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Group offers high schools and students cash prizes for essays

$6,000 is available to high schools and students that participate in the South Dakota Manufactured Housing Association’s 12^th annual essay contest, according to information received from the association.

The group will give three high schools $500 each, based on how many essays are submitted from the school. Scholarships totaling $4,500 will be awarded to high school juniors and seniors for postsecondary education expenses.  The student awards will include:

• 8 -- $500 regional grants;

• 1 – Jonathan Liebelt Vocational-Technical Scholarship; and

• 1 -- $1,000 Scoular Family Grand Prize grant.

The contest requires students to answer three questions with at least 50 words per question and no more than 150 words per question.  The three questions are:

·         After visiting a manufactured housing sales center, what advantages or disadvantages did you see regarding manufactured or modular housing?

·         How have the “Trailer Houses” of yesterday changed to the “Manufactured and Modular Homes” of today?

·         Discuss the options of where a manufactured or modular home can be located.

Application deadline is March 1, 2004. For more information contact SDMHA executive director Jerry Vogeler @ 1-800-657-4352.