Caswell Essay

Gov. Richard Caswell Essay Contest

LENOIR COUNTY COLONIAL COMMISSION
(Under the auspice of the Historical Preservation Group)

Celebration of Gov. Richard Caswell
Richard Caswell Essay Contest

Advocate for Free Schools

“As a legislative leader Richard Caswell played a key role in humanitarian concerns. Most remarkable was his proposal for "erecting and establishing a free-school for every county, using as initial funding several thousand pounds granted to the province as reimbursement for aid rendered the Crown in the French and Indian War. Caswell wrote the concept into the state's first constitution, as chairman of the drafting committee of the provincial congress of 1776 that drew up the document.”

Source: The Heritage of Lenoir County

Essay Contest

Subject for Essay:

Write your essay as a letter from yourself to your family telling about Richard Caswell. Relate your experiences with him in any of the following areas:

As a surveyor
General in the American Revolutionary War
Family man
A member of the Continental Congress
A member of the North Carolina General Assembly
Governor of North Carolina

It is not required to mention all of the named subjects listed above. Just make the letter interesting, informative and accurate.

Requirements for Essay:

Essays are to be written by fourth and eight grade students.
Teacher select 3 essays from her/his class to submit. One finalist will be selected from participating schools.
All essays must be legible
All essays must be between 250 to 500 words.
Subject matter must be factual and accurate.
Spelling and presentation will count on the essay selection
Deadline for essay is May 15^th, 2007

The three Essay Finalists from each school will be judged by a panel of judges from the community.
The three finalist selected by panel of judges will be honored and presented awards during the week of the Richard Caswell Celebration August 12- 19, 2007.
All participating schools will be recognized at the Essay Award Ceremony. Principals and teachers of winners will be invited and recognized during the special presentation ceremony.
Teachers please submit the contact information for each participant, yourself and the principal.

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Essay Awards
All finalists will receive a certificate of merit

First Prize

$100 Savings Bond

Two movie passes, Two Kinston Indian Baseball Tickets and one medium pizza

Second Prize

$50 Savings Bond

Two movie passes and Two Kinston Indian Baseball Tickets

Third Prize

$25 Savings Bond

Two Kinston Indian Baseball Tickets

Essays will be published on the Historical Preservation Group Web Site

and possibly in the Kinston Free Press