writing contest

[Ken Leung]

Just out of curiosity how many people would like to participate in a writing contest? It would be good writing practice for students (high school or college, maybe seperate them into 2 level), and at the same time great way to collect stories from teams.

I haven't though of topics yet, but I was thinking different ones like:

Stories of your FIRST team
You experience at competitions
The most exciting match you've been through
The person inspired you the most in FIRST
Most interesting tech challenge your team held

The 1st price will be a signed scoring object (if it is small enough to carry around of course) of the 2003 competition, like the soccer balls in the 2002 competition. I would get lots of well known FIRST-a-holics as well as Dean and Woodie to sign it to make it worth while.
2nd place ???
3rd place will be a 12 pack of Mountain Dew


I came up with this because I thought it might be fun, and it could attract participants from outside this forum to write about their experience in FIRST. "Most exciting match" have been done in the forum before, so have stories of teams. “The person more inspiring to you in FIRST” is sort of like the Woodie Flower award, but every time I only know who won the award and not the why.

I just though it would be good to college more stories, and open it to everyone to read. Having a contest might generate more interest in this.

Anyone Interested?

I have no idea why I have so many crazy ideas now a days… First the CD newsletter… then the question forum… and now this… ???

[purplehaze357]

This sounds like a great idea....but it also sounds like a great deal of work on your part

[David Kelly]

im game for it.. where do i need to submit??

[AdamT]

Originally posted by purplehaze357
....but it also sounds like a great deal of work on your part

Ken has this knack for getting himself dug in a hole....

Good idea, Ken, get someone else to do the work for you!

[Ken Leung]

Originally posted by AdamT
Ken has this knack for getting himself dug in a hole....

Good idea, Ken, get someone else to do the work for you!

It doesn't have to be too much work . The winner could ber decided by a vote, and see which one people like the most.

And I dunno. It just seems like fun to do something like this. Who saids FIRST is all about building robots?

[Ashley Weed]

perhaps a category for your overall experience in FIRST, or how FIRST has affected a person/ their future.. or an open category!

...... I would submit my college app. essay

[Katie Reynolds]

/me hands Ken a shovel

I'm game

- Katie

[hacksaw692]

Originally posted by weedie
...... I would submit my college app. essay

yup, i think my college essay would do quite nicely as well...

[MissAbi]

Sounds fun ..... I'd do it

[Adam Y.]

I was about to write about my robotics team for a open ended English essay but in the end I realized it would be a lot easier to write about how I broke my nose by kneeing myself in the face.

[Ken Leung]

Originally posted by hacksaw692
yup, i think my college essay would do quite nicely as well...

ONLY if they are fun to read. Otherwise it would be too boring if everyone submit their college Essay. Besides, the point of starting a contest is so you would take advantage of it and write something new .

I like the idea of an open category, but how would that work? How can you compare essays when they are talking about different topics and each is good in their own way?