March 28, 2011
Dear Principal:
The Respect for Law Alliance will conduct its16th Annual Essay Contest for high school students. A $1,000.00 stipend
will be awarded to the contest winner. The winning student essayist will be invited, with a guest, to attend the Respect for
Law Awards Reception and Banquet on Tuesday, May 31, 2011, at 6 P.M. at the Harmonie Club in New York City (located at 4 East 60th Street,
between Madison & 5th Aves). At that time the
essayist’s achievement will be recognized and the stipend awarded. The student *must* be present at the Banquet in order
to receive the award.
The topic for the essay is: How Can We Improve Respect for Law?
The essay must be emailed in plain-text format (no special fonts, no attachments) to the following address: HSEssayContest@rfla.us before midnight on Saturday, April 30. Attachments will not be opened or viewed. The subject heading of
the email should consist of the student’s first and last names. The first line of the body of the email should be the
essay topic. The student should then skip one line and begin the essay. At the end of the essay, the student should skip another
line and then provide the following information: the student’s full name, telephone number, and address; the school’s
name and telephone number; and the teacher’s name.
The essay must be limited to 500 words.
Please advise students that plagiarism will result in immediate disqualification.
*Only send essay submissions to HSEssayContest@rfla.us. Do NOT send any other email or inquiry to that address.* We encourage you to visit our website at www.rfla.us for further updates and information. The winning essayist will be notified on Monday, May 16.
We would greatly appreciate being advised
as to whether we may expect submissions from your school via email at: ag@rfla.us with subject line: High School Essay Contest.
Thank you,
Ms. Lauren Visco Rigal
Chairperson
RFLA Student Essay Contest Committee
