Steven R. Curnow Competition:
To The School Principal
The Cornish American Heritage Society (CAHS) offers your students the opportunity to participate in a competition to highlight Cornish Legacy in North America. There are no age or grade limitations. A student need not have Cornish background to apply.
The Steven R. Curnow Competition was established to honor the memory of a fourteen-year-old boy whose Cornish ancestors settled in Colorado. Steven Curnow died at Columbine High School in Littleton, Colorado in the 1999 shooting.
The competition asks students to do research about areas in North America settled by Cornish immigrants or about contributions to North American culture, history or technology made by Cornish immigrants. Students may present the results of their research in a variety of methods, including (but not necessarily limited to):
- 20-25 minute Multimedia (PowerPoint presentation, combined video or CD, etc.)
- Script for one-act dramatic presentation
- Poetry (no more than 100 lines)
- Essay of 1500 to 3500 words
- Musical work (up to 10 minutes duration)
- Dance work (choreography and performance up to 5 minutes duration)
- Work in Cornish dialect
- Photographic essay
- Painting
- Mechanical depiction of technology used by Cornish, e.g. working model of Cornish pump (must be able to be mailed).
Participating in the Steven R. Curnow competition will give students the opportunity to develop research skills and work toward standards and goals described by the National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) and the National Council for Social Studies here.
To assist students in beginning research, CAHS has prepared a list of resources for initial reading. This list will be supplemented by material here.
CAHS has also provided a list of places that attracted many Cornish immigrants and/or their descendants. Members of the Society may also be able to offer suggestions or help to students as they explore the Cornish heritage and legacy in North America.
Entries will be judged by standards set forth in an accompanying rubric and by persons with expertise in the medium the student chooses for presentation. A $1000 prize will be awarded to the winning entry. Second ($300) and third ($250) prizes will also be awarded. CAHS members will work with the prizewinners to help them copyright their work and to market their projects at the Biennial Gatherings of Cornish Cousins.
CAHS hopes you will encourage your students to participate in the competition. We extend our thanks for your help in disseminating the information.
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