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2021/2022 Catholic Citizenship Essay Contest

Each year the Knights of Columbus offer an international CATHOLIC CITIZENSHIP ESSAY CONTEST . This contest encourages today’s youth to be more connected to their community and their faith. The goal of this program is to involve young Catholics in grades 8 to 12 in civic discourse and instill in them religious and life-affirming values. Entrants are judged on grammar, style, and how clearly, they present the theme in a way that showcases creativity, imagination and overall development of the topic. This year’s topic is Faith in Action. Winners of our council level competition are;

8th Grade Winners Mary Hatley Gianna Boutell

9th Grade Winners Nadia Henry Cecilia Gumbko

10th Grade Winners Anasophia Schmitz Lily Northon

12th Grade Winners Abby Krakowski Gianna Dugan

The overall winner with the highest score across all grades is Nadia Henry.

Thank you to Gannon Hyland and our Knights who also teach at the academy for judging the essays contest.

In prior years, many of the council winners have won at the diocese and state level. We are very proud of all our entrants from previous years and look forward to another great year of prize worthy entries.

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Knights of Columbus Catholic Citizenship Essay Contest

November 3, 2020

Youth in Grades 8-12 are invited to participate in the 2020-2021 Knights of Columbus Catholic Citizenship Essay Contest. 

This year’s topic is about trusting in God during a difficult time. 1 Peter 1:8 reads “Though you have not seen him, you love him; and even though you do not see him now, you believe in him and are filled with an inexpressible and glorious joy”.  We know God is always with us, through good and bad times. 

This contest is open to all youth in grades 8-12. Whether your parish has a Knight of Columbus council or not, all young people can enter this contest. More information: https://www.kofchawaii.org/2020-2021-catholic-citizenship-essay-contest . Deadline for submissions is 5:00 pm on December 1, 2020. Note that there will be ONE WINNER on the State level in each of the grade categories. The highest score for these categories will receive a scholarship of $500!!! Please encourage your young people to enter.

If you have any questions, please email: [email protected].

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Catholic Citizenship Essay Contest

2022 essay contest winners.

1st Place - Jillian Pulliam

2nd Place - Sophia Bullicer

3rd Place - Marie Combs

About the contest

In an essay of 500- 750 words, explain how young Catholics can evangelize our faith to families and friends who have turned away from religion and encourage them to return to the Church and embrace the sacraments. The essay should be approximately 500-750 words on a specific subject, changing every other year. Entrants will be judged on grammar, style, and how clearly they present the theme – which should showcase creativity, imagination and overall development of the topic.

Council 12708 has decided to limit participation in this contest to 8th graders at Ss Simon and Jude Cathedral School.

Essays must reflect the assigned theme and be the student’s original work.

Essays must be typed and be between 500 and 750 words in length.

The student’s name should appear only on the official Catholic Citizenship essay Contest entry form, which must be stapled to the essay.

All entries become the property of the Knights of Columbus and will not be returned.

Full details for this contest as mandated by the Knights of Columbus Supreme Council can be found at kofc.org/essay .

2021 Essay Contest Winners

1st Place - Gabriela Flores

2020 Essay Contest Winners

1st Place - Camila Paz Gil

2019 Essay Contest Winners

1st Place - Carla Bueno

2nd Place - Lourdes Lauterborn

3rd Place - Alejandra Jaramillo

Knights of Columbus announce essay contest

The New Hampshire Knights of Columbus is once again sponsoring a Student Respect Life Essay Contest. The contest is open to any junior high (grades 6, 7, 8) and senior high (grades 9, 10, 11, 12) student in the state. The N.H. Knights of Columbus will make up to six cash awards of $100. You do not have to be a member of the Knights or a Catholic to participate.

The theme for this year’s contest is: “Scandal is doing or saying something that encourages others to do wrong. What would you say to Catholics who publicly advocate and support abortion, thus giving scandal, and compromising their own and others' salvation?”

Deadline for the contest is midnight on Dec. 15, 2021

Essays may not be longer than 500 words; typed, and submitted as a PDF or Word Document and emailed to [email protected].  Include student name, age, grade, school, parent name and address, phone, parish and email.

Students may obtain help and information, including from parents, teachers, friends, and internet, but the essay itself must be their own work.

Further contest details may be obtained from KofC NH contest chairman

John P. Matuszewski (603-434-4098) or KofC NH State Pro-Life Chairman Ron Distasio (603-595-7837).

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2023-2024 Catholic Citizenship Essay Contest

All 8th Graders (OLS and Religious Education students) are invited to participate in the 2023-2024 Knights of Columbus (K of C) Catholic Citizenship Essay Contest. This contest encourages today’s youth to be more connected to their community and their Catholic faith through creative writing. The local contest is being hosted by St. Francis Knights of Columbus Council #4401.

Student essays must be original compositions of 500-750 words that address the following topic:

How can the Church evangelize in the digital age? In Biblical times, the only way to “carry” good news was to bring it physically, walking from one place to another. Technological advances, however, have opened up numerous additional communication channels, all of which we can use to amplify the rate at which we spread the Word. – Romans 10:14-15

Deadline for submissions is December 15, 2023 at 10:00pm. We expect to complete judging over the holidays and announce winners in early January.

Prizes Cash prizes of $150 (1st Place), $100 (2nd Place) and $50 (3rd Place) will be awarded.

Instructions

• Download the entry form by clicking here.
• Fill out the top portion of the entry form and have your parent/guardian sign.
• Scan or take a picture of the completed entry form. (Only the 1st page is needed. You do not need to include the 2nd page)
• Write your 500-750 word essay on the topic described above in a program such as Microsoft Word.
• Upload your essay file and entry form file below.

For technical assistance with your entry or problems related to your submission, please have your parent/guardian email jimfilbert@gmail.com

For questions regarding the essay contest, topic, prizes, or judging, please have your parent/guardian email tprancour@gmail.com

Submit Your Essay

Submissions are now closed.

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Knights of Columbus crown winners of annual Vocations Essay Contest

The Delaware State Council of the Knights of Columbus announced the winners of the 2021-22 Jerry E. Dawson PSD Memorial 26 th Annual Vocation Essay Contest.

The winners will receive a $50 check and an engraved plaque, plus they will record their essays for broadcast on Relevant Radio 640-AM.

The winners are Stella Bickling, St. Mary Magdalen, fifth grade; Charlotte Danner, St. Ann, sixth grade; Eliana Lawrence, Immaculate Heart of Mary, seventh grade; and Sarah Eastment, Ursuline, eighth grade.

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