Junior American Citizens
Jerilyn M Klein & Pamela Manning,
Co-Chairmen
The Junior American Citizens Committee
teaches America's school children, through JAC
clubs and contests, the principles of our
democratic government and an appreciation for
our great country. "
What JAC is -- Junior American Citizens
consists of clubs and individuals who
participate in these contests and are sponsored
by a DAR chapter.
JAC clubs teach organizational and co
operational skills through group activities as
well as individual leadership skills. Club
activities can help Scouts, 4-Hrs, etc to earn
badges and recognitions in their respective
organizations.
2018 Theme “The 50th
Anniversary of the Lunar Landing—
America’s Great Move Forward in
Exploration and Technology”
Contests:
- Individual Entries
- Art: create a stamp, poster or
photographic story.
- Creative Expression: write a
poem or short story.
- Community Service
- Group Entries (3-5 individuals)
- Art: create a banner.
- Community Service
Encouraging Participation
- Contact in person. Follow up
appropriately.
- School teachers and activity sponsors.
- Talented and gifted (now known as
Extended Learning Program) in the
schools.
- Home school groups.
- Scout Troops, 4-H clubs, youth groups,
after school groups, etc.
Getting Started
Open the Teacher Packet Folder and print it out
for each group/grade you’ll be contacting. Be
sure to fill in chapter information before you
hand it out.
If your chapter hasn’t been involved in JAC in
the past, we suggest you start small. You won’t
be so overwhelmed.
Maybe focus on a certain grade or group in
schools. Talk directly to the teachers of the
groups. Find out who might be interested to be a
leader to oversee the contest in their
group/school. There are so many great teachers
out there who will be excited about this contest
and the learning possibilities for their
students.
If you have children or grandchildren in school,
you can encourage them individually.
Contest participants may enter as many contests
as they desire. However, only ONE individual
entry per participant may be advanced to the
state level. Failure to comply with this
requirement will result in disqualification of
all entries submitted by the participant.
When to Start
- As Soon as Possible!!
- Time is of essence so it’s important
to contact your groups and schools in August
if possible.
- Check with the schools when they start
their teacher days. Go directly to the
schools and talk to the teachers!
Judging and Deadlines
Each sponsoring DAR chapter judges local entries
and sends one winning entry from each category.
(Good idea to encourage entries into one or more
categories or to divide classes into smaller
groups.)
| December
1, 2018 |
All
entries received by chapter chairman
|
December 15, 2018
|
Judging should be
completed. |
| Prior to
Christmas break |
Notify
schools/groups the names of first,
second and third place winners
depending on number of entries.
Don’t forget to arrange for awards
to be given out and pictures to be
taken. |
| December 31, 2018 |
Make sure winners
and all paperwork has been submitted
to the state chairman. |
Please read contest guidelines carefully as
all deadlines and submission rules are strictly
adhered to.
Jerilyn
& Pamela
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