Educational Forum

2024 Student spotlight competition

For Minnesota students in grades 9-12

Entries must be submitted by WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Questions? Contact Maxwell Harfst MHarfst@bestprep.org

The BestPrep Student Spotlight competition, sponsored by Thomson Reuters, will once again be held in conjunction with the Educational Forum. The Educational Forum broads awareness of national and global issues affecting our community through a thought-provoking discussion.

John Hope Bryant is an American entrepreneur, author, philanthropist, and prominent thought leader on financial inclusion, economic empowerment and financial dignity. The competition is based on a question prompt, related to John Hope Bryant’s keynote address at the Educational Forum and his latest book.

WHat is the prompt?

Making your dreams come true is easy to say but hard to accomplish. In

John Hope Bryant’s book, Up from Nothing, he writes about the five pillars

needed for success: education, financial literacy, self-esteem and confidence,

family structure and role models.

Through the use of essay, poetry, art, sculpture, or video, please explain how these pillars will be key to your personal success. Why are they key? Feel free to use as many of the pillars as desired to explain your story.

No more than three winners will be selected

from the same school.

1st place: The Kristie Award and $2500 scholarship

provided by the family of Kristie Greve

2nd place: macbook air

3rd place: Airpods max

4th place: Nintendo Switch

5th place: $100 target & $100 Amazon gift cards

The remaining 15 winners will each receive a $50 Target gift card. Educators representing the top five students will each receive a $100 VISA gift card.

Winners and their teachers will attend the Educational Forum on February 8, 2023

at the Minneapolis Convention Center.

Information for Teachers and Educators:

In order to determine the number of Judges required for the competition, we ask that teachers, educators, and program leader complete the Google form below to inform us on the number of students that will be participating from their class or program.

Reasons Why Your students should Participate:

• An opportunity to express their creativity
  

• Allows students to think critically about their goals in life

• Helps students determine what they will need to achieve their aspirations

• Writing and creative experience for college applications

• To gain a better understanding of the value of education, financial literacy, self-esteem and confidence, family structure, and role models.

• A chance to win awesome prizes!