Parents' Weekend Essay Contest
Family Anchors Award
“Other things may change us, but we start and end with family”, Author Anthony Brandt.
The Family Anchors award is given in honor of the outstanding and significant contributions family members make in the lives of Hope students in preparing them for college and supporting them while they are here. Hope students are invited to submit an essay about a family member who has taught them a significant lesson and apply it to their experience at Hope and in the future. Essays are judged by a committee of faculty and staff. The subject of the winning essay receives the Family Anchors Award and the student who wrote the essay wins a prize as well. The award is given annually at the Parents’ Weekend President’s Breakfast
Congratulations to the 2008 Family Anchor Award recipient, Lisa Paulun. The essay was written by Rebekah Ostosh, Class of 2012.
Read Rebekah's winning essay.
The 2007 Family Anchor Award recipient is Marty Feldhake. The essay was written by Emily Feldhake, Class of 2011.
About
the Contest:
The Parents’ Weekend Essay Contest, presented by the Office of Alumni
and Parent Relations and the Hope Fund, provides students with an opportunity
to recognize parents, step-parents, or guardians whose presence,
endeavors, dedication, and care have contributed to his or her personal
development and academic success.
Essay
Requirements:
Author
Anthony Brandt wrote, “Other things may change us, but we start
and end with family.” Using this quote as a guide, please identify
and illustrate a life lesson(s) you have learned from your parents,
step-parents, or guardians. Share how this lesson(s) has contributed
to your personal development and academic success and
how you plan to employ this lesson(s) during your time at Hope
College. The family member(s) referenced in your essay will be
nominated to receive this year’s Family Anchors Award.
You
must be a current Hope College student to participate. Entries
should be no more than 500 words in length.
Essays
will be judged and the award recipient selected using the following
criteria:
- Thoughtful
reflection on the life lesson illustrated and the ways in which
the nominee has impacted and influenced the student in a positive
manner.
- Clear
and concise development of points.
- Technical
correctness and grammar.
Deadline
and Submission Details:
Please submit all essays to the Office of Alumni and Parent Relations
via the form below.
Essays must be submitted NO LATER THAN 5 P.M. on FRIDAY,
OCTOBER 10th, 2008.
Recognition
and Prizes:
A selection committee will review all submitted essays. All
nominees will receive a congratulatory letter and a copy
of the essay submission.
Recognition of the winning essay and the award recipient(s) will
occur during Parents’ Weekend at the President's
Breakfast on Saturday, November 3rd.
The
student who wrote the winning essay will be presented with a
$250 gift certificate from the Hope-Geneva Bookstore and the
winner(s) of the Family Anchors Award will be presented
with a framed certificate. The winning student’s essay
will also be highlighted in The Anchor and news
from Hope College.
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