Tuskegee Airman Essay Contest

Calling all students 4th through 12th grade! Submit your essay for the CAF Red Tail Squadron’s annual contest saluting the Tuskegee Airmen! Deadline is March 15, 2021.

Using the Six Guiding Principles (Aim High, Believe in Yourself, Use Your Brain, Be Ready to Go, Never Quit, Expect to Win) describe how the Tuskegee Airmen achieved success, or choose a goal for yourself and show how you could use the Six Guiding Principles to achieve that goal.

Entries will be judged on overall content, including spelling, grammar, and punctuation.

Each entry must be an original composition written by the student.

The Essay Contest is open to students in the 4th – 12th grade in an accredited school or home school program during the academic year.

Entries must adhere to the following word count guidelines:

4th – 5th grades 250 words 6th – 8th grades 350 words 9th – 12th grades 500 words Footnotes, citations, endnotes, and essay titles will not be counted as part of the word count allotment.

Entries must be typed. Each page of the essay must include the author’s name, name of school or home school program, address and telephone number in the upper right hand corner of each page. This information will not be counted as part of the word count allotment.

Entries become property of the CAF Red Tail Squadron and will not be returned.

Winners will be requested to send their photograph to be featured along with their essay on the CAF Red Tail Squadron website and newsletter.

Entries must be emailed prior to 5:00pm on or before March 15, 2021. Email your entry to: info@cafriseabove.org

Essay contest winners will be announced on March 30, 2021.

Prizes will be awarded to the 1st, 2nd and 3rd place winners in each grade category as follows:

1st place: An autographed print of “Tuskegee Tales” 2nd place: A RISE ABOVE hat 3rd place: A 99th Squadron Tuskegee Airmen patch