Healthy Steps to Albany Essay Scholarship Contest

Contest rules

Essay contest is open to participating middle school students in District 3 and District 5 and high school students in the five boroughs. Students must submit original responses that are typed double space on 8.5” x 11” white paper with one-inch margins. The first page should include the student’s first and last name, school attended and grade. Each subsequent page of the essay should be numbered at the top right corner next to the student’s last name (i.e., Johnson / page 2). If a student does not have access to a computer and printer, essays can be submitted in print on lined paper (please write only one side) with the same formatting guidelines. Students are expected to provide well thought out responses to the questions given and adhere to the length and formatting specifications.

Middle School:
In 400-500 words, respond to the following: Give a detailed description of what you think an ideal healthy lifestyle would look like. What kinds of foods would you eat? How often would you exercise and what kinds of exercises would you do? What other habits would you incorporate into your life to contribute to a healthy lifestyle? Why would you choose these things?

High School:
In 500-750 words, explain the importance of proper diet and exercise to you as a person and your community at large.

Scholarship Information
First, second and third place winners will be chosen from among the middle school students, and the same will be done among high school students. First place winners from each group will receive a $1,000 scholarship and publication of their essay in The Green Magazine. Second and third place winners will also be published in The Green Magazine.

Confirmation of editorial coverage for the program
In addition to the publication of the winning essays in the magazine, an article explaining the goals and outcomes of the project will be included in the same issue. Where possible, the article should include information provided by project sponsors and those who participated.

The essay contest is sponsored by The Green Magazine.