The Wilcox Foundation
The Wilcox Foundation Annual Essay Contest
“Dedicated to the belief in education - desiring to
encourage learning about the History of Plymouth”
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Scholarship Awards
There will be First place, Second place and Random Draw winners. First place will be a minimum of $2000; Second place minimum of $1500; After first and second place winners are selected, remaining essays are eligible for the Random Draw scholarships of $1000 each. The maximum amount of scholarships awarded will not exceed $26,000.
The Scholarships must be used for post-high school educational purposes. They are not renewable. Scholarship awards will be sent directly to your educational institution by the Wilcox Foundation. Please be sure the information you provide on your essay cover sheet is updated and accurate. Scholarship award certificates will be formally presented at your HS Honors Convocation. If your school does not have a formal presentation program, other arrangements will be made individually. |
2023 Wilcox Essay Contest Topic
The Wilcox Foundation Annual Essay Contest 2023 Topic: A Day In The Life of Plymouth Please see "Rules & Judging" Information at left for how to submit your essay. The greater Plymouth area has a rich history filled with it's own exciting events and notable people. Additionally, residents of our town were affected personally by state-wide, national and worldwide events, running the gamut from celebratory and heroic, to devastating and catastrophic. These opportunities for research-based storytelling are the inspiration for the Wilcox Foundation Essay Contest for 2023. Pick a significant day in Plymouth history 1850-1945 and write a first person (I, we) narrative/descriptive essay from the point of view of a fictitious or real person that lived and actively experienced your chosen day. Your essay should introduce the person (you, as the first person writer) and the day in the first paragraph. Even though the essay is primarily about this one day, you may expand the scope of your remembrance to include contextual "yesterday, last week, last year" perspectives and details. The essay should describe the significance/event of the day, your role and actions/reactions, with references to social, cultural, and historical events that provide context. You may include accurate references to other Plymouth residents or visitors, modes of transportation, communication, technology, education, medicine, geography, and commerce of the time. Bonus points will be given for essays that include a personal interview with someone who has additional perspective or an informative contribution to the person or events described in the essay. The interview should be included on your works sited page with name(s), date, time, place and mode of communication (in-person, or phone call preferred). Please email lisahoward333@comcast.net with any questions. ALL essays are to be submitted by midnight on Wednesday, March 29, 2023. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ RESOURCES The Plymouth Mail newspaper (later, the Plymouth Observer) is online through the Plymouth District Library’s website https://plymouthlibrary.org Get started with the Research and Learn tab. This is a great resource for advertisements and news articles on businesses, as well as notable social events. The Plymouth Historical Museum’s on site archives contains information on local Plymouth businesses and their owners. Call or stop in during museum hours and make an appointment to access these research resources! https://plymouthhistory.org Resource for Citation formatting https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/research_and_citation/resources.html |
