Third Grade Essay Contest

2010 Essay Contest

This year's contest underwritten by the
Viejas Band of Kumeyaay Indians

If you are an El Cajon parent or teacher
interested in 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,

Download an essay contest packet

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

Timeline for Third Grade Essay Contest

January 2010 - Essay contest begins

Friday, April 23- Essays due to teachers from students

Monday, May 3 - Essays due to district office from teachers

Thursday June 3, 2010

Awards Ceremony
Ronald Reagan Community Center
195 E. Douglas Avenue, El Cajon
7:00 pm

Sources of information for essays

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.

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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