2nd  Annual Speak Out Essay Contest

During last year’s Speak Out Essay Contest we heard from thousands of students just like you who want to talk about their education – what is working, what isn’t, and what can be done about it? This year, we want to know about the impact Speak Out has had on you. Has it changed your life? How so? What impact do you think Speak Out has had on your school? Keep in mind there are four components to Speak Out: the interactive and moderated website, www.speakout.alberta.ca; Speak Out forums, which are small focus group discussions held in schools across the province; the Annual Speak Out Conference, where over 200 students from across Alberta gather each spring with Alberta Education staff and discuss current initiatives; and the Minister’s Student Advisory Council, which includes 24 youth who meet with the Minister of Education a few times a year.

We are asking you to write a short essay on: How has Speak Out changed your life, and what impact has Speak Out had on your school? Now, don’t get all word-crazy on us...we want no more than 500 words! Why would you do all this extra work? Because you love to SPEAK OUT! And because you could win a SoundDock® Portable digital music system. And because you want the world to know what you think.

Please email your submissions to speakout@gov.ab.ca no later than 4:30 p.m. on Friday, March 30, 2012.  We will also do a random early bird draw for all submissions received by Friday, March 2, 2012.

Winner of the Bose SoundDock® will be chosen by random draw at the 4th Annual Speak Out Conference on April 13, 2012.