COUNTY OF SUFFOLK
                                           

OFFICE OF THE COUNTY EXECUTIVE

Steve Bellone

H. Lee Dennison Building
100 Veterans Memorial Highway
P.O. Box 6100
Hauppauge, New York 11788-0099
(631) 853-4738

CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR
2016 WRITING CONTEST WINNERS!
 

High School

Melody Young
First Place 

Sara Logan and Austin Young
Second Place


Junior High School

First Place:  Joshua Yen
Second Place: Mia Schoolman
 Third Place: Sahana Ramrakhinai

Suffolk County Asian American Advisory Board, Wellbrook Foundationn and JEI Learning Center Stony Brook

Present

2016 SOCIAL HARMONY WRITING CONTEST

I.    Purpose 

The purpose of this writing contest is for you to come up with ideas on how to promote cultural understanding and social harmony.  You are encouraged to participate in the contest to write an essay, explaining how you or our society can do to inmprove the race/ethnic relations.  You may use personal experience/observation current event, history, literature or other to support your idea. 

II.  Contest rules:

1.   You must be a high school or junior high school student in Suffolk County 
      (Private or public school).   

2.   Essay must be in English, word processed or typed, double spaced and in Time
      New Roman and 12 point font. The length of the paper should be between 3
      to 5 pages. All entries will become the properties of Asian American Advisory
      Board and will not be returned.

3.  In addition to your essay, you also need to submit 
     (http://www.scaaab.org/)

4.  Entrant’s name should be shown on the last page of the essay. Mail
     one application form and two copies of your essays to:                           

                              AAAB, Office of Minority Affairs
                              c/o Dr. Jim Young
                              Suffolk County Executive Office
                              H.Lee Dennison Building
                              100 Veterans Memorial Highway
                              Hauppauge,NY11788-0099

5.   Submission deadline: March 30, 2016.

6.   All eligible entries will be judged on the following criteria:

      a.   Quality of content and adherence to theme.

      b.   Originality and writing style

      c.    Grammar, Spelling and Punctuality

7. Winners will be announced on 4/15/16 (www.scaaab.org)

III.  1.  There will be 3 winners for each group.  A certificate of Accompishment
        with awarded by Asian American Advisory Board and Suffolk County Executive
        
        Monetary award are:        1st place - $250.00
                                               2nd Pace - $150.00
                                               3rd place - $100.00

        2.  All winners and their families will be invited to an award ceremony
        scheduled to take place during 8th Annual Asian Pacific American
        Heritage Month Celebration on Saturday, 5/14/16 at the Thai Cultural
        Center, Vajiradhammapadip Buddist Temple in Centereach, New York.

IV. Direct any questions to Dr. Jim Young, youngy@ncc.edu.

2016 Social Harmony Writing Contest Application Form

High School