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The
fourth annual Character's Cool Contest accepted entries from
January 1 - February 11, 2005. The Contest is an annual program
developed by the MindOH! Foundation to further character education
and empower youth to practice ethical behavior.
This
year's contest theme was bullying -- how youth can address
this cruel phenomenon by looking at the problem through the
eyes of the bully, the victim and the bystander.
The
Character's Cool Contest is actually three contests in one:
1. Student Drawing: Students who
fill out the Character's Cool Contest online survey will
be entered in a drawing to win the following prizes (winners
will be chosen at random):
Grand Prize:
Nintendo Game Cube - Platinum Limited
Edition w/ 1 memory card
Additional Prizes:
- Portable
CD/MP3 player
- $25 Amazon.com
gift certificate
- $25 Old Navy
gift card
- $25 Best
Buy gift card
- $25 Barnes
& Noble gift card
- $15 Blockbuster
Video gift card
- Cranium game
- Pictionary
game
- Jenga game
- Athletes
for a Better World T-shirts
- Athletes
for a Better World Posters
2. School Contest: The school with
the most student participants will win a new computer and
a one-year license to the MindOH!
Discipline and Life Skills Series ($8,800 value);
the runner-up will win Project
Wisdom's character education series ($1,050 value).
3. Essay Contests: Students
can also enter the Character's Cool Essay Contest to win
cash prizes. There are two Essay contests -- one for middle
school students (ages 11-14) and one for high school students
(ages 15-18). For each contest, winners will receive $500
for first place, $250 for second place, and $175 for third
place.
All secondary school students (ages 11-18)
in the United States and Canada were eligible to enter.
Contest entries were accepted January 1
through February 11, 2005.
The MindOH! Foundation has compiled a list
of tips for educators to help make the Character's Cool
Contest successful on your school campus.
All participants are required to read and
accept the contest rules.
If you are an educator who facilitated students
entering the 2005 Character's Cool Contest, we would appreciate
a few moments of your time to
provide us feedback about your experience so we can continue
to improve and meet students' needs.
Press Coverage
We like to highlight schools, districts,
organizations, and community newspapers that spotlight the
students in their area participating in the Character's Cool
Contest. Read
articles from media like the New York Post!
For more information about the Character's
Cool Contest, please email contests@mindohfoundation.org.
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