4th Annual Hispanic Heritage Month Essay Contest

The terms "Latino" and "Hispanic"
are used to describe groups of people
who are ethnically, racially, and
culturally diverse.The terms 'Latino" and "Hispanic" are used to describe groups of people who are ethnically, racially, and culturally diverse. In 500 words or less, how do you identify culturally with other Latinos and what makes you different or unique? What do the terms "Hispanic" and "Latino" mean to you? For more information got to powertolearn.com - Other Programs- Hispanic Heritage.


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Profile in Courage Award

President John F. Kennedy respected and admired acts of political courage. His book, Profiles in Courage, published in 1956, recounts the stories of eight U.S. Senators who risked their careers by taking principled stands for unpopular positions. The Profile in Courage Award, presented each May by the Kennedy Library Foundation, honors elected officials who have demonstrated exceptional political courage.

The Profile in Courage Essay Contest invites United States high school students to consider the concept of political courage by writing an essay on a U.S. elected official who has chosen to do what is right, rather than what is expedient. A “Profile in Courage” essay is a carefully researched recounting of a story: the story of how an elected official risked his or her career to take a stand based on the dictates of conscience, rather than the dictates of polls, interest groups or even constituents. The contest challenges high school students to discover new profiles in courage, and to therefore research and write about acts of political courage that occurred after the publication of Kennedy's Profiles in Courage in 1956.

Visit jfklibrary.org for more information. See Contest information under "Events and Awards" tab.