Third Grade Essay Contest

Essay Contest

If you are an El Cajon parent

interested in receiving a copy of the Third Grade Essay Contest packet

or scheduling a tour of the museum,

please call the El Cajon Historical Society at (619) 444-3800,

write us at: ECHS, P.O. Box 1973, El Cajon, CA 92022,

or send an email to essaycontest@elcajonhistory.org.

Download a 2008 essay contest packet Coming soon!

Download Acrobat to read the essay packet in Portable Document Format (PDF).

Teachers
** Please note that the contest dates have been moved forward this year.**
Classroom tours of the Knox House Museum for the 2008 school year will take place
on Tuesdays and Thursdays between 9:00 a.m. and 12:00 p.m. during January and February.
Please contact Tammy Goodwater at (619) 956-5261 to schedule a tour for your classroom.

Timeline for 2008 Third Grade Essay Contest

December 3- Essay contest begins

February 22- Essays due to teachers from students

Feburary 29- Essays due to district office from teachers

Thursday April 3, 2008

Awards ceremony
Ronald Reagan Community Center
195 E. Douglas Street
(located in the same parking lot as the El Cajon Library and Fire Dept.)
El Cajon
7:00 pm

Sources of information for essays

Knox House Museum 280 North Magnolia Avenue, El Cajon (619) 444-3800

The San Diego Historical Society - Balboa Park. You can call (619) 232-6203 Open daily 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

The San Diego County Library - El Cajon Branch 200 East Lexington (619) 588-3718. Open daily. Hours vary. The librarian can guide you to information available.

Senior Citizens - Grandparents and other older people who have lived in El Cajon for a long time may tell you interesting stories of the El Cajon they knew when they were younger. Many of these people enjoy telling about El Cajon.

Old Houses and Buildings - You can write about old houses or buildings in your neighborhood. Someone in the neighborhood can tell you about them. The Historical Society can give some clues on old houses.

Water Conservation Garden at Cuyamaca College, El Cajon (619) 660-0614 Open daily 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Nature Conservancy - 3033 5th Avenue #105, San Diego (619) 209-5835

Department of Forestry - 2249 Jamacha Road, El Cajon (619) 590-3100

Olaf Weighorst Museum - 131 Rea Ave., El Cajon (619) 590-3431 Hours: Tuesday-Friday 10:00 a.m. to 3:00p.m.

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