ROTARY 4-WAY TEST ESSAY CONTEST

The District 5580 4-Way Essay Contest materials are now available and ready for you to download and print.  The essay contest is open to students in their final 2 years of high school, and the District winner will receive a $1,250 cash award (includes Regional Award of $150).  Six Regional Winners will each receive a cash price of $150. 

Clubs are encouraged to begin contacting their schools and distributing materials as soon as possible.  Your club’s participation is a statement of interest in the ideas of our young people and demonstrates our belief that it is important to reward our youth for expressing their views in a constructive and meaningful way. 

Students in their final 2 years of high school are eligible to participate, preparing an essay of 500 to 1,000 words in length, and using a topic of their choice that incorporates the use of the Rotary 4-Way Test: 

Ø  IS IT THE TRUTH?

Ø  IS IT FAIR TO ALL CONCERNED?

Ø  WILL IT BUILD GOODWILL AND BETTER FRIENDSHIPS?

Ø  WILL IT BE BENEFICIAL TO ALL CONCERNED? 

Topics of recent winning essays can be found in the Student Guidelines.

TO DOWNLOAD the documents you will need, simply click on the documents located on the left side of this page.  Essays are to be electronically submitted to the Essay Contest Chair, Rozanne Casey, not later than December 31, 2023.  It is suggested that clubs use a deadline of November 30, 2023 for receiving entries so that they can be judged locally and the winning essay sent to the Essay Contest Chair by December 31, 2023EACH CLUB’S ELECTRONIC SUBMISSION MUST INCLUDE THE STUDENT ENTRY FORM, CLUB CONTACT INFORMATION AND STUDENT ESSAY PRIOR TO THE DECEMBER 31 2022 DEADLINE. NO LATE ENTRIES, PAPER COPIES OR ENTRIES WITHOUT THE STUDENT INFORMATION FORM WILL BE ACCEPTED. ALL ENTRIES MUST COME FROM D5580 CLUBS, NO STUDENT SUBMITTED ENTRIES WILL BE ACCEPTED. 
 
Rozanne's email address and contact information are as follows: 
Rozanne Casey
District 5580 Essay Contest Chair
Office:  218-999-0830 - Cell: 218.259.4141
Email: rozannecasey@ymail.com
 
ENCOURAGE YOUR LOCAL HIGH SCHOOLS to promote this opportunity, and ENCOURAGE YOUR AREA HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS to participate as well. ALL ENTRIES MUST COME FROM D5580 CLUBS, NO ENTRIES SUBMITTED DIRECTLY FROM THE STUDENT WILL BE ACCEPTED.
 
We look forward to receiving your club’s winning essay!