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Added to the Hub on September 29, 2026
No deadline changes recorded across this organization's 3 listings since September 2, 2026.
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Entrants write an essay on an annual assigned topic and submit it through a sponsoring local Optimist Club, competing first at club level and then at district level for scholarship money. The 2026-27 topic concerns finding one's voice amid noise.
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