The MUSE is Contest Crazy!!
Have you heard of the hit show Deal or No Deal? We are hosting a contest to let you enter the MUSE's own version. You can buy entry forms for our contest during lunches this next week for your chance to figure out our contest...Deal or No Deal-style! Look at the boxes labeled 1, 2, 3, & 4. Decide what box you would like to put your entry into. Then, on Thursday, November 16th, we will choose the winning box and a see if you have won the prize:
4 Broncos tickets, plus a parking pass!!
College Essay Contest!
What is it? The MUSE is starting the 1st annual essay contest for Arapahoe students. We want to validate your non-fiction writing: literary analysis, place narratives, personal essays, etc.
When? Submit your non-fiction essay by November 20th (the last day before Thanksgiving break) and have a chance to win gift certificate prizes, plus getting published! The MUSE will put in the top 3 essay winners automatically into the Spring publication.
How do I enter? Entering is simple; email Miss Gaffney in the English office with your essay attached. Provide us with your name, the title of your piece, email, and phone number, so we can contact you:
lgaffney@lps.k12.co.us.
Meeting this Wed, October 11th
Come to this week's meeting as we begin to discuss our criteria for selecting the art, poetry, and fiction pieces. Plus, we are finalizing the details of our college essay contest. We look forward to seeing you there!
Submit to the MUSE!
We are so very glad you are interested in submitting your writing and artwork. Our staff is excited to start reading your pieces. Art will collect work mostly in January, but you are willing to have any piece digitally captured by Mrs. Hitchens in the Art Department anytime. You can submit a maximum of 5 pieces per category. Thanks!
For Poetry, email Mrs. Davis with your name, your email and/or phone number. Attach your piece to the email.
mdavis@lps.k12.co.usFor Fiction/Non-fiction, email Miss Gaffney with your name, your email and/or phone number. Attach your piece to the email.
lgaffney@lps.k12.co.us
Next meeting!
Wed., Sept. 13th ~ 2:30pm in Room C16. Do you like to read and/or write poetry or fiction? Or is your forte artistic endeavors? Join the MUSE that promotes literary arts at Arapahoe. We advertise our submission dates, create the criteria in which to judge the works we receive, and then make selections anonymously through various boards. What a wonderful way to experience a professional editing environment right here within Warrior walls! We received over 200 poetry submissions alone last year, so we welcome your attendance. It's a great group of kids that love the arts; we hope to see you on Wednesday.
2006-2007 First Meeting News
* We will have our next meeting on Wed., Sept. 13th in Room C16. Come join us! We will choose the board we would like to work on and start our selection process, choose dates for submission, etc.
* Pick up an application from Mr. Miles in the English office if you would like to be a editor on one of these boards: poetry, fiction, or non-fiction. We will meet with you some time next week.
* MUSE fundraiser--go to the Tattered Cover on Saturday, September 9th and tell them you are supporting the MUSE and they will give us a portion of the proceeds. We have coupons for you to present; come get one in the English office!
2006-2007
A new year has started and we are excited to get our magazine under way. We hope you will join our team afterschool on the 2nd and 4th Wed. Visit here for updates!
Our selections have been made!
* The 2005-2006 MUSE is published and for sale.
* Thank you for all the incredible submissions; you all make our job difficult choosing the pieces, but ultimately make a tremendous magazine.
