| All Illinois school students in the seventh and eighth grades, ninth 
			and 10th grades, and 11th and 12th grades are invited to participate 
			in this contest. Home-schoolers will compete at their own grade 
			level according to age. 
				
				Class I -- seventh 
				and eighth grades -- $100 to $200 cash awards (state level)
				Class II -- ninth 
				and 10th grades -- $100 to $200 cash awards (state level)
				Class III -- 11th and 12 grades -- $300 
				to $1,200 scholarships (state level) Monetary awards are also given on the unit and district level. 
			Lincoln Unit 263 will award $20 to each class winner, $15 to 
			second-place winners and $10 to third-place winners. Winning essays 
			will be forwarded to the district for judging.  
			
			 
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			 Pamphlets with rules for the 2014 contest may be obtained from 
			the Unit 263 Americanism chairman, Marlene Schrader, phone 
			217-732-4759. For more information online,
			
			click here (PDF). 
			[Text from file received] |