Americanism Elementary Poster and Middle School Brochure Contests -

Chairman: Larry Dean Sturgeon

The Americanism Elementary Poster and the Middle School Brochure Contests has been a great youth venue for stimulating Revolutionary War period history in our students. The Poster Contest is for elementary students in the 3rd -5th grades and the Brochure Contest is for Middle School grades 6th   8th grades. For the Poster Contest, State Societies can pick their own contest theme on “Revolutionary War Events  for even numbered academic years and for odd number academic years the theme shall be “Revolutionary War People .The Poster FLSSAR State winners at the June 12th   June 14th BOM and Annual Meeting were:
1st Place, Caydence Prosak, Withlacoochee Chapter, 2nd Place, Layla Busby, Lake-Sumter Chapter and 3rd Place, Logan Tempel, Jacksonville Chapter. The Brochure FLSSAR State winners were 1st Place, Isabella Rincon, Caloosa Chapter, 2nd Place, Lindsey A. Cruz-Gutierrez, Jacksonville Chapter.

Poster Contest:

The FLSSAR 2020-2021 Poster Contest theme is the Commander-In-Chief, General George Washington of the Continental Army. For the FLSSAR contest the chapter winning poster (22 X 28 inches) will need to be brought to the BOM and Annual FLSSAR meeting by Friday morning, April 30, 2021 (9:00 AM), for judging. Provide Chairman Sturgeon an original plus two copies of the entry form for the winning chapter poster. Attach the original to the back of the poster. Mr. Sturgeon will mail one copy to the National Chairman and the other copy to NSSAR HQ before June 1, 2021. For more details and entry forms go to: www.sar.org/Americanism-elementary-school-poster-contest. Next year, our FLSSAR Poster theme for 2021-2022, the Revolutionary War Event, will be The Last Naval Battle.

Brochure Contest: (The Sgt. Moses Adams Memorial Middle School Contest)

The Brochure FLSSAR State winners at the June 12th   June 14th BOM and Annual Meeting were:
1st Place, Isabella Rincon, Gulf Middle School, Calossa Chapter, 2nd Place, Lindsey A. Cruz-Gutierrez, Jacksonville Chapter.
Again, the theme for the Brochure contest is different than the poster contest and centers around the 8th grade curriculum where American History is normally taught in middle school. Submission is on an 8  ½ X 11 piece of paper that is created into a tri-fold brochure. The brochure will be judged on student art and student authored theme text. Material cut and pasted from books, magazines and the internet will be accepted but will receive a lower grade than student produced the artwork. Our FLSSAR submission deadline from individual chapter winners will need to be mailed or emailed to me by the end of April 2021. I will then email all chapter entries to our FLSSAR judges for their review and scoring. Hopefully, by the middle of May 2021, I will be able to forward by email our FLSSAR State Brochure winner to our National Brochure Chairman Kevin Tierney. Chairman Tierney will then repeat the process for all state winners to all the NSSAR judges to have a winner for final evaluation at Congress in Seattle, Washington in July 2021. For more details and entry forms go to: www.sar.org/education/youth-contests-and-awards.
“The permanent Middle School Brochure Contest theme that began with the 2020-2021 academic term will again be "The Foundational Documents of the United States". The theme for the Brochure Contest is structured to match up with the Government curricula found in most states during the middle school years. The students will be encouraged to pick a founding document and produce a brochure within the established criteria. This will eliminate the need to revisit the theme on an annual basis while providing a large amount of flexibility to adapt to the established curricula.
This model will make it easier for Chapter Youth Contest Chairmen to find classroom teachers who can blend our contest into their history lesson plans.

These documents include: (remember A, B, C, and D & F)
  

George and Stella Knight Essay Contest
Ron Grove, Chairman     Ron_grove@hotmail.com   352 801-7919
Chapter Essay winner submission deadline March 20, 2021
Students must submit an original 800 to 1,200 word essay based on an event, person, philosophy or ideal associated with the American Revolution, Declaration of Independence, or the framing of the United States Constitution. Each student’s essay will be judged based upon its historical accuracy, clarity, organization, grammar, spelling and documentation. 
FLSSAR Prizes:  Medal, $1,000/500/250
See SAR.ORG for complete details.

Joseph Rumbaugh Historical Oration Competition
Ron Grove, Chairman   Ron_grove@hotmail.com   352 801-7919
Chapter Oration winner texts deadline April 21, 2021 

  State competition Saturday, May 1, 9 AM (BOM) Embassy Suites, 4955 Kyngs Heath Rd. Kissimmee
Each student’s five-to-six-minute speech (and accompanying manuscript) will be judged based upon its composition, delivery, significance, and historical accuracy and relevance. 

A video of the state competition will be made and the winner’s video submitted to the national competition.  Chapters may conduct their competition in person or by video presentation.
The National First Place Winner receives $6,000; 2nd Place receives $4,000; and 3rd Place receives $2,000. Each also receives a medal. All other finalists (4th through 6th Place) are awarded $500.  The national committee will select 6 state winners to compete in person at the National Congress.

FLSSAR Prizes:  Medal, $1,000/500/250 
See SAR.ORG for complete details.

The competition is conducted in three phases: the local Chapter level, State Society level, and National level.   The competition is usually entered at the Chapter level, though in some cases, the competition may be entered at the State Society level. Applicants may not enter at the National level.   Contest entrants need complete only one application for the SAR Chapter level competition.   The application of the Chapter level winner is forwarded to be used in State Society and National level competitions by the SAR as appropriate.   The program is conducted on a calendar year basis, with all Chapter entries due to the Florida Society by January 15 each year.

Please be aware that the Chapter application deadline dates may vary, so interested applicants should reach out to the Florida SAR Eagle Scout Chairman Jim Stone via email at jim5176@hotmail.com. Please include your county of residence when contacting the State Chairman.