{"id":173,"date":"2015-06-16T07:35:28","date_gmt":"2015-06-16T07:35:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/coverstory.wpengine.com\/?page_id=173"},"modified":"2026-04-13T01:33:33","modified_gmt":"2026-04-13T01:33:33","slug":"contests","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/clearwaterpress.com\/coverstory\/contests\/","title":{"rendered":"Contests"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\">[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]\n<h2 style=\"text-align: left\" align=\"center\"><em>Open to any student using the <\/em>Cover Story<em> curriculum<\/em><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 18px\">Throughout the school year, we host <strong>contests for our <em>Cover Story<\/em>\u00a0students\u00a0<\/strong>on themes related to the content of the curriculum. These events often conclude with a fun-filled<strong> live webinar<\/strong> with &#8220;Mr. S.&#8221; and staff members Sarah and Rosey that students and parents can attend online.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 18px\">Contests are annual, but details are subject to change.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 18px\">Contests are announced<strong> via e-newsletter\u2014<em><a href=\"https:\/\/clearwaterpress.com\/newsletters-3\/\">subscribe here<\/a><\/em>.<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 18px\">Please note that our newsletters are solely to keep you informed. There are <strong>no<\/strong> third-party advertisements, and we do <strong>not<\/strong> sell our email lists.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"vcex-module vcex-divider vcex-divider-solid\" style=\"width:100%;margin-top:20px;margin-bottom:20px;border-top-width:1px;border-color:#333;\"><\/div>\n<h1>Curious Questions<\/h1>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1524 size-medium alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/clearwaterpress.com\/coverstory\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/Curiuos-Questions-Contest1-300x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/clearwaterpress.com\/coverstory\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/Curiuos-Questions-Contest1-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/clearwaterpress.com\/coverstory\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/Curiuos-Questions-Contest1-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/clearwaterpress.com\/coverstory\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/Curiuos-Questions-Contest1-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/clearwaterpress.com\/coverstory\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/Curiuos-Questions-Contest1-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/clearwaterpress.com\/coverstory\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/Curiuos-Questions-Contest1-1536x1536.png 1536w, https:\/\/clearwaterpress.com\/coverstory\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/Curiuos-Questions-Contest1-2048x2048.png 2048w, https:\/\/clearwaterpress.com\/coverstory\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/Curiuos-Questions-Contest1-100x100.png 100w, https:\/\/clearwaterpress.com\/coverstory\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/Curiuos-Questions-Contest1-600x600.png 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><strong><em>Contest closes: <\/em><\/strong>11:59 p.m. Central Time on <strong>October 15, 2025<\/strong><br \/>\n<em><strong>Results via email newsletter: <\/strong><\/em>On or before <strong>October 29, 2025<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Send in 5 of your questions from section 1 (unit 1) of the Journal for a chance to win a prize and be featured in our newsletter!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/clearwaterpress.com\/coverstory\/contests\/curious-questions\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-914\" src=\"http:\/\/clearwaterpress.com\/coverstory\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/05\/Contest-Details-button-blue-300x48.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"275\" height=\"44\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/clearwaterpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/2025-Curious-Questions-Contest-Entries.pdf\">See 2025 entries \u00bb<\/a><br \/>\n<\/em><\/strong><strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/clearwaterpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/2024-Curious-Questions-Contest-Entries.pdf\">See 2024 entries \u00bb<\/a><br \/>\n<\/em><\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/clearwaterpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/2023-Curious-Questions-Contest-Entries.pdf\"><strong><em>See 2023 entries \u00bb<\/em><\/strong><\/a><br \/>\n<strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/clearwaterpress.com\/coverstory\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/2022-Curious-Questions-Contest-Entries.pdf\">See 2022 entries \u00bb<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/clearwaterpress.com\/coverstory\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/11\/Curious-Questions-2021-Entries.pdf\">See 2021 entries \u00bb<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/clearwaterpress.com\/coverstory\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/10\/Curious-Questions-2020.pdf\">See 2020 entries \u00bb<\/a><br \/>\n<\/em><\/strong><strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/clearwaterpress.com\/coverstory\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/10\/2019CuriousQuestions-AllSubmissions-1.pdf\">See 2019 entries \u00bb<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/clearwaterpress.com\/coverstory\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/10\/2018-AllCuriousQuestions.pdf\">See 2018 entries \u00bb<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/clearwaterpress.com\/coverstory\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/10\/2017CuriousQuestions-Entries.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">See 2017 entries \u00bb<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/clearwaterpress.com\/coverstory\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/11\/CuriousQuestions2016.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">See 2016 entries \u00bb<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/clearwaterpress.com\/coverstory\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/10\/CuriousQuestionsEntries2015.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><br \/>\nSee 2015 entries \u00bb<br \/>\n<\/a><\/em><\/strong><strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/clearwaterpress.com\/coverstory\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/10\/Curious-Questions-Entries-2014.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">See 2014 entries \u00bb<br \/>\n<\/a><\/em><\/strong><strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/clearwaterpress.com\/coverstory\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/10\/CuriousQs-list-Nov2013-winners.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">See 2013 entries \u00bb<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"vcex-module vcex-divider vcex-divider-solid\" style=\"width:100%;margin-top:20px;margin-bottom:20px;border-top-width:1px;border-color:#333;\"><\/div>\n<h1>Rib-Tickling Limericks<\/h1>\n<p><strong style=\"font-style: italic\">Contest closes:<\/strong> 11:59 p.m. Central Time on <strong>December 3, 2025<a href=\"http:\/\/clearwaterpress.com\/coverstory\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/Limericks-Contest-02-scaled.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1523 size-medium alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/clearwaterpress.com\/coverstory\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/Limericks-Contest-02-300x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/clearwaterpress.com\/coverstory\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/Limericks-Contest-02-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/clearwaterpress.com\/coverstory\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/Limericks-Contest-02-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/clearwaterpress.com\/coverstory\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/Limericks-Contest-02-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/clearwaterpress.com\/coverstory\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/Limericks-Contest-02-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/clearwaterpress.com\/coverstory\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/Limericks-Contest-02-1536x1536.png 1536w, https:\/\/clearwaterpress.com\/coverstory\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/Limericks-Contest-02-2048x2048.png 2048w, https:\/\/clearwaterpress.com\/coverstory\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/Limericks-Contest-02-100x100.png 100w, https:\/\/clearwaterpress.com\/coverstory\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/Limericks-Contest-02-600x600.png 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/strong><br \/>\n<em><strong>Results via email newsletter: <\/strong><\/em>On or before <strong>December 17, 202<\/strong><em>5<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Submit up to 2 limericks from lesson 18\u00a0of <em>Cover Story<\/em> for a chance to win specially designed certificates and other sweet prizes!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/clearwaterpress.com\/coverstory\/contests\/limericks\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-914\" src=\"http:\/\/clearwaterpress.com\/coverstory\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/05\/Contest-Details-button-blue-300x48.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"275\" height=\"44\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/clearwaterpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Rib-Tickling-Limericks-Contest-Entries.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">See 2025 entries \u00bb<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/clearwaterpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/2024-Rib-Tickling-Limericks-Contest-Entries.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">See 2024 entries \u00bb<\/a><br \/>\n<\/em><\/strong><strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/clearwaterpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/2023-Rib-Tickling-Limericks-Contest-Entries.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">See 2023 entries \u00bb<\/a><br \/>\n<\/em><\/strong><strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/clearwaterpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/2022-Rib-Tickling-Limericks-Contest-Entries.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">See 2022 entries \u00bb<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/clearwaterpress.com\/coverstory\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/Rib-Tickling-Limericks-2021-Entries.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">See 2021 entries \u00bb<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/clearwaterpress.com\/coverstory\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/Limericks-Contest-Entries-2020.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">See 2020 entries \u00bb<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/clearwaterpress.com\/coverstory\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/11\/2019LimerickContest-AllEntriesNov26.pdf\">See 2019 entries \u00bb<\/a><\/em><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/clearwaterpress.com\/coverstory\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/11\/2018AllLimericks.pdf\">See 2018 entries \u00bb<\/a><\/em><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/clearwaterpress.com\/coverstory\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/12\/2017LimerickEntries.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">See 2017 entries \u00bb<\/a><\/em><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/clearwaterpress.com\/coverstory\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/12\/2016LimerickContestEntries.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">See 2016 entries \u00bb<\/a><\/em><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/clearwaterpress.com\/coverstory\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/12\/LimerickContest2015-Entries.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">See 2015 entries \u00bb<\/a><\/em><\/strong><br \/>\n<em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/clearwaterpress.com\/coverstory\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/10\/Limericks-Entries-2014.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">See 2014 entries \u00bb<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"vcex-module vcex-divider vcex-divider-solid\" style=\"width:100%;margin-top:20px;margin-bottom:20px;border-top-width:1px;border-color:#333;\"><\/div>\n<h1><\/h1>\n<h1>Snapshots: Haiku and Senryu<\/h1>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-1418 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/clearwaterpress.com\/coverstory\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/02\/Snapshots-Contest-IG-300x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/clearwaterpress.com\/coverstory\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/02\/Snapshots-Contest-IG-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/clearwaterpress.com\/coverstory\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/02\/Snapshots-Contest-IG-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/clearwaterpress.com\/coverstory\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/02\/Snapshots-Contest-IG-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/clearwaterpress.com\/coverstory\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/02\/Snapshots-Contest-IG-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/clearwaterpress.com\/coverstory\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/02\/Snapshots-Contest-IG-1536x1536.png 1536w, https:\/\/clearwaterpress.com\/coverstory\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/02\/Snapshots-Contest-IG-600x600.png 600w, https:\/\/clearwaterpress.com\/coverstory\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/02\/Snapshots-Contest-IG-100x100.png 100w, https:\/\/clearwaterpress.com\/coverstory\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/02\/Snapshots-Contest-IG-125x125.png 125w, https:\/\/clearwaterpress.com\/coverstory\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/02\/Snapshots-Contest-IG.png 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><i><\/i><\/p>\n<p>(Contest was not held in the 2025-2026 school year)<\/p>\n<p><strong><i>Contest closes:\u00a0<\/i><\/strong>11:59 p.m. Central Time on <strong>February 12, 2025<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Results via email newsletter: <\/strong><\/em>On or before <strong>February 26, 2025<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Submit up to two haiku or senryu poems from Lessons 16, 17, and 61 for a chance to win prizes!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/clearwaterpress.com\/coverstory\/contests\/snapshots\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-914\" src=\"http:\/\/clearwaterpress.com\/coverstory\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/05\/Contest-Details-button-blue-300x48.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"275\" height=\"44\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/clearwaterpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/2025-Snapshots-Contest-Entries.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">See 2025 entries \u00bb<\/a><br \/>\n<\/em><\/strong><strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/clearwaterpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/2024-Snapshots-Contest-Entries.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">See 2024 entries \u00bb<\/a><br \/>\n<\/em><\/strong><strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/clearwaterpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/2023-Snapshots-Contest-Entries.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">See 2023 entries \u00bb<\/a><br \/>\n<\/em><\/strong><strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/clearwaterpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/2022-Snapshot-Contest-Entries.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">See 2022 entries \u00bb<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/clearwaterpress.com\/coverstory\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/04\/2021-Snapshots-Contest-Entries.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">See 2021 entries \u00bb<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/clearwaterpress.com\/coverstory\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/05\/2020Snapshots-AllEntries.pdf\">See 2020 entries \u00bb<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/clearwaterpress.com\/coverstory\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/05\/2019Snapshots-AllEntries.pdf\">See 2019 entries \u00bb<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/clearwaterpress.com\/coverstory\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/05\/2018SnapshotsEntries.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">See 2018 entries \u00bb<\/a><\/em><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/clearwaterpress.com\/coverstory\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/06\/CoverStory-2017HaikuEntries.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">See 2017 entries \u00bb<\/a><\/em><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/clearwaterpress.com\/coverstory\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/05\/2016HaikuSubmissions.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">See 2016 entries \u00bb<\/a><\/em><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/clearwaterpress.com\/coverstory\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/10\/SnapshotsEntries.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">See 2015 entries \u00bb<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"vcex-module vcex-divider vcex-divider-solid\" style=\"width:100%;margin-top:20px;margin-bottom:20px;border-top-width:1px;border-color:#333;\"><\/div>\n<h1>Finish Line: End-of-Year Contest<\/h1>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-1253\" src=\"http:\/\/clearwaterpress.com\/coverstory\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/Fininsh-Line-runners-Square-500px-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Finish Line end of year magazine contest\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/clearwaterpress.com\/coverstory\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/Fininsh-Line-runners-Square-500px-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/clearwaterpress.com\/coverstory\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/Fininsh-Line-runners-Square-500px-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/clearwaterpress.com\/coverstory\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/Fininsh-Line-runners-Square-500px-125x125.jpg 125w, https:\/\/clearwaterpress.com\/coverstory\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/Fininsh-Line-runners-Square-500px.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><strong><em>Contest closes: <\/em>11:59 p.m. Central Time on May 6, 2026<br \/>\n<em>Results via email newsletter:<\/em><\/strong> On or before<strong> May 20, 2026<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Send in your completed magazine\u2014your collected works, compiled and formatted into the structure of a magazine\u2014for a chance to win a Bookshop.org (or similar book retailer) gift card! Prizes will be awarded in several categories.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/clearwaterpress.com\/coverstory\/contests\/finish-line\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-914\" src=\"http:\/\/clearwaterpress.com\/coverstory\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/05\/Contest-Details-button-blue-300x48.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"275\" height=\"44\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Visit our <a href=\"https:\/\/clearwaterpress.com\/coverstory\/contests\/student-magazine-showcase\/\">Magazine Showcase<\/a> to admire the finished magazines!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"vcex-module vcex-divider vcex-divider-solid\" style=\"width:100%;margin-top:20px;margin-bottom:20px;border-top-width:1px;border-color:#333;\"><\/div>\n<h1>Discontinued: Pack a Punch &#8211; Letters to the Editor<\/h1>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/clearwaterpress.com\/coverstory\/contests\/letter-to-editor\/letters-to-editor-fb-square\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1393 alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/clearwaterpress.com\/coverstory\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/Letters-to-Editor-FB-square-300x300.png\" alt=\"Pack a Punch Letters to the Editor Contest for Cover Story Students\" width=\"274\" height=\"274\" srcset=\"https:\/\/clearwaterpress.com\/coverstory\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/Letters-to-Editor-FB-square-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/clearwaterpress.com\/coverstory\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/Letters-to-Editor-FB-square-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/clearwaterpress.com\/coverstory\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/Letters-to-Editor-FB-square-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/clearwaterpress.com\/coverstory\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/Letters-to-Editor-FB-square-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/clearwaterpress.com\/coverstory\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/Letters-to-Editor-FB-square-1536x1536.png 1536w, https:\/\/clearwaterpress.com\/coverstory\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/Letters-to-Editor-FB-square-2048x2048.png 2048w, https:\/\/clearwaterpress.com\/coverstory\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/Letters-to-Editor-FB-square-600x600.png 600w, https:\/\/clearwaterpress.com\/coverstory\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/Letters-to-Editor-FB-square-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 274px) 100vw, 274px\" \/><\/a>We have discontinued this contest, but the entries from past years offer some wonderful examples of student work!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/clearwaterpress.com\/coverstory\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/03\/2024-Pack-a-Punch-Contest-Entries.pdf\"><em><strong>See 2024 entries \u00bb<\/strong><\/em><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/clearwaterpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/2023-Pack-a-Punch-Contest-Entries.pdf\"><em><strong>See 2023 entries \u00bb<\/strong><\/em><\/a><em><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/em><em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/clearwaterpress.com\/coverstory\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/02\/Pack-a-Punch-2022-Entries.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">See 2022 entries \u00bb<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/clearwaterpress.com\/coverstory\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/02\/Pack-a-Punch-Contest-Entries-2021-1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">See 2021 entries \u00bb<\/a><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/em><strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/clearwaterpress.com\/coverstory\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/02\/2020PackAPunch-AllEntries.pdf\">See 2020 entries \u00bb<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"vcex-module vcex-divider vcex-divider-solid\" style=\"width:100%;margin-top:20px;margin-bottom:20px;border-top-width:1px;border-color:#333;\"><\/div>\n<h1>Discontinued: Disastrous Directions<\/h1>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-993 alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/clearwaterpress.com\/coverstory\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/01\/Disastrous-Directions-car-alligator-new-2019-square-300x300.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"274\" height=\"274\" srcset=\"https:\/\/clearwaterpress.com\/coverstory\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/01\/Disastrous-Directions-car-alligator-new-2019-square-300x300.gif 300w, https:\/\/clearwaterpress.com\/coverstory\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/01\/Disastrous-Directions-car-alligator-new-2019-square-150x150.gif 150w, https:\/\/clearwaterpress.com\/coverstory\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/01\/Disastrous-Directions-car-alligator-new-2019-square-768x768.gif 768w, https:\/\/clearwaterpress.com\/coverstory\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/01\/Disastrous-Directions-car-alligator-new-2019-square-1024x1024.gif 1024w, https:\/\/clearwaterpress.com\/coverstory\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/01\/Disastrous-Directions-car-alligator-new-2019-square-125x125.gif 125w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 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