4 Support Junior Graphic Essay Competition
Four bodies, including three corporate institutions, have thrown their support behind the 2022 edition of the Junior Graphic National Essay Competition.
They are manufacturing firms Accra Brewery Ltd (ABL) and Bic; information technology company, IPMC; healthy snack, McVitties, and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Secretariat.
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Junior Graphic, a publication by the Graphic Communications Group Ltd (GCGL), initiated the competition to promote reading and writing among schoolchildren in primary and junior high schools (JHSs).
This year's competition, which will be the fourth since it was instituted, is on the theme: “Influencing creativity and critical thinking of young people through writing”.
Library Authority
Launching the competition at the Ghana Library Authority in Accra last Wednesday, the Acting Chief Director of the Ministry of Education, Mr Divine Ayidzoe, said the theme for the competition was in line with the ministry's vision of Ghana becoming a learning nation.
The Director, Marketing of the GCGL, Mr Franklin Sowa, said the competition would help harness the creativity of participants, just as the previous competitions had done.
The Head of Schools and College Libraries of the Ghana Library Authority, Mr Sampson Osenda, expressed the belief that the competition would continue to generate the interest of the youth and enable them to acquire more knowledge which would help shape their future.
He also wished all participants of the 2022 competition the best of luck.
Participation modalities
The Editor of the Junior Graphic, Ms Kate Baaba Hudson, who announced the modalities for participants, said unlike previous competitions when contestants went through three stages, the 2022 edition would be a two-phase event.
She said the questions would be published in the Junior Graphic in the first week of March, with the guidelines for participation clearly spelt out.
The editor explained that interested participants would be given two months to submit their entries, after which the top 50 would be selected for the final stage.
Based on the performances of the 50, 10 contestants would be selected for awards, she said.
Ms Hudson further explained that interested participants should ensure that they got their copies of the Junior Graphic and attach original coupons to their essays, stressing that those who would use photocopies of the coupons would be disqualified.