ECCLA Spring Essay Contest!

If you could spend one day with someone from the past who would it be and why?  What would you want to learn from them or speak to them about?  

ECCLA invites you to submit entries for our Spring "Person from the Past" Essay Contest.  Both Middle and High School students can enter to win cash prizes of up to $100.  The contest is open to 6th - 12th grade students enrolled in an ECCLA target school, located in the area bounded by Olympic, Slauson, Crenshaw, and Alameda Blvds.

Winning essays are those which are personal narratives depicting what this person means to the student, using examples and other descriptive attributes.

Good luck and we hope you will join us!

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For more information regarding the essay and to download the application form - click here.  Follow the link and then click on the second contest rules link from the top.

  

“What I Want Most that Money Can’t Buy” ECCLA/USC Fall Contest

" What I Want Most That Money Can't Buy"

The Education Consortium of Central Los Angeles (ECCLA), with the support of USC Civic & Community Relations, invites you to submit essays on the above theme.

Winners in Two Categories: 6th-8th grade, and 9th-12th grade.

All contestants will receive a certificate of participation. Entries will not be returned.

School must be located roughly within the boundaries of Olympic, Slauson, Crenshaw, and Alameda for eligibility

Cash awards in each category are:
First Place - $100
Second Place - $50
Third Place - $25

For more information and contest guidelines please visit our website or click here.