by Kayla Sheldon on 2015-01-29
The 2015 Breaking Barriers Essay Contest, presented by Major League Baseball and Scholastic, is now open for submissions.
The Breaking Barriers program is in honor of Jackie Robinson.
As everyone is very familiar with Jackie Robinson's well-known success and talent in baseball, he is also admired because of the impact he made during the modern era.
Robinson was not only a great baseball player, but a man of great hope and desire to change for the better.
In 1947, Robinson broke the color barrier in baseball as he became the first African-American baseball player in Major League Baseball (MLB).
This contest gives diverse students the opportunity to share their personal stories by explaining how they use Jackie Robinson's story, morals and overall vision to help their own journeys.
The winner gets the Grand Prize of a trip for two to the MLB All-Star Game, one laptop computer or tablet for the winning student, and one for his/her teacher, a class visit from Jackie Robinson's daughter Sharon Robinson, a class set of Breaking Barriers t-shirts, and a class set of Promises to Keep books by Sharon Robinson, herself.
Students may submit their essay online or through the mail. Online entries must be submitted by March 13, 2015, and mail-in entries must be postmarked by March 13, 2015.
Students are not allowed to enter their entries online directly; teachers must upload their students' entries online.
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The 2015 Breaking Barriers Essay Contest is now open for submissions! Presented by Major League Baseball® and Scholastic, the Breaking Barriers program honors Jackie Robinson's breaking of the color barrier in baseball in 1947.
Visit scholastic.com/breakingbarriers for all the resources you need to get started, including great preparatory printable.
The Grand Prize includes a trip for two to the 2015 MLB All-Star Game and one laptop computer or tablet and one laptop computer or tablet for his/her teacher. (Visit our Knightly website for more details.)
Landmark Middle School