1. Entrant's First and Last Name

This is the younger team member, the person writing the
story about the older person.

2. Entrant's Age

You must enter your numerical age or your team will be
disqualified. Age stated must be between 13-18 years
and as of the date you submit your entry (if you are under
13 years, use the other form).

3. Co-Entrant's First and Last Name

This is the older team member, the person providing the information to the younger person.

4. Co-Entrant's Age

You must enter the numerical age or your team will be
disqualified. Age stated must be 50 years or older and as
of the date you submit your entry.

5. Relationship of Entrants (click one circle)

Relationship may be grandparent and grandchild (includes
stepgrandparents) or grandfriend and young friend
(includes mentors, older adult friends, volunteer
grandparents, nursing home residents, neighbors, etc.).
Co-entrant CANNOT be a parent.

grandparent/grandchild
grandfriend/young friend

6. Entrant's E-Mail Address

Online entries without a valid e-mail address will be
disqualified. Your e-mail address will be kept strictly
confidential.

7. Entrant's Phone Number (with area code)

Entries without a valid telephone number will be disqualified.
Your telephone number (and your street address below)
will be kept strictly confidential.

8. Entrant's Street Address

Complete street address, including apartment number
if any.

9. Entrant's City

City or town.

10. Entrant's State/Province

Two-letter abbreviation of state or province.

11. Entrant's Zip/Postal Code

Complete zip or postal code.

12. Entrant's Teacher's Name and School Name

The name of the entrant's teacher and the name of the
school the entrant attends.

13. Your Entry

Type in your contest entry. MAXIMUM 300 words (and every
word counts) or you will be DISQUALIFIED. The entry form
does not automatically cut you off at 300 words, so you must
count the number of words before you submit. Contest entries
will be judged by a committee based on the following criteria:
one-third (1/3) appropriateness to theme; one-third (1/3)
writing quality; one-third (1/3) content originality.

14. Total Number of Words

Count the total number of words in your contest entry.
Remember, every word counts and the maximum is 300 words. The number of words will be checked by the judging committee
and your entry will NOT be read if there are more than
300 words. You will be DISQUALIFIED.

15. Where did you find out about this contest?

Please tell us where you found out about this contest (i.e. give
us the name of the magazine/newsletter, name and city of
newspaper, name of Internet site, radio station and city,
teacher name and school, etc.).