For Immediate Release
Contact: [email protected]
(585) 475-6217 V/TTY
National Writing Contest for High School Students with Hearing Loss
(Rochester, N.Y.) – High school students with hearing loss in 10th or
11th grade can use the power of words to express their feelings and
win prizes in the fourth annual Rochester Institute of Technology
SpiRIT Writing Contest.
Winners will have their choice of a $500 cash prize, or a scholarship
and travel expenses to the Explore Your Future program at RIT’s
National Technical Institute for the Deaf (NTID). EYF is a six-day
summer career exploration program for deaf and hard-of-hearing
students that gives them the opportunity to sample different careers
as well as college life.
Entries will include creative writing such as a short story or poem,
a short writing sample and a personal reflection.
Last year’s winners were Laruen Aggen, of Algonquin, Ill., and
Jaimie Sloan, of Merkel, Texas.
Complete contest guidelines and entry information are available at
http://www.rit.edu/NTID/WritingContestNR
.
The deadline to enter is March 15, 2009. An awards program will be
held at RIT in the summer. For more information on the contest
[email protected]
or call (585) 475-7695 (voice/TTY).
Rochester Institute of Technology is internationally recognized as a
leader in computing, engineering, imaging technology, fine and applied
arts, and for providing unparalleled support services for students
with hearing loss. More than 1,300 students with hearing loss from
around the world study, live and socialize with more than 15,000
hearing students on RIT’s Rochester, N.Y. campus. Visit:
http://www.rit.edu/NTID
.
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