Are you interested in helping high school students become prepared to be informed voting adults? Join the LWV of Lexington’s Jay Ogden Essay Contest Committee. The first meeting of the 2022 Committee is on Tues., Feb. 15 at 6 PM via Zoom. Students will submit entries during the Spring semester. We will be exploring topics for this year’s contest.

This contest honors the late Jay Ogden, a longtime LWV member who believed students should be prepared to be informed citizens. As informed citizens, we examine events around us and form educated opinions that shape what we say and do. This contest is offered as an opportunity to think about an issue and then, through the writing process, to develop and explain a position on the topic.

For anyone interested in the writing process and young writers, this project offers an exciting opportunity! People power is needed to generate a timely topic, read and score the resulting essays. The committee then meets to discuss the essays and select winners. Finally, a representative of the League presents the prizes to the students in the classroom or during the pandemic via a Zoom awards ceremony. This is a really fun way to get involved with the League through fostering civic-minded young adults.

Register in advance