Florida Department of Education and Volunteer Florida Encourage Students and Educators to Participate in 2024 Black History Month Contests
About the Student Art Contest
The Black History Month Student Art Contest is open to all Kindergarten through third-grade students in Florida. Each student will submit original, two-dimensional artwork based on this year’s theme. Four statewide winners will be selected for the month, and each winner will receive a $100 gift card for school supplies and a one-year pass to Florida State Parks.
About the Student Essay Contest
The Black History Month Student Essay Contest is open to all fourth through twelfth-grade students in Florida. Each student will submit one essay no longer than 500 words based on this year’s theme. Six winners will be selected: two elementary school students (grades 4–5), two middle school students (grades 6–8), and two high school students (grades 9–12). Each winner will receive a 2–Year Florida College Plan scholarship provided by the Florida Prepaid College Foundation and a $100 gift card for school supplies.
Students are encouraged to write about the African American heroes who fought for freedom across our state. The subject of the essay should be a Floridian.
About the Excellence in Education Award
The Black History Month Excellence in Education Award Contest is open to all full-time educators in an elementary, middle, or high school in Florida. Four winners will be selected, and a principal, teacher, parent/guardian, or student may submit nominations. Excellence in Education award winners will receive a $2,500 monetary prize from Volunteer Florida.
All entries must be received by 5 p.m. (ET) on Wednesday, February 7, 2024.
For more information about these contests as well as how to participate, please visit https://floridablackhistory.com/
