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MTEC announces tourism essay contest for students
Theme: Tourism & Our Community
The Marianas Tourism Education Council has announced an essay contest for all public and private school students on the theme “Tourism & Our Community.”
The contest is open to grades 3-12. All entries must be typed and received by 5pm, Jan. 5, 2015, at the Marianas Visitors Authority office on Saipan, Tinian, or Rota. Entries must include the student’s name, teacher’s name, school, and grade level.
Mary Grace Tiglao, right, attends the Guam Tourism Summit in January 2014 after winning the high division of the Marianas Tourism Education Council’s essay contest on tourism. Tiglao was joined by her parents and MTEC board member Larry Lee, second from right. (MTEC)
“For the last four years, MTEC has been visiting the schools to teach the students about the importance of tourism, how it benefits them, and how they can support it,” said MTEC chairwoman Vicky Benavente. “This essay contests allows them to now give us what they’ve learned and how they feel it affects their lives. We thank our financial donors this year, the many businesses in the community who have contributed, such as Docomo Pacific and T Galleria, for making this essay contest and cash prizes possible.”
The essay contest has three categories. Grade 3-6 may submit essays of up to 300 words. Grades 7-8 may submit essays of up to 500 words. Grades 9-12 may submit essays of up to 600 words.
Three winners will be selected from each category. Prizes for grades 3-8 are $50 (1st place), $30 (2nd place), and $20 (3rd place). Prizes from grades 9-12 are $75 and one roundtrip ticket to 2015 MY WAVE Tourism Summit in Guam (non-transferable, 1st place), $60 (2nd place), $50 (3rd place).
Last year’s 1st place high school winner, Mary Grace Tiglao, won a trip to attend the Guam Tourism Summit.
“Tourism runs the CNMI. If we work together to maintain and take care of our island home, we’re not just making it appealing for others to see but we’re also preserving all of its natural beauty for our future generations to enjoy….So what are you waiting for? Why not help out?” Tiglao wrote.
Winners will be announced at MTEC/MY WAVE Tourism Summit on Jan. 22-23, 2015. For more information, contact MVA Community Projects Assistant Charlene Mendoza at cmendoza@mymarianas.com or (670) 664-3210. (MTEC)
