The 16th Annual Student Contest is open for entries!
The contest deadline is Monday April 17th, 2025
We thank all the students and teacher who have participated in this years’ Student Contest.
If you need to submit supplemental information to make sure before-the-deadline entry is complete, please contact Pat Christie at info@albertachampions.org for instructions.
There are THREE WEEKS remaining to enter the contest!
We have done some streamlining of the contest form, and tweaked the Entry Date field on the form. This should resolve most issues.
If you have a specific technical issue, contact our webmaster Mark R. at 403-245-2194 or via the Contact Us form.
Top Question we have received: “Can home-schooled students enter the contest?” Yes they can!
Getting Ready to Submit Your Entry
Check these and further details before submitting your entry on the Contest Entry button below.
FOR THE STUDENT: Check the entry for the following:
(1) the FONT is Times Roman 12 point,
(2) the file FORMAT is Word (not PDF or Google doc), Google doc should be saved as a Word doc and have the file name end in “.doc”. Images that are part of a submission should be converted to a JPG/JPEG format, and the submitted image files must be under 10 mb. Images (particularly original digital photography) embedded in a Word document should be no more than 1600 pixels in their largest dimension before inserting to reduce total document sizes.
(3) the LENGTH of the text section of the entry is up to 1000 words for Grades 4-6, the LENGTH is up to 1500 words for Grades 7-9,
(4) Other media: If your entry is a piece of art, include a photo of the art plus accompanying text. For videos (no longer than 5 minutes) provide the link to the video on the entry form.
(5) the CONTENT not only discusses the champion but also how they influenced you to “be a champion”,
(6) nowhere include your name (it should only be in the entry FORM) , and
(7) finally: run a SPELL-CHECK and grammar-check on your submission.
(8) for 2025, we have added the requirement for students to act with integrity and the the entire entry is your own work
FOR THE TEACHER: When you complete the form (below), please
(1) PRINT the Entry Form (or print to a PDF to email to parents to print),
(2) Have the parent SIGN the printed forms and
(3) take a PHOTO of the signed form using your phone or a digital camera, and
(4) either (A) ATTACH the image file to the form OR (B) REPLY to the Entry Confirmation e-mail you will (or would have) received* and ATTACH the photo image file to the email.
* The parent, teacher, student, and school would each receive an Entry Confirmation e-mail sent to each e-mail address provided!
This Student Contest Entry Form is currently closed for submissions.
We thank the HUNDREDS of students and teachers who have participated in this our annual contest. Please follow us on our Facebook page for updates on this year's contest winners and for updates on next year's contest!Please REPLY to the Entry Confirmation email you have received to send any us additional information regarding your entry.Next Step: You Will Receive a “Confirmation of Entry” Email
Every person whose email is provided in this form will receive a Confirmation of Entry Email. You may reply to that and submit additional details or files.
If this is the case, please submit the files by attaching them in a REPLY TO the Entry Confirmation Email, and we will add them to the entry on our end.