Th is I Imagine is an annual essay contest for highschool seniors produced by NPR Illinois. Modeled after this system began by radio journalist Edward R. Murrow in 1951, college students are invited to jot down an essay sharing their very own private beliefs.
This 12 months, 245 college students inside the NPR Illinois listening space submitted essays – probably the most ever. Twelve reviewers every learn a bunch of essays and scored them primarily based on originality, positivity and being private and compelling. Judges then reviewed and mentioned the highestrated essays to pick the 2024 prime 10 essays. Highschool seniors in Springfi eld and plenty of communities all through the NPR Illinois listening space submitted essays.
This 12 months’s winners are from Springfi eld, Southeast, Williamsville, Rochester, Hillsboro and Litchfi eld excessive faculties and Meridian Excessive College in Blue Mound. That is the nineteenth 12 months for This I Imagine. The Rotary Membership of Springfield Dawn has been a associate from the start, offering a money award to the ten winners. This 12 months every scholar will obtain $300, due to donations from the Rotary Membership of Springfield Dawn and the Illinois Principals Affiliation.
The Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum (ALPLM) hosted the culminating occasion on Nov. 6, the place college students learn their essays. Further sponsors this 12 months are Illinois Instances, College of Illinois Springfield and Cured Catering.
