Once again, the RARE Foundation is sponsoring its student writing competition in partnership with the Detroit News Newspapers in Education. A 20-page supplement and comprehensive teacher guide can be ordered for your classroom through www.dnie.com

Students in grades 3-8 may submit an essay, poem or any other type of creative writing during any month throughout the school year. $100 cash awards made to the best entries each month. $250 cash awards will be made at the end of the school year to the best overall work from both Primary and Middle School entries. Winning work will also be published on the RARE website and in next year's DNIE Supplement.

The final deadline for entries is March 30th, 2008
 Click here for the Entry Form.

Get the conversation started in your classroom with a Free Video. This year's 30-minute video for kids features seven stories about the 2007 Everyday Hero Award Winners. Told in simple language, it provides insights as to how these everyday people have learned to see possibilities and connect the dots in their lives to fulfilling careers and meaningful lives. It's a great motivator to get kids thinking, discovering and writing about the Everyday Heroes in their Lives. To order a free DVD for your classroom, click here.

Click here for Everyday Heroes 2007-08 Writing Competition Rules