Begin Submitting 2023 Animal Essay Contest Entries Today, Monday, Jan. 9

By Arlington Animal Services

Posted on January 09, 2023, January 09, 2023

The highly anticipated day is here! Essay entries for this year’s Sheri Capehart Animal Essay Contest will be accepted beginning Monday, Jan. 9, 2023. The deadline for an essay entry is 5 p.m. on Friday, Jan.13, 2023.

The contest, in its 22nd year, is open to third through sixth grade students who live in Arlington and attend either public, private or home school.

Entries may be hand-delivered between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. to the following locations:

• Water Customer Service Desk at City Hall, at 101 W. Abram Street
• Water Utilities South Service Center, at 1100 S.W. Green Oaks Boulevard
• Arlington Animal Services, at 1000 S.E. Green Oaks Boulevard

Don’t miss the quickly approaching entry deadline – you could win! No hand-delivered entries will be accepted after 5 p.m. Friday, Jan. 13, 2023.

Essay topics

Grade 3: If you could make up a holiday for animals, what holiday would it be and how would you celebrate it?

Grade 4: How do you think animals communicate with people?

Grade 5: If you could make one rule for the world to follow about animals and everyone had to follow it…. what would that rule be?

Grade 6: In 2060, how will animal shelters be different than they are today?

Click here for this year’s flyer with essay topics, contest rules and requirements. 

Important reminders

• Only one essay per student. 
• Previous winners are ineligible.
• Submitted material must be original, 500 words or less, typed or handwritten.
• Students must reside within the City of Arlington.
• The entry must contain a cover sheet must be stapled to the essay containing the following student information: 

• Student’s name, address and phone number
• Student’s grade level
• Name of school and teacher’s name
• Names of your two favorite books

For more information, parents should consult with their child’s teacher, or visit the essay contest website at https://arlingtontx.gov/essays.

Each winner will receive a Kindle Fire HD, compliments of Spring Creek Barbeque and the City of Arlington. Winners will also receive a $100 savings account compliments of EECU, Spring Creek Barbeque and the City of Arlington. 

Special thanks to all Animal Essay Contest sponsors, participants, the City of Arlington Office of Communication, and contest founder former Council member and Mayor Pro Tempore Sheri Capehart.