In the tradition of nature writers from Thoreau to Annie Dillard and Barry Lopez, high school seniors will reflect upon their experiences of particular places and shape those reflections into personal essays that will be judged first in their local school and then by a panel of Niagara County Community College faculty and local educators. The success of the project requires a commitment from high schools to be active partners and further relies upon the expertise of high school teaching faculty. Writers must be high school seniors. The essay will be between 1,000 and 1,500 words and will observe the rules of formal written English. The essay must be the original work of the writer and address a specific aspect of the general topic About Place.
Essays are to be submitted on paper AND electronically on diskette.
Deadline for submission of essays is January 31, 2001. The All-College Honors Program offers qualified students the opportunity to expand and enhance their college experience in an atmosphere that stresses small, challenging classes and personal faculty involvement. The Honors Program seeks to develop the critical thinking skills and creative capacities of its students by providing them with an academically challenging educational experience. Tuesdays and Thursdays in E-200 during the last ten weeks of the semester. Through participation in a series of ten sessions during a semester, a student may earn one college credit.