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The Deadline to Enter FIRE's High School Essay Contest Is Tomorrow!
The deadline to enter FIRE’s High School Essay Contest is tomorrow! You could win a $10,000 scholarship!
To enter, high school juniors and seniors should watch two FIRE videos—Silencing U: Five Outrageous Cases of Campus Censorship and What Every Student Should Know Before Starting College—and write an essay answering the question: “Why is free speech important at our nation’s colleges and universities?”
To view the full contest rules and entry form, visit thefire.org/resources/high-school-network/essay-contest. Please email essaycontest@thefire.org with any questions.
If you aren’t a high school junior or senior, please help FIRE spread the word by telling your friends, family, and teachers!
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