Open to any student using the Cover Story curriculum
Throughout the school year, we host contests for our Cover Story students on themes related to the content of the curriculum. These events often conclude with a fun-filled live webinar with “Mr. S.” and staff members Sarah and Rosey that students and parents can attend online.
- Contests are annual, but details are subject to change.
- Contests are announced via e-newsletter—subscribe here.
- Please note that our newsletters are solely to keep you informed. There are no third-party advertisements, and we do not sell our email lists.
Curious Questions
Contest closes: 11:59 p.m. Central Time on October 9, 2024
Contest webinar: 10:00 a.m. Central Time on October 23, 2024
Send in 5 of your questions from section 1 (unit 1) of the Journal for a chance to win prizes and be featured in a live webinar hosted by Mr. S!
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Rib-Tickling Limericks
Contest closes: 11:59 p.m. Central Time on December 4, 2024
Results via email newsletter: On or before December 18, 2024
Submit up to 2 limericks from lesson 18 of Cover Story for a chance to win specially designed certificates and other sweet prizes!
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Snapshots: Haiku and Senryu
Contest closes: 11:59 p.m. Central Time on April 10, 2024
Contest webinar: 10:00 a.m. Central Time on April 24, 2024
Submit up to two haiku or senryu poems from Lessons 16, 17, and 61 for a chance to win prizes!
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Finish Line: End-of-Year Contest
Contest closes: 11:59 p.m. Central Time on May 22, 2024
Contest webinar: 10:00 a.m. Central Time on June 5, 2024
Send in your completed magazine—your collected works, compiled and formatted into the structure of a magazine—for a chance to win a Bookshop.org (or similar book retailer) gift card and signed copies of Mr. S’s books! Prizes will be awarded in several categories.
Visit our Magazine Showcase to admire the finished magazines!
Discontinued: Pack a Punch – Letters to the Editor
We have discontinued this contest, but the entries from past years offer some wonderful examples of student work!
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Discontinued: Disastrous Directions
We have discontinued this contest, but the entries from past years offer some wonderful examples of student work!
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