The Convention of States Maryland team is excited to announce the second annual Student Essay Contest!
One of COS Action's strengths is encouraging citizens to educate themselves on America's founding, and this extends to our young citizens as well! Last year’s contest winners showed an amazing dedication to discussing the importance of federalism, and renewed the hope in future generations.
We strive to educate our volunteers and supporters, really anyone that will listen, about the people and the philosophies that framed our system of government and our Constitution. We thought inviting the future leaders of our nation to take part would be a natural extension of our mission.
Michael Rilee, COS Maryland State Director
And here we are again!
2023 COS Maryland Annual Essay Contest
Maryland students, currently in grades 6 through 12 are eligible. We ask that they submit an 800-1000 word essay that answers one of the following three questions:
- Why are term limits important, and what potential impact would term limits for elected and appointed positions have in government?
- What do you think it means to be a citizen activist, and why is participation in our government so important?
- What is Federalism and why did the Founders and Framers of our system of government design a system of Federalism for America?
Deadline and How To Submit
The essay deadline is Friday, January 18. Please submit essays to Nichole Weakley.
Essays will include: student's first and last name, grade, school name (if applicable), and address.
Watch volunteer activist Nichole's video about the essay contest. For questions and essay submission - and to help with essay contest coordination activities, please email Nichole directly (nichole.weakley@cosaction.com).
So What Do They Win?
Essay writers are invited to attend Citizens Action Day - typically held late January - in Annapolis, joining the COS team in meeting with state lawmakers. The winner will be announced during a team luncheon and invited to present their essay to the COS volunteer team and legislator supporters. They will also be invited to join the COS team for testifying during the 2023 legislative session.
The winning essayist will also be invited to attend a COS Action Maryland video conference where he or she will be congratulated by COS Action founder and president, Mark Meckler. Finally, the winning essay will also be published on the COS Action Blog site.
Our youth hold the keys to the future, and it is more important than ever to empower our young people to learn about their government.
