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Re: looking for help on chairman award
Here are my guidelines for starting your essay.
First make a list of all the things that your team has done this year.
Second make a list of all the things your team has ever done.
Now look at the six items that FIRST says that you must have in your essay. (In the rules in Section 9.)
Look thru both lists and select three to five things that make your team unique...or at least stand out.
Start your essay with a paragraph or two to catch the judges attention. Mention some of your legacy and maybe a little about your team...like you won the National (at that time) Rookie All-Star Award.
Now focus on those three to five things and detail why they are important to you and your team. Remember to give all the details...the judges were not there to see what happened so you must give them the details.
Conclude with a paragraph that states again why your team deserves to win the Chairman's Award. Remember that this award is given to teams that others are to look up to...tell why that is your team. Talk about leadership roles that your team has taken. Try to place a phrase or sentence that the judges could use to describe your team if you were to win.
Give the write-up to someone that does not know your team. Have them read it and then ask them for their impressions about what your team did. See if they are what you wanted.
I hope this helps and I wish you good luck.
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Walt
Member FIRST Hall of Fame
2005 Champion Chairman's Award
2005, 2009, & 2010 World Champions
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