise Kearse (kearseh@octech.edu) • Upstate – Kathy Edge (edgek@sccsc.edu)
NATIONAL RECOGNITION • National winners will be recognized with the winning entries posted on the NCDA website by April 15, 2008. • Winning entries will also be on display at the Annual Global Conference in Washington, DC, July 9 – 11, 2008. • Winners will receive a framed certificate and congratulatory gift from NCDA.
HOW TO GET INVOLVED • Visit ncda.org; download contest brochure (Latest Headlines – “NCD Month”) • Get the word out to your teachers • Follow contest requirements and submit your entries to your Regional Career Specialist by November 14, 2007
Need further info? Dave Walker 843-987-8107 extension 229 walkerd@bjace.org