{"id":1025,"date":"2013-05-15T12:00:23","date_gmt":"2013-05-15T17:00:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/plato-philosophy.org\/?p=1025"},"modified":"2022-11-21T13:39:18","modified_gmt":"2022-11-21T21:39:18","slug":"plato-2013-14-high-school-essay-contest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/plato-philosophy.org\/plato-2013-14-high-school-essay-contest\/","title":{"rendered":"PLATO High School Essay Contest"},"content":{"rendered":"

Announcement: We have our winners!<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Winners, 2014 PLATO Essay Contest:<\/strong><\/p>\n

First place:\u00a0 Jared Corbett – Oak Park River Forest High School, Oak Park IL
\n“Probabilistic Chains”<\/p>\n

Second place:\u00a0 Sydney To – Valley Christian High School, San Jose, CA
\n“Freedom in Degrees”<\/p>\n

Third place:\u00a0 James Drueckhammer – The Stony Brook School, Stony Brook NY
\n“Free Will”<\/p>\n

Congratulations to all the winners whose essays will be published in a forthcoming issue of Questions<\/a>.
\nThanks to everyone who submitted essays.\u00a0We enjoyed reading all the impressive entries and appreciate your participation.<\/p>\n

2014-15 PLATO ESSAY CONTEST
\n<\/strong>The 2014-15 Essay Contest question and further requirements will be posted in October.<\/p>\n

Summary<\/strong>:
\nThe PLATO High School Essay Contest awards will be given to the best philosophical essays written by high school students, in response to the year\u2019s contest essay question.\u00a0 In addition to first, second and third place prizes, there will be two honorable mention awards.<\/p>\n

Awards<\/strong>:
\nFirst place – $250
\nSecond place – $150
\nThird place – $100<\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

Winners will be announced by April 1. All winning essays will be published in PLATO\u2019s journal Questions: Philosophy for Young People<\/i>.<\/p>\n

Contest Details:
\n<\/strong>Eligibility<\/i>:\u00a0 All high school students in the U.S. are eligible to enter.<\/p>\n

Submission Process: <\/i>Entries \u2013 including a one-paragraph bio and a cover sheet with your name, contact information (phone and email), grade and school (none of this information should appear on the essay itself) \u2013 should be emailed to: info@plato-philosophy.org<\/a><\/p>\n

Essay length<\/i>: 2,000 words maximum<\/p>\n

Judging<\/i>:\u00a0 The papers will be read and judged by a panel of high school philosophy teachers and philosophy professors.
\n
\nDeadline:\u00a0<\/strong>January 31, 2015<\/strong><\/p>\n

The PLATO Essay contest ended in 2015.<\/p>\n

For more information or questions about the PLATO High School Essay Contest, please email: <\/b><\/em>info@plato-philosophy.org<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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