Deadline for submission is December 31st.
The George S. & Stella M. Knight Essay Contest is a scholarship money competition designed to give freshman, sophomore, junior and senior high school students an opportunity to explore events that shaped American history.
Conducted at the Chapter, State Society and National Society levels. To participate, students must submit an original 800- to 1,200-word essay based on an event, person, philosophy or ideal associated with the American Revolution, Declaration of Independence, or the framing of the United States Constitution. Each student’s essay will be judged based upon its historical accuracy, clarity, organization, grammar and spelling, and documentation.
We invite all high school students (9th through 12th grades) interested in the American Revolution to participate in the George S. & Stella M. Knight Essay Contest. The contest is open to all US Citizen and Legal Resident students attending home schools, public, parochial, or private high schools in that same grade range. The National Association of Secondary School Principals has placed this program on the 2017-18 NASSP List of Approved Contests, Programs, and Activities for Students.
The contest is conducted in three phases: the local chapter, state-level society, and national phases. The contest must be entered through an SAR chapter near the student’s residence. Deadline for submission is December 31st.
Only one entry per student is permitted per contest year.
This is an annual contest and entries must be submitted on or before December 31st.
Click here to view the web page on this contest that contains a number of links to download documents with details about this contest.
Questions may be directed to the San Diego contact at KnightEssay@sarsandiego.org.