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TO: Bexar
County School District Administrators, Teachers, and Students FROM: Louise Stoever,
Chairman Education Committee
Alamo Mission Chapter, Daughters of The Republic
of Texas DATE: October 27, 2009 RE: 2009-2010 Texas History Essay Contests for 4th and 7th Grade Students and History Teachers In support of the education of Texas history in our Texas schools, public and private, to maintainaccuracy and interest with our leaders of tomorrow, the Alamo Mission Chapter
of The Daughtersof the Republic of Texas cordially
invite your District to participate in the 2009-2010 Texas History EssayContests for 4th and 7th grade students. These contests offer unique opportunities for students tofulfill TAKS objectives and to extend classroom activities
for a real world purpose. These contests areopen
to ALL 4th and 7th grade students studying Texas history including those participating inGifted and Talented programs. Teachers are asked to
rank their top 5 student essays and submit them as per the enclosedrules no later than January 29, 2010. All participating students will receive Certificates
of Achievementat an awards ceremony on the
grounds of our historic Alamo. In addition, Chapter winners willreceive keepsake prizes, a flag flown over the Alamo, and the opportunity to compete at the state level.State student winners receive an additional cash prize of
$300.00. Teachers of 1st place winners will receive Gift Certificates for brunch at the
historic Menger Hotel.History teachers of 4th
and 7th grade students are invited to participate in an essay contest aswell. State winners will receive an invitation to the DRT Convention in May 2010. State winnersreceive recognition and cash prizes of $700 each. The State
winning teachers’ schools will each receive acash prize of $1000. Alamo Mission Chapter winners will each receive $500.00. Teachers and/or students who wish to participate are asked to return an email-postcard. The attachment is named “e-postcard”. A DRT Committee member will then make
a personal contact directly with the participating teacher. Also, here’s the DRT website
address- www.drt-inc.org Once you are on the website, click on Education on the left side, Essay contest will one of three choices
in the center of the page. Please direct any additional inquiries to Louise Stoever
at (210) 482-9957. Louise Stoever, Chairman
– Education Committee The Daughters of The Republic of Texas Alamo
Mission Chapter 210-482-9957 Cell
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