The 247th Evacuation Day Essay and Poster Competition Topics Announcement Entry Deadline is March

10th at 5:00PM

South Boston Citizens’ Association President Tom McGrath has announced that because of the tremendous success of the poster and essay contest, the Association along with City of Boston Credit Union ,Comcast and Mass Bay Credit Union a will once again sponsor the 2023 Annual Contests and. all other events associated with the Month-long celebration. And, because of the amount of poster entries and interest, we will be expanding the winners categories for the poster contest for grades 3,4 and 5.These grades will compete against students in their own grades.

Once again, after last year’s outstanding effort put forth by past President Bernie O’Donnell, Mary McCarthy Collins and their committee, they have expressed an interest of taking on the challenge of co-chairing The Essay and Poster Contests.

“Bernie always believed me that these contests are a great way to educate and strengthen the interest of the children of the community and I was more than pleased when Bernie offered to once again head up this Event for the children of South Boston”, remarked McGrath. This year the High School competition will be open to all students residing in Suffolk County or attending a school in Suffolk County.

“One of the missions of the SBCA is to reach out to the young children of this historically rich community, and joining with the SBCA in promoting, organizing, and judging the Evacuation Day Poster and Essay Competitions is a most fitting way to improve on that mission.”, O’Donnell said.

The current plan with respect to the annual Evacuation Day activities is to continue to host all the events as in years past. SBCA will continue to work with Governor Healey, Elected Officials from the City of Boston, the City of Boston Health Commission, and the National Park Service for the planning of the activities and will follow any requirements and guidance on all aspects of the hosted events.

The SBCA looks forward to working with the community again this year, which commemorates the 247th anniversary of Evacuation Day in Boston. Celebrating Evacuation Day events in the community is a huge undertaking, but thanks to Volunteers and Community Busi- ness partners in past years, such as Comcast, Mass Bay Credit Union and City of Boston Credit Union, the SBCA is confident it will be able to complete the task and make it possible for the entire community to safely enjoy this year’s commemorative events.

All entries should include, in an attached envelope, the contestant’s name, school and a means of contacting the entrant, and should be submitted no later than Friday, March 10th, 2023 At 5 PM. All entries may be mailed to South Boston Citizens’ Association, P.O. Box 74, South Boston, MA 02127, or can be picked up at schools by a representative of the Citizens’ Association. Entries can also be dropped off at 170 M Street South Boston.

The poster competition is open to all students in grades 3, 4, and 5 who are either South Boston student residents or any student that attends a school in South Boston.

The poster may be submitted in any Medium at least 8 1/2 “x11”, but preferably larger. The Essay competition is open to all students in grades 6-8, who are either South Boston student residents or any student that attends a school in South

Boston. The high School Essay competition is open to all students in grades 9-12 who are either City of Boston student residents attending any High School.

2023 Essay Contest

Topic for grades 9-12- Describe the events of the Boston Tea party and Boston Massacre and their importance to the American Revolution?

Essays should be at least 750 words; prizes are as follows: first prize $200, second prize $100, third prize $50.

Topic for Grades 6 to 8 - What the role of Abigail Adams in the American Revolution?

Essays should be at least 500 words, prizes are as follows: first prize $150, second prize $100, third prize $50.

Poster Topics

Grade 3 Dorchester Heights and General George Washington

Grade 4 Statue of Admiral David Farragut

Grade 5 Colonel Henry Knox and the Noble Train of Artillery

Prizes are as follows: first prize $100, second prize $75, third prize $50. probation by leadership, to make it through the process this session.

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