The LWV Greenwich is pleased to announce it's Third Annual Student Essay Contest.  This year, students in grades 8-12 who either live or go to school in Greenwich are encouraged to enter. 

Deadline is Sunday, April 3, 2022.

Choose from one of three prompts and follow the instructions on the main page.  Winners will be announced on May 15th, and honored at the LWV Greenwich Annual Dinner, at the Riverside Yacht Club on Wednesday, June 1st, 2022.  The Grand Prize Winner will receive a $1000 college scholarship.  Winning essays will be published on this web site, and the authors will be publicized in the local press.

OPTION 1
The Words That Made Us Volume Two

How should Akhil Reed Amar open the second volume in his trilogy about our ongoing Constitutional conversation, The Words That Made Us Equal: 1840-1920? 

OPTION 2
Voting Rights

What do we do next to strengthen voting rights and ensure free and fair elections?

OPTION 3
Elections Matter in Greenwich

Why do local elections matter in Greenwich?

Visit LWV of Greenwich Student Essay Contest Page