✍️ 2025 Raíces Festival Essay Contest
Theme: Alebrijes – Magic, Art, and Tradition
Are you a high school student in grades 9 through 12 living in Clinton County?
This is your chance to showcase your creativity and cultural pride through writing!
📝 Choose One Essay Prompt:
- Discuss how alebrijes have become a global representation of Mexican culture and why you think they resonate with people beyond Mexico.
- Imagine your alebrije as a guardian or protector. What qualities would it have to help guide you through life?
🎯 Requirements:
- Up to 500 words
- Double spaced
- Times New Roman font, size 12
- 1-inch margins
- Include: your name, submission date, grade level, school name, and the prompt you selected
⏰ Submission Deadline:
Wednesday, August 20 by 5:00 PM
📧 Email your essay to: Esmeralda Cruz at
cruze@frankfort.k12.in.us
💵 Prizes:
- 1st Place: $200
- 2nd Place: $100
- 3rd Place: $50
🏆 Winners will be announced and awarded on September 13 at the Raíces Festival!
🎉 Sponsored by The Frankfort Lions Club
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