How to use this contest in school

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In Classes

College Prep & College Counseling

College counselors and other faculty may inform students via workshops and meetings. AVID and other College Prep Programs (e.g. Puente, Gear Up, MESA, Upward Bound) can easily incorporate this into their college-going curriculum.

Writing & Writing Standards

English teachers (or others) may use the written word entry format as a writing assignment tied to the state's academic standards.

Art & Computer Graphics

Art and Computer teachers may incorporate the poster entry format as an assignment to demonstrate how art is used to communicate ideas. (FREE posters for student entries are available upon request.)

Animation & Film

Animation and Film teachers may use the TV ad entry format as a class assignment, while providing the technical support for this process.

Media & Communications

Classes that focus on the media may use the written word or TV ad entry formats as a class assignment for students to create their own news story or commercial about this important issue. The poster entry format can be used to demonstrate the use of advertising.

Data & Statistics

Science, Math, Social Science, Economics and other teachers may encourage students to gather research on the Campaign for College Opportunity's website (www.collegecampaign.org), and others, to use the research data and statistics as a way to understand college-access issues.

History & Social Studies

These classes may use this scholarship contest as an opportunity to learn about California history, including the founding of our higher education system and the historic period in the late 1950's and 1960's when the Master Plan for Higher Education and much of California's college infrastructure was developed.

Extra Curricular Activities

School Clubs

This contest can be promoted in any club as a fun activity to work on during students' free time (e.g. nutrition, lunch-time, after-school, etc). This contest can be a relevant activity for clubs/groups on campus with a focus on public service: community issues, art, writing, media, animation and/or video or film.

Student Newspaper

Student newspapers may write an article about college access in California, the growing demand for educated workers and/or the contest.

Leadership Classes & Student Government

Student leaders may set a goal of getting a certain number of students to enter the contest to encourage a college-going culture on campus.

How to Publicize this Contest

Using the Partnership Form, order promotional materials.
Provide every teacher, academic advisor, college counselor, and administrator with a contest poster to post up in their classroom or office.
Give all students a contest postcard.
Post a contest poster/postcard in common areas (i.e. bulletin boards, library, gym, cafeteria, etc.)
Provide faculty and student leaders with postcards to disseminate to interested students.
Include a link to the "Save Me a Spot in College" website (www.collegecampaign.org/contest) on your school's homepage

How We Can Help You

Provide attractive materials related to the contest for you to share during your routine outreach.
Assist in connecting you to other resources that may be helpful to your school, organization, or community as you seek to give students skills as well as information on the road to college.
Recognize you as a Partner because you are important to students' success and the success of this contest. We will list your name on the Campaign for College Opportunity's website and some other materials.
Inform you of opportunities to get involved in the greater work done by our organization surrounding college access and success.
Serve as an educational resource to everyone that visits your website by linking to http://www.collegecampaign.org/contest so others can learn about the contest as well!

Questions

Please direct any questions you may have about the "Save Me a Spot in College" scholarship contest to contest@collegecampaign.org or 1-800-459-9586.