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Information about all student contests and opportunities will be posted here. Thanks for all the submissions for the Young Georgia Authors' Contest.. now I have a new contest for everyone!!

**GMSA Essay and Art Contest 2007**
This is a student art and essay contest sponsored by the Georgia Middle School Association. All winning entries will be published in the GMSA journal, //Becoming//.

Middle school is such a unique time in your school career. In middle school you can be a part of a team of teachers and students and work together in a special way. Compare how Deborah Miller Palmore, a former basketball Olympian, describes a team to your own middle school team experience.
 * Essay Topic:**

"Even when you've played the game of your life, it's the feeling of teamwork that you'll remember. You'll forget the plays, the shots, and the scores, but you'll never forget your teammates." - Deborah Miller Palmore

Your essay should be typed, double-spaced, and from 300-500 words in length.

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Depict in your most creative way what it means to be a part of a team. Your art work should be completely original, two dimensional in format, and 11" X 14".
 * Theme for Art Contest:** Teamwork

Mr. Thompson needs all entries by April 9 to ensure that reach the Georgia Middle School Association by the April 15 deadline. Visit the Georgia Middle School Association website for more information. [|www.gmsa.net]

Young Georgia Authors' Writing Competition 2006-2007

Entry Requirements** Any type of writing is permissible. Entries may be short stories, poetry, essays, journals, personal narratives, reports, or any other original student writing. Students may submit one writing entry. The entry should be either typed or neatly handwritten on 8 1/2 x 11 inch paper. Students should use only one side of the paper. Writing entries are limited to five pages. If typed, entries must be double spaced, with 12 point font. In order for entries to be submitted for the Clarke County level of the competition you must submit your entry to Mr. Thompson by Thursday (March 22, 2007). Entries will still be accepted on Friday (March 23), however it does not guarantee your entry being submitted on time to the Clarke County Board Office.

Your entries will be judged on the following criteria:
 * Engaging
 * Informative and/or Imaginative
 * Flavor, Originality, Word Choice
 * Focus (Relevance, Coherence, Movement)
 * Capitalization, Punctuation, Spelling, Usage

See Mr. Thompson if you have questions.