The United States District Court for the District of Arizona and the Phoenix Chapter of the Federal Bar Association have announced plans to recognize teachers who encourage and support students entering the 2017 Ninth Circuit Civics Contest.
Four teachers will be selected for cash prizes of $350 each for excellence in civics education.
Teachers are strongly encouraged to nominate themselves and their colleagues, and to encourage their students to submit nominations for teachers. A nomination form is available here.
The deadline for teacher nominations is April 16, 2017. Completed nomination forms should be sent to by email to ellen_weber@azd.uscourts.gov. Please call Ellen Weber at (602) 322-7680 with any questions.
The 2017 Ninth Circuit Civics Contest is an essay and video competition open to students in grades 9-12 in public, private and parochial schools and home-schooled students of equivalent grade status. “Not to Be Forgotten: Legal Lessons of the Japanese Internment” is the theme of the contest. The deadline for entries is 11:59 p.m. on April 16, 2017.
The contest is sponsored by the U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona and the Courts and Community Committee of the Judicial Council of the Ninth Circuit. The district court is holding a local contest with prizes of $500, $300 and $200 for the top three finishers in both the writing and video competitions. Local winners go on to compete in the Ninth Circuit contest, which offers prizes of $2,000, $1,000 and $500 to the top three finishers in each category. Circuit winners will be announced in June.
Visit http://www.ca9.uscourts.gov/civicscontest for more information.