{"id":415,"date":"2017-08-19T00:43:33","date_gmt":"2017-08-19T00:43:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/culturetoculture.org\/?page_id=415"},"modified":"2017-08-19T22:45:25","modified_gmt":"2017-08-19T22:45:25","slug":"2014-essay-contest","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/culturetoculture.org\/index.php\/what-we-do\/2014-essay-contest\/","title":{"rendered":"2014 Essay Contest"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pl-415\"  class=\"panel-layout\" ><div id=\"pg-415-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-415-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-415-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-headline panel-first-child\" data-index=\"0\" ><div class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-415-0-0-0\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-headline so-widget-sow-headline-default-28f4520d4f05-415\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><div class=\"sow-headline-container \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"sow-headline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t2014 Mental Health Awareness Essay Contest\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"sow-sub-headline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tFor junior and senior high school students, write an essay on the topic of \"How does your personal definition of success affect your mental health?\"\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"decoration\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"decoration-inside\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-415-0-0-1\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor\" data-index=\"1\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p>May 31, 2014<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wb-stl-heading2\">2014 Mental Health Awareness Essay Contest Winners<\/h2>\n<p>10 winners and 20 honorable mentions were announced at the mental health awareness essay contest award ceremony at Irvington High School in Fremont on May 31, 2014.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><div 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We are greatly inspired by the essays submitted by 242 students from 78 California high schools throughout the Bay Area and beyond, and beleive you will too. This is a special opportunity to learn about the diverse perspectives and aspirations of the students in our community, while supporting and celebrating each of their individual paths towards archieving happiness and fulfillment.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"wb-stl-normal\">This year's contest judges included:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"wb-stl-normal\">Mary Ellen, Chair of the Valley Care Medical Foundation and Ambassador and Community Volunteer;<\/li>\n<li class=\"wb-stl-normal\">Kenneth Mintz, San Ramon Valley Unified School District Board of Education Trustee;<\/li>\n<li class=\"wb-stl-normal\">Hung Wei, Member of Board of Trustees, Fremont Union High School District;<\/li>\n<li class=\"wb-stl-normal\">G. Julie Xie, Ph.D., School Psychologist at Fremont Unified School District;<\/li>\n<li class=\"wb-stl-normal\">Dr. Paul Yang, M.D., Ph.D., Clinical Professor of Psychiatry, University of California, San Francisco<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-415-0-0-4\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-image panel-last-child\" data-index=\"4\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-image so-widget-sow-image-default-c67d20f9f743-415\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"sow-image-container\">\n\t\t<img \n\tsrc=\"https:\/\/culturetoculture.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/2014-Winners.png\" width=\"440\" height=\"570\" srcset=\"https:\/\/culturetoculture.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/2014-Winners.png 440w, https:\/\/culturetoculture.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/2014-Winners-232x300.png 232w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 440px) 100vw, 440px\" title=\"Winners\" alt=\"\" \t\tclass=\"so-widget-image\"\/>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-415-1\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-415-1-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-415-1-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"5\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-image so-widget-sow-image-default-c67d20f9f743-415\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"sow-image-container\">\n\t\t<img \n\tsrc=\"https:\/\/culturetoculture.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/2014-Honorable-1.png\" width=\"440\" height=\"569\" srcset=\"https:\/\/culturetoculture.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/2014-Honorable-1.png 440w, https:\/\/culturetoculture.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/2014-Honorable-1-232x300.png 232w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 440px) 100vw, 440px\" title=\"Honor1\" alt=\"\" \t\tclass=\"so-widget-image\"\/>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-415-1-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-415-1-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"6\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-image so-widget-sow-image-default-c67d20f9f743-415\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"sow-image-container\">\n\t\t<img \n\tsrc=\"https:\/\/culturetoculture.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/2014-Honorable-2.png\" width=\"450\" height=\"583\" srcset=\"https:\/\/culturetoculture.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/2014-Honorable-2.png 450w, https:\/\/culturetoculture.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/2014-Honorable-2-232x300.png 232w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" title=\"Honor2\" alt=\"\" \t\tclass=\"so-widget-image\"\/>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-415-2\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-415-2-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-415-2-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"7\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<div id=\"wb_element_instance257\" class=\"wb_element\">\u00a0Read\u00a0the <a href=\"https:\/\/culturetoculture.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/2014-Mental-Health-Award-Program.pdf\">2014 Mental Health Award Program<\/a>, which includes\u00a0contest summary article \"<em>Mental Health &amp; \"Success\"<\/em>\u00a0by G. Julie Xie, Ph.D. and excerpts from the submitted essays. \u00a0Several winners and honorable mentions were subjects in\u00a0a news article \u00a0\"<a href=\"http:\/\/pleasantonweekly.com\/news\/2014\/06\/03\/local-teens-talk-about-mental-health\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Local teens talk about mental health<\/a>\" that\u00a0appeared on Pleasanton Weekly.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wb-stl-normal\">You can also read the <a href=\"https:\/\/culturetoculture.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/2014-mental-health-awareness-essays-updated.pdf\">2014 mental health awareness essays<\/a>\u00a0written by the winning and honorable mentioned students.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<div id=\"wb_element_instance262\" class=\"wb_element\">\n<p>May 20, 2014<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wb-stl-heading2\">2014 Mental Health Awareness Essay Contest Awards Ceremony<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"wb_element_instance263\" class=\"wb_element\">\n<p class=\"wb-stl-normal\">On behalf of the Culture to Culture Foundation, we cordially invite you to join us in honoring high school students throughout California at the 2014 Mental Health Awareness Award Ceremony. This year we asked students to tell us about their personal definitions of success and how these definitions impact their mental health. We were greatly inspired by the essays submitted by 242 students from 78 California high schools, and believe you will be too. We hope you can join us for this special opportunity to learn about the diverse perspectives and aspirations of the students in our community, while supporting and celebrating each of their individual paths towards achieving happiness and fulfillment.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wb-stl-normal\">\u00a0<strong>Awards Ceremony begins at 2:00 PM at Irvington High School<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"wb-stl-normal\"><strong>Reception will follow Awards Ceremony<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"wb-stl-normal\"><strong>Please RSVP by May 20, 2014 to culturetoculture2014@gmail.com<\/strong><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<div id=\"wb_element_instance257\" class=\"wb_element\">\n<p>February 14, 2014<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wb-stl-heading2\">2014 Mental Health Awareness Essay Contest Information\u00a0<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"wb_element_instance258\" class=\"wb_element\">\n<p class=\"wb-stl-normal\"><strong>Topic:<\/strong>\u00a0\"How does your personal definition of success affect your mental health?\"<\/p>\n<p class=\"wb-stl-normal\"><strong>Awards:<\/strong>\u00a010 scholarship awards $1000 each<br \/>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a020 honorable mention awards $250 each<\/p>\n<p class=\"wb-stl-normal\"><strong>Submit by March 17, 2014<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"wb_element_instance259\" class=\"wb_element\">\n<p class=\"wb-stl-normal\"><strong>Application Directions<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"wb-stl-normal\">Applicants must be 11th or 12th grade students<\/li>\n<li class=\"wb-stl-normal\">Essays should have a 1,000 word limit<\/li>\n<li class=\"wb-stl-normal\">Essays must include an introductory cover page that lists:<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ol>\n<li>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Full Name<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Home Address<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Telephone Number<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Email Address<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 High School<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Current Grade<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"wb-stl-normal\">Please submit essay as a single email attachment (PDF or MS Word format) to: culturetocultre2014@gmail.com<\/li>\n<li class=\"wb-stl-normal\">Please name the attached file: Last Name, First Name<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"wb_element_instance260\" class=\"wb_element\">\n<p class=\"wb-stl-normal\"><strong>What are some signs of a mental health issue?<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"wb-stl-normal\">Feeling exhausted all the time<\/li>\n<li class=\"wb-stl-normal\">Withdrawing from your friends<\/li>\n<li class=\"wb-stl-normal\">Difficulty sleeping<\/li>\n<li class=\"wb-stl-normal\">Gradual or sudden decline in grades<\/li>\n<li class=\"wb-stl-normal\">Alcohol and drug abuse<\/li>\n<li class=\"wb-stl-normal\">Hearing or seeing things that others don't<\/li>\n<li class=\"wb-stl-normal\">Extreme anxiety toward food &amp; body image<\/li>\n<li class=\"wb-stl-normal\">Feeling stressed, anxious, or depressed<\/li>\n<li class=\"wb-stl-normal\">Finding it difficult to cope with academic pressures, family conflict, relationships, financial hardships, bullying or school safety issues<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"wb_element_instance261\" class=\"wb_element\">\n<p class=\"wb-stl-normal\">Tom Torlakson, State Superintendent of Public Instruction, California\u00a0Department of Education, sent a <a href=\"https:\/\/culturetoculture.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/letter-from-superintendent-torlakson2014-schoalrship.pdf\">letter<\/a>\u00a0to Bay Area educators publicizing this essay contest.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>May 31, 2014 2014 Mental Health Awareness Essay Contest Winners 10 winners and 20 honorable mentions were announced at the mental health awareness essay contest award ceremony at Irvington High School in Fremont on May 31, 2014. \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0This year we asked students to tell us about their personal definitions of success and how [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":121,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"templates\/template-full.php","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-415","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","post"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t<!-- All in One SEO 5.0.1 - 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