Contests

2012-13

NEW! Visual Arts Contest: California State Park Art!

Diverse in every way, California's state parks encompass many of the state's natural wonders from the giant sequoias and majestic coastline to the jagged Sierra. How are you inspired by California's state parks? Why are they important to California? California students are invited to showcase their creative side and participate in the LegiSchool Project's NEW Visual Arts Contest. One grand prize winner will receive $150 and four runners up will receive $100 each. Winning artwork will be displayed at the State Capitol in early 2013. Postmark Deadline: Friday, October 26, 2012.

CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR WINNERS!

GRAND PRIZE WINNER

Kate Johannesen, Culver City High School

RUNNERS UP:

Kyle Matthes, Dana Hills High School

Ariana Pacino, Culver City High School

Stefana Glaginic, Culver City High School

Sarah Jaques, Lagunal Niguel

17th Annual Essay Contest
The DREAM ACT

DREAM Act (Development, Relief, Education for Alien Minors) legislation has been controversial on both the state and national level. In California, numerous pieces of legislation over the years have sought to increase undocumented students' access to higher education. Most recently in 2011, Governor Brown signed AB 131 allowing undocumented students eligibility to qualify for state-funded aid such as Cal Grants. On a national level, a directive from President Obama in 2012 allows undocumented minors an opportunity to stay and work in the country for a specified number of years and not be deported. Those eligible must fill out an application with the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services and meet a number of criteria in order to be considered. Critics on both sides of the issue have attacked this directive as "backdoor amnesty", or as a weak alternative to the DREAM Act legislation that failed congresssional approval in 2010.

Clearly this is an issue of great significance to California due to our large, diverse population. Imagine that you are a state legislator, able to make decisions that will impact this issue, and address the following questions:

• Do you agree or disagree with public policy proposals like the DREAM Act? Why or why not?
• How would public policy proposals like the DREAM Act affect California on a state level?
• What ideas do you have regarding steps California can take to address the issue of undocument minors in the state?

Click here for eligibility and rules

Click here for entry form

Submission Deadline: Friday, January 18, 2013

Submit entry form and essay (with a cover page) as PDF documents to: thorall@csus.edu

Annual Photo Contest
California Through My Eyes

How do you envision California? Agriculture? Mountains? Water? People? Cities? Students are invited to step behind the camera lens and capture an image, anything big or small, that you feel represents California. The grand-prize winner will receive $100 and four runners-up will receive $50 each. Look for complete details in March.  The first place winner will receive $100 and four runners-up will receive $50 each and the winning photographs will be displayed at the State Capitol in 2013. Postmark Deadline: May 3, 2013.

2012 LegiSchool Photo Contest Winners

2011 LegiSchool Photo Contest Winners

2010 LegiSchool Photo Contest Winners

Past Contest Winners