{"id":2575,"date":"2024-01-05T07:46:27","date_gmt":"2024-01-05T12:46:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/icnanj.org\/staging\/?page_id=2575"},"modified":"2025-01-19T01:05:17","modified_gmt":"2025-01-19T06:05:17","slug":"essay-contest","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/icnanj.org\/staging\/essay-contest\/","title":{"rendered":"2025 Essay Contest"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 fusion-flex-container nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"background-color: #171717;background-position: center center;background-repeat: no-repeat;box-shadow:0px 0px 10px 0px ;border-width: 0px 0px 0px 0px;border-color:#e8eaf0;border-style:solid;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start\" style=\"max-width:1300px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-0{width:100% !important;margin-top : 0px;margin-bottom : 20px;}.fusion-builder-column-0 > .fusion-column-wrapper {padding-top : 0px !important;padding-right : 0px !important;margin-right : 1.92%;padding-bottom : 0px !important;padding-left : 0px !important;margin-left : 1.92%;}@media only screen and (max-width:1024px) {.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-0{width:100% !important;order : 0;}.fusion-builder-column-0 > .fusion-column-wrapper {margin-right : 1.92%;margin-left : 1.92%;}}@media only screen and (max-width:640px) {.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-0{width:100% !important;order : 0;}.fusion-builder-column-0 > .fusion-column-wrapper {margin-right : 1.92%;margin-left : 1.92%;}}<\/style><\/div><\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">.fusion-body .fusion-flex-container.fusion-builder-row-1{ padding-top : 40px;margin-top : -20px;padding-right : 0px;padding-bottom : 40px;margin-bottom : 0px;padding-left : 0px;}<\/style><\/div>\n<div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-2 fusion-flex-container nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0);background-position: center center;background-repeat: no-repeat;border-width: 0px 0px 0px 0px;border-color:#e8eaf0;border-style:solid;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start\" style=\"max-width:1300px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-1 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><style type=\"text\/css\">@media only screen and (max-width:1024px) {.fusion-title.fusion-title-1{margin-top:10px!important; margin-right:0px!important;margin-bottom:0px!important;margin-left:0px!important;}}@media only screen and (max-width:640px) {.fusion-title.fusion-title-1{margin-top:0px!important; margin-right:0px!important;margin-bottom:20px!important; margin-left:0px!important;}}<\/style><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-1 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-one\" style=\"margin-top:10px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;\"><h1 class=\"title-heading-left fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"margin:0;color:#fcbb20;--fontSize:48;line-height:1.12;\"><a id=\"topic\"><\/a>Topics<\/h1><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\" style=\"color:#000000;\"><p><strong style=\"color: #000000;\">Contestants will choose the topic for their essay based on their grade:<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><b style=\"color: #000000;\">Level 1: Grades 7 &amp; 8:<\/b><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p>1. What Justice Means to Me: Lessons from Black History<br \/>\n2. The Power of Standing Up: Justice in the Civil Rights Movement<br \/>\n3. Creating a Fair World: How We Can Continue the Fight for Justice<\/p>\n<p><b style=\"color: #000000;\">Level 2: Grades 9 &amp; 10<br \/>\n<\/b><\/p>\n<p>1. Racial Injustice and the responsibility of youth<br \/>\n2. The impact of systemic racism in law enforcement and the judicial system on society<br \/>\n3. Historic and recent examples of racial discrimination in professional sports and its impact on society<\/p>\n<p><b>Level 3: Grades 11 &amp; 12<br \/>\n(same as Level-2 topics)<br \/>\n<\/b><\/p>\n<p>1. Racial Injustice and the responsibility of youth<br \/>\n2. The impact of systemic racism in law enforcement and the judicial system on society<br \/>\n3. Historic and recent examples of racial discrimination in professional sports and its impact on society<\/p>\n<\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">@media only screen and (max-width:1024px) {.fusion-title.fusion-title-2{margin-top:10px!important; margin-right:0px!important;margin-bottom:0px!important;margin-left:0px!important;}}@media only screen and (max-width:640px) {.fusion-title.fusion-title-2{margin-top:0px!important; margin-right:0px!important;margin-bottom:20px!important; margin-left:0px!important;}}<\/style><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-2 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-center fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-one\" style=\"margin-top:10px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;\"><h1 class=\"title-heading-center fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"margin:0;color:#fcbb20;--fontSize:48;line-height:1.12;\"><p style=\"text-align: left;\">Important Dates<\/p><\/h1><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-2\" style=\"color:#000000;\"><p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Contest start date:<\/strong> Feb 1, 2025<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Essay Submission Deadline<\/strong>: <\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Feb 20, 2025 <\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Participants:<\/strong> Open to all New Jersey Middle School &amp; High School Students from Grade 7 to Grade 12.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>Winners Announced:<\/b> <\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Feb 27, 2025 <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">@media only screen and (max-width:1024px) {.fusion-title.fusion-title-3{margin-top:10px!important; margin-right:0px!important;margin-bottom:0px!important;margin-left:0px!important;}}@media only screen and (max-width:640px) {.fusion-title.fusion-title-3{margin-top:0px!important; margin-right:0px!important;margin-bottom:20px!important; margin-left:0px!important;}}<\/style><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-3 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-center fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-one\" style=\"margin-top:10px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;\"><h1 class=\"title-heading-center fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"margin:0;color:#fcbb20;--fontSize:48;line-height:1.12;\"><p style=\"text-align: left;\">Prizes for each grade level<\/p><\/h1><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-3\" style=\"color:#000000;\"><table style=\"height: 212px;\" width=\"638\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Level-1 (Grades 7 &amp; 8)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">1st Prize &#8211; $300 gift card<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">2nd Prize &#8211; $200 gift card<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">3rd Prize &#8211; $100 gift card<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Level-2 (Grades 9 &amp; 10)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">1st Prize &#8211; $300 gift card<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">2nd Prize &#8211; $200 gift card<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">3rd Prize &#8211; $100 gift card<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Level-3 (Grades 11 &amp; 12)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">1st Prize &#8211; $300 gift card<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">2nd Prize &#8211; $200 gift card<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">3rd Prize &#8211; $100 gift card<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">@media only screen and (max-width:1024px) {.fusion-title.fusion-title-4{margin-top:10px!important; margin-right:0px!important;margin-bottom:0px!important;margin-left:0px!important;}}@media only screen and (max-width:640px) {.fusion-title.fusion-title-4{margin-top:0px!important; margin-right:0px!important;margin-bottom:20px!important; margin-left:0px!important;}}<\/style><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-4 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-center fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-one\" style=\"margin-top:10px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;\"><h1 class=\"title-heading-center fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"margin:0;color:#fcbb20;--fontSize:48;line-height:1.12;\"><p style=\"text-align: left;\">Submitting your Essay<\/p><\/h1><\/div><div ><style type=\"text\/css\">.fusion-button.button-1 {border-radius:28px;}<\/style><a class=\"fusion-button button-flat fusion-button-default-size button-default button-1 fusion-button-default-span fusion-button-default-type\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span class=\"fusion-button-text\">Submit Essay Here<\/span><\/a><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-4\" style=\"color:#000000;\"><pre><\/pre>\n<pre>note - submission will be activated on Feb 1st\r\n<\/pre>\n<\/div><\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-1{width:100% !important;margin-top : 0px;margin-bottom : 20px;}.fusion-builder-column-1 > .fusion-column-wrapper {padding-top : 0px !important;padding-right : 0px !important;margin-right : 1.92%;padding-bottom : 0px !important;padding-left : 0px !important;margin-left : 1.92%;}@media only screen and (max-width:1024px) {.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-1{width:100% !important;order : 0;}.fusion-builder-column-1 > .fusion-column-wrapper {margin-right : 1.92%;margin-left : 1.92%;}}@media only screen and (max-width:640px) {.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-1{width:100% !important;order : 0;}.fusion-builder-column-1 > .fusion-column-wrapper {margin-right : 1.92%;margin-left : 1.92%;}}<\/style><\/div><\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">.fusion-body .fusion-flex-container.fusion-builder-row-2{ padding-top : 60px;margin-top : 0px;padding-right : 0px;padding-bottom : 60px;margin-bottom : 0px;padding-left : 0px;}<\/style><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-3 fusion-flex-container nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"background-color: #171717;background-position: center center;background-repeat: no-repeat;border-width: 0px 0px 0px 0px;border-color:#e8eaf0;border-style:solid;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start\" style=\"max-width:1300px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-2 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;background-color:#ffffff;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><style type=\"text\/css\">@media only screen and (max-width:1024px) {.fusion-title.fusion-title-5{margin-top:10px!important; margin-right:0px!important;margin-bottom:20px!important;margin-left:0px!important;}}@media only screen and (max-width:640px) {.fusion-title.fusion-title-5{margin-top:0px!important; margin-right:0px!important;margin-bottom:20px!important; margin-left:0px!important;}}<\/style><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-5 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-center fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-one\" style=\"margin-top:10px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:20px;margin-left:0px;\"><h1 class=\"title-heading-center fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"margin:0;color:#fcbb20;--fontSize:48;line-height:1.12;\"><strong>Entries close on Thr Feb 20th 2025<\/strong><\/h1><\/div><div class=\"fusion-countdown fusion-countdown-1 fusion-countdown-stacked fusion-countdown-label-top fusion-countdown-has-link\"><style type=\"text\/css\">.fusion-countdown-1 {background-color:#171717;margin-top:;margin-bottom:;margin-left:;margin-right:;}.fusion-countdown-1 .fusion-dash-wrapper{padding:5px;}.fusion-countdown-1 .fusion-dash{background-color:#171717;padding:0.6em 1.1em 0.6em 1.1em;border-radius:4px;}.fusion-countdown-1 .fusion-dash.fusion-dash{border:2px solid #fcbb20;}.fusion-countdown-1 .fusion-countdown-counter-wrapper,.fusion-countdown-1 .fusion-dash-title,.fusion-countdown-1 .fusion-countdown-heading{font-size:18px;color:#ffffff;}.fusion-countdown-1 .fusion-countdown-subheading{font-size:14px;color:#ffffff;}.fusion-countdown-1  .fusion-countdown-link{color:#ffffff;}<\/style><div class=\"fusion-countdown-heading-wrapper\"><div class=\"fusion-countdown-subheading\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-countdown-heading\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-countdown-counter-wrapper\" id=\"fusion-countdown-1\" data-gmt-offset=\"-4\" data-timer=\"2025-02-20-23-59-59\" data-omit-weeks=\"0\"><div class=\"fusion-dash-wrapper \"><div class=\"fusion-dash fusion-dash-weeks\"><div class=\"fusion-digit-wrapper\"><div class=\"fusion-hundred-digit fusion-digit\">0<\/div><div class=\"fusion-digit\">0<\/div><div class=\"fusion-digit\">0<\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-dash-title\">Weeks<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-dash-wrapper \"><div class=\"fusion-dash fusion-dash-days\"><div class=\"fusion-digit-wrapper\"><div class=\"fusion-thousand-digit fusion-digit\">0<\/div><div class=\"fusion-hundred-digit fusion-digit\">0<\/div><div class=\"fusion-digit\">0<\/div><div class=\"fusion-digit\">0<\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-dash-title\">Days<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-dash-wrapper \"><div class=\"fusion-dash fusion-dash-hours\"><div class=\"fusion-digit-wrapper\"><div class=\"fusion-digit\">0<\/div><div class=\"fusion-digit\">0<\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-dash-title\">Hours<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-dash-wrapper \"><div class=\"fusion-dash fusion-dash-minutes\"><div class=\"fusion-digit-wrapper\"><div class=\"fusion-digit\">0<\/div><div class=\"fusion-digit\">0<\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-dash-title\">Minutes<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-dash-wrapper \"><div class=\"fusion-dash fusion-dash-seconds\"><div class=\"fusion-digit-wrapper\"><div class=\"fusion-digit\">0<\/div><div class=\"fusion-digit\">0<\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-dash-title\">Seconds<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-2{width:100% !important;margin-top : 0px;margin-bottom : 20px;}.fusion-builder-column-2 > .fusion-column-wrapper {padding-top : 0px !important;padding-right : 0px !important;margin-right : 1.92%;padding-bottom : 0px !important;padding-left : 0px !important;margin-left : 1.92%;}@media only screen and (max-width:1024px) {.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-2{width:100% !important;order : 0;}.fusion-builder-column-2 > .fusion-column-wrapper {margin-right : 1.92%;margin-left : 1.92%;}}@media only screen and (max-width:640px) {.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-2{width:100% !important;order : 0;}.fusion-builder-column-2 > .fusion-column-wrapper {margin-right : 1.92%;margin-left : 1.92%;}}<\/style><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-3 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><style type=\"text\/css\">@media only screen and (max-width:1024px) {.fusion-title.fusion-title-6{margin-top:10px!important; 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