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School Closures

Due to the forecasted severe weather and unsafe road conditions, all GISD schools and offices will be closed on Thursday, January 9, and Friday, January 10, 2025. All GISD after-school activities scheduled for those days are also canceled. See the Weather Procedures page for more details.

AU’s annual contest encourages students to reflect on why religious freedom and the separation of religion and government are important to them and their communities—and what they can do to ensure religious freedom is used as a shield that protects, not a sword to harm others. We accept submissions from high school and undergraduate students in the United States including the fifty states, the District of Columbia and the U.S. territories.

Grade Level/Age
High school students
Deadline
Organization
Americans Untied For Separation of Church and State
Award information

$1,500

Eligibility Requirements

The contest is open to high school students and undergraduate students attending any 2- or 4-year college or university including trade & technical schools. Students must live in the United States including the fifty states, the District of Columbia, and the U.S. territories. Employees and board members of Americans United, and members of their families, are not eligible to participate.

Participants can submit either an essay or a video, not both. Students are only eligible for one prize.