The 2023 Good Life Award Writing Contest is now closed. Read the winning entries and plan to attend the Good Life Celebration being held Thursday, November 30, 7-8:15 PM at Woodbourne Library.
Honoring the life of Dottie Yeck, a champion of children, who believed that one is never too young to have an impact on the world.
Contest Dates: September 5, 2023 - October 3, 2023
Entrants must live or attend school in Montgomery County, Ohio, and be enrolled in a curriculum for grades 7-9.
You could win the top prize of $3,000! Three additional prizes of $500, $350, and $250. Honorable Mentions will receive a certificate and be individually recognized.
For more information call the Community Relations Specialist at 937-610-4429 or send an email to: communityrelations@wclibrary.info.
Rebecca is a graduate of Alter High School (Valedictorian) and the U.S. Air Force Academy (Top Academic Graduate and Top Overall Graduate, 2015) where she studied Astronautical Engineering. She's a native of Washington Township and completed her PhD in Astrophysics in 2018 at the University of Oxford in England as a Rhodes Scholar. For fun, Rebecca rowed for the Blue Boat at Oxford (2017), was CoSIDA Women's Div I Track & Field Academic All-American of the Year (2015), and now she enjoys paddleboarding on the Gulf Coast. A C-130 pilot for the Air Force, her dream is to become an astronaut.
"You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself any direction you choose. You're on your own. And you know what you know. And YOU are the one who'll decide where to go..." ˜ Dr. Seuss (aka author Theodore3 Geisel (1904-1991)
"Be well. Do well. Have a lot of fun. " ˜ Nancy Cartwright, voice of Bart Simpson (1957 - )
Step 1: Develop a Plan
Review the criteria by which you will be judged.
Step 2: Write to the Prompt
Invitation:
It takes a lot of thought, imagination, and practice to lay a good foundation for your life. When you are busy and active, there is less chance to be bored. Staying busy and active contributes to happiness and helps you set and achieve your goals, and being happy builds self-esteem and confidence. Think about how you spend your time and with whom. It could be friends, family, or the things that interest you and occupy your time.
Prompt:
Describe how you are laying a foundation for your life. Think about what you want to achieve and what steps you are taking to get what you want. Reflect on how outside influences such as family, friends, faith, or activities contribute to your self-esteem and confidence. Give specific examples on how these outside influences help to make you a stronger, better person. Describe how you think these influences will contribute to your happiness and lead you down the right path in life.
Criteria | Description | Points |
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Clearly Addresses Prompt | Includes a description of laying a foundation for life as well as the steps needed to achieve what they want, reflects on outside influences as they relate to self-esteem, confidence, and happiness, cites specific example(s) of how, what and why these outside influences (friends, family, faith and pastimes) contribute to happiness and self-improvement, and how these influences will help in laying a foundation for a good life. | 3 |
Creativity & Style | Rich details and examples that reveal personality and a strong writer’s voice. | 3 |
Clarity of Content | Organized and easy to understand with good ideas for others to consider. | 3 |
Accuracy | Writing mechanics and format do not detract from meaning. Content is correct in punctuation and spelling. | 1 |