PAUL POWELL SCHOLARSHIP ESSAY CONTEST (Spring)

    

PRESS RELEASE:

For high school students living in or going to school in Bloomingdale, Roselle, or Medina, the Bloomingdale VFW Post 7539 is helping to sponsor the 2005-2006 Paul Powell Essay Contest, which is an essay contest for students in the State of Illinois.  Specifically, the estate of Paul Powell provides a Trust Fund for a Paul Powell Scholarship and for many years, the VFW has  been offering this opportunity to the many young people looking for financial assistance in furthering their education.  The essay contest is overseen by the Director of the Safety Program for the VFW Department of Illinois.

The theme for 2005-2006 is "WHY SHOULD I USE A SEAT BELT."

Essay Contest Rules are as Follows:

1. School grade level 9th, l0th, 11th, and 12th grades.
2. 150 words or less, typewritten and double-spaced on one side of the paper.
3. Student's name, home address, social security number, name of school, grade in school, and the name of the sponsoring V.F.W. Post (7539) on a separate piece of paper attached to the essay as a transmittal form.
4. Two copies of the essay & transmittal form are to be submitted and mailed/postmarked NLT 11 April 2006.  One copy is to be mailed to Mike Breyne, 42W640 Star Lane, Sugar Grove, IL 60554 (tel: 630 466-7816).  The other copy is to be mailed to Bill Bahr, 150 Greenfield Drive, Bloomingdale, IL  60108 (tel: 630 307-3634).   Final judging will be at the state level. 
5. State-level First Place Prize:  $500.00 Scholarship; Second Place Prize:  $400.00 Scholarship;  Third Place Prize:  $300.00 Scholarship

Checks will be sent to the school of the winner's choice at the time he or she enters college.  Winners are responsible for notifying Department (State) Headquarters as to when and where he or she will be entering college.  Winners will be presented with a framed certificate stating First, Second, or Third Place Winner and the amount of the Scholarship.

2003-2004 State-level Paul Powell Essay third-place winner:  Kim Seigfreid, LPHS, winning $300.
2004-2005 State-level Paul Powell Essay second-place winner:  Kim Seigfreid, LPHS, winning $400. 
 

Return to Cover Page