[OR_Archaeology] Contest invites planning students to write about hist. pres.- due Jan. 15

[Susan White]

Every year, the American Planning Association (APA) invites high school students to write about the critical planning issues facing their communities. This year is the 100th year of the American planning movement. 
 
To help celebrate this landmark, students are being asked to develop an historic preservation plan for their community.   
 
Awards include two $5000 scholarships and ten $100 gift certificates to APA's PlanningBooks.com. 
 
The deadline for submissions is January 15, 2009.
 
This year's essay assignment asks students to: 
 
 "...explore your community's history and develop an historic preservation plan to preserve the most significant historic areas, buildings, elements, and features of your community. Select one of the three options below to focus your ideas. 
 
Option One:
 
If your community is more than 100 years old, consider how to bring preservation planning efforts up-to-date in your essay. For example, consider whether and how old buildings or neighborhoods contribute to sustainability.*
 
Option Two
 
If your community was built after 1945, consider how to preserve the recent past. Consider how a preservation plan should deal with more modern buildings and features. 
 
Option Three
 
If your community has a significant historic plan (such as a City Beautiful* plan) that is more than 75 years old, consider what elements of that plan are still relevant and worth preserving. Give special consideration to how the plan may promote sustainability. "
 
Go to http://www.planning.org/essay/index.htm for more information.
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