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The First Annual Middle School County Marketing Contest 

Middle School students are encouraged to participate in the County Marketing Contest sponsored by the North Carolina Council on Economic Education.  To enter the contest, students must complete the entry form and adhere the following list of rules.  Good luck to all! 

Deadline for entries:  March 16, 2008

 Rules: 

  1. Students must choose a North Carolina county.  The county may be their home county, but is not required to be.
  2. The students must create a PowerPoint presentation that persuades companies to relocate or expand to the named county.
  3. The Contest is open to any middle school student in North Carolina.
  4. Students must include the following information:
  • County Name
  • County Seat
  • County Population
  • Major industries
  • Major Employers
  • Median Income
  1. Students should also mention education, healthcare, religion and housing
  2. Information must not be cut and pasted from web sites.
  3. PowerPoint presentations must be no less than 5 slides and no more than 10 slides.
  4. PowerPoint presentations should be mailed on a CD-Rom accompanied by the entry form.  Please include the students name and school directly on the CD-Rom.
  5. CD-Rom and entry forms will be mailed to:

NCCEE

County Marketing Contest

3825 Barrett Drive

Suite 103

Raleigh, NC 27609

Awards and Recognition: 

1st place:  $250

2nd place: $125

3rd place:  $75 

1st-3rd place winners, their teachers and parents will be invited to the NCCEE awards banquets which will be held regionally in May 2007. 

Additionally, the top three presentations will be presented to the chambers of commerce of the county featured by the student presentations. 

For more information, please contact the NCCEE directly at 866.606.2233 or by email to swheat@nccee.org.

 

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