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Annual Youth Art Contest
The Bird Dog Foundation’s Annual Sporting
Dog Art contest for grades K-12 is held each year has become very popular with
local school age children. We receive hundreds of entries each year from area
schools.
The Bird Dog Foundation’s Annual Sporting
Dog Youth Art Contest for grades K-12 is a local art contest, intended for
schools or home schools that are within an approximate 50-75 mile radius of the
Museum in Grand Junction, TN.
The deadline for submissions is January 15th of each year.
The Annual Art Contest Award Ceremony is TBA each year. Please check our website
for updates on these dates. Contest rules and guidelines can be seen & printed
out by clicking here: ART
CONTEST GUIDELINES &
ENTRY FORMS.
UPCOMING SCHEDULE FOR THE ANNUAL SPORTING DOG YOUTH
ART CONTEST:
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The deadline for entries for
the Art Contest is January 15th of every year. For
more detailed information, see the downloadable Art Contest rules under
the “Art &
Essay Contests” section of this website. |
Essay Contest
The Bird
Dog Foundation, Inc. has established a Scholarship Fund to promote interest in
wildlife conservation and related subjects. An annual College Scholarship Essay
Contest sponsored by the Bird Dog Foundation, Inc. has been in effect for
several years now. This contest was created in the hopes that it would enhance
scholarly training and education in wildlife and wildlife conservation as well
as give financial aid for tuition the college-bound student.
Strict
adherence to the contest rules is required for a winning qualification.
Attention to the following instructions is essential as well. It is highly
recommended that instructors review a student’s work prior to submission
in order to guide the student towards presenting the best essay possible. Please
remind your students to check for grammatical correctness and following the
instructions.
High School
seniors whose primary, home residence is in Tennessee, Mississippi or Arkansas
are eligible to enter this contest. First and Second Place winners will be
chosen. Winners will receive a one-time scholarship payable to an accredited
college, university or other bona fide institution of his/her choice upon proof
of registration at that institution. Currently, the 1st Place Award is
$1,500.00. and the 2nd Place Award is $1,000.00.
Winners of the 2008-2009
Essay Contest are:
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First
Place
Winner: William Michael Gooch, Jackson Christian School, Jackson, TN.
First Place Essay title:
“Silviculture: The Art of Managing and Tending a Forest”. |
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Second Place
Winner: Ms. Caitlin Nelms, Bolivar Central High School, Bolivar, TN.
Second Place Essay title: “The Web of
Diversity” |
The Essay Contest rules
and guidelines can be seen & printed out by clicking:
UPCOMING SCHEDULE OF DATES FOR THE ANNUAL COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP ESSAY
CONTEST
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The Essay Contest Deadline will be: April
15th, of every year. |
~All above events to be held
at the National Bird Dog Museum~
For more information on these
annual contests and other educational programs at the Bird Dog Foundation,
contact the Education Coordinator, Lucy Cogbill:
By e-mail:
library@birddogfoundation
By U.S. Mail: Bird Dog Foundation, Inc., P.O. Box 774, Grand Junction, TN
38039
By Telephone: (731) 764-2058 Tuesdays through Thursdays during business hours
By Fax: (731) 764-3004
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