Congratulations, Grace Miner!1st Place Gandhi Essay Contest Winner 2012
Grace Miner, 8th Grade Student at Archie R. Cole Middle School, of East Greenwich, RI
 These students and their families, teachers, and principals were invited to join us for our 2012 Gandhi Essay Award Ceremony on May 1st, from 5pm - 6pm at the Multicultural Center Forum at URI. At this ceremony we recognized several second and third place essay winners, and announced the overall first place essay winner, Grace Miner, who read her winning essay.
Our 2012 Gandhi Essay Contest Finalists: Anastasia Paterson St. Michael’s Country Day, Newport Alex Richard Western Hills Middle School, Cranston Beibhinn Anderson Providence Country Day School, E. Providence Colleen McCauley Chariho Middle School, Charlestown Danielle Dottor Western Hills Middle School, Cranston Emily Elder Gordon School, Barrington *Grace Miner Archie R. Cole Middle School, E. Greenwich* Haley Medeiros Alan Shawn Feinstein Middle School, Coventry Isabella Casey St. Michael’s Country Day, Newport Isabelle Bolanos Saint Philomena, Tiverton Jason Lake Western Hills Middle School, Cranston Katie Caparco Chariho Middle School, Charlestown Katherine Hofmann Gordon School, Barrington Katherine Milson Saint Mary School, Cranston Laura Husak St. Michael’s Country Day, Newport Linnea Bjornson Saint Philomena, Tiverton Madeleine O’Shea St. Michael’s Country Day, Newport Michael Ludwig St. Michael’s Country Day, Newport Patricia Alzaibak Saint Philomena, Tiverton Sydney Farrea Sacred Heart School, E. Providence Tyler Hickey Saint Margaret School, Rumford
All Finalists received certificates and 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Place Winners receive cash prizes! We're so excited by this important opportunity for our Center to focus on educating Rhode Island youth about the history of Nonviolent Philosophy. We'd like to congratulate ALL off our participants for enlightening us with their thoughtful essays! Please join us in congratulating these amazing students!
Veena Music was provided by Veda Narasimhan. For more information on the veena, click here. Thank you Ms. Narasimhan! Click Here to see photos from the event. More photos will be available soon!
Map and Directions: URI Center for Nonviolence and Peace Studies Multicultural Center Rm. 202 74 Lower College Rd. Kingston, RI 02881 401-874-2875
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Who is Eligible to Participate?
All students in Grade 8 who attend public, private, parochial, or home school programs in Rhode Island.
Award
Every student will receive a certificate of participation. Multiple winners will receive additional awards and prizes.Essay Guidelines
- Format: Personal Essay.
- Essay must be double-spaced, typed, and a maximum of 3 pages (750 words).
- 12-point font size, 1 inch margins.
- MLA format will be used for any in-text citations and for the works cited page. Works cited page is not included in page and word count.
- COVER PAGE with student name, grade, school name, mailing address, telephone, email contact. Attach to original essay
- Do not include your name on the essay pages (your name should be only on cover page).
- Please provide 1 additional copy of your original essay (a total of 2 essays), stapled.
- Be sure to keep an additional copy for yourself because we will not return your essay.
Criteria
Essays will be judged based on how well they address the prompt, and whether they are well-written, thoughtful, and memorable. Ideas should be developed and clearly organized, using effective and grammatically correct language.
Click here to view the Essay Rubric:
Sponsors
- The URI Center for Nonviolence and Peace Studies and the University Honors Program
Decisions will be announced May 1, 2012
PDF Version of Prompt Announcement
For more information
If you have any questions please email: gandhiessay@etal.uri.edu
or visit www.uri.edu/nonviolence/gandhiessay/
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