FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
February 11, 2008 | CONTACT: Sabrina Kidwai
(703) 683-9312; skidwai@acteonline.org |
ALEXANDRIA, VA- The Association for Career and Technical Education today announced the topics for the Cliff Weiss Essay contest in the memory of former ACTE Senior Director of Communications Cliff Weiss (1951-2004). This is the fifth year ACTE is sponsoring the contest as an opportunity to recognize career and technical education (CTE) students that share the same passion and talent for writing as Cliff Weiss. The contest is open to secondary and postsecondary students taking at least one course in CTE. A secondary and postsecondary student winner will each receive an award of $250 in addition to having their essay published in ACTE’s Techniques Magazine.
This year’s topic for secondary students is “How would you communicate the impact and importance of CTE related to your community?” For postsecondary students, the topic is “How do you envision the type of programs and course content in CTE evolving over the next few years and what is driving this change?”
Secondary student essays should be no more than 500 words, and postsecondary student essays should be at least 500 words. Entries for the contest must be received by COB on March 31, 2008, for consideration and should be submitted to: The Cliff Weiss Memorial Contest, ACTE, 1410 King Street, Alexandria, VA 22314. Students can also submit essays by e-mail to essaycontest@acteonline.org.
For complete rules on the contest, please visit ACTE’s Cliff Weiss Essay Contest page. For any questions regarding the contest, please contact Sabrina Kidwai at skidwai@acteonline.org.
The Association for Career and Technical Education (ACTE) is the nation’s largest not-for-profit education association dedicated to the advancement of education that prepares youth and adults for successful careers. It provides advocacy, public awareness and access to information, professional development and tools that enable members to be successful and effective leaders. Founded in 1926, ACTE has more than 29,000 members including teachers, counselors and administrators at the middle school, high school and postsecondary levels.
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