Joe Foss (1915-2003) had a lengthy career serving America. According to our friends over at Wikipedia, General Foss was:
…the leading fighter ace of the United States Marine Corps during World War II, a 1943 recipient of the Medal of Honor, a General in the Air National Guard, the 20th Governor of South Dakota, and the first commissioner of the American Football League.
Today, Scholarships360 recognizes Joe Foss for serving America in yet another way; the $5000 Independence Day Scholarship Essay Contest, sponsored by the Joe Foss Institute, which is available to all high school students.
This essay contest asks students to write an essay on the theme: “Oh Say Can You See: What the Star Spangled Banner Means to Me.” Essays will be evaluated based on the following criteria: Creativity, Theme Development, Clarity of Ideas, and Mechanics (Grammar, Spelling, Punctuation, Sentence Structure, etc.). The essay must have a word count that exceeds 1500 words, all essays must be double-spaced & in english, and quotes should be used sparingly (for all of the specific rules: Download and carefully review the Official Guidelines).
The Independence Day Scholarship Contest Essay must be submitted (Submit Your Essay to Enter the Contest) by July 3, 2011 by 11:59 p.m. (MST). Direct any questions to Scholarship@JoeFoss.com.
As always, best of luck!
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