Write a essay beginning as follows:
Furthering my education beyond high school is important because ...
Essay Evaluation Rubric (points in parenthesis):
- first and last name (5)
- expected graduation year from Alden High School (5)
- evidence of research in a career pathway (10)
- evidence of past and current effort to achieve career goals (20)
- sincerity and thoughtfulness (10)
- readability and formatting of the comment (10)
- content is appropriate for an audience of high school students, parents, teachers, and college professors (10)
- 200 - 300 words (10)
- grammar and spelling (10)
- followed directions in this post (10)
Relevant Info
- Each essay (comment) will be evaluated independently based on the criteria in the Evaluation Rubric above by the ACHS business teachers.
- Students may prepare their response in a separate document and paste it into this post as a comment when ready.
- The student who wrote the essay with the highest score will be awarded the scholarship.
- In the case of a tie, the comment received earlier will be declared the winner.
- Comment to this post by midnight on April 30th, 2010. You may ask Mr. Turton or Mrs. Giambra to verify that your comment has been received for moderation, but the comments will not be published.
- Comments will be moderated and published on May 1st, 2010 by the ACHS business teachers.
- A check made payable to the parent or guardian of the winner will be awarded during our end of the year Academic Awards Ceremony.
