Gov. Scott and First Lady Ann Scott Invite K-12 Students to Participate in 2018 Hispanic Heritage Month Contests

Tallahassee, Florida - Today, Governor Rickscott and First Lady Ann Scott announce the 2018 Hispanic Heritage Month Competition for Students and Educators and invite Florida K - 12 students to papers and arts. Parents, students, teachers and principals are also invited to recommend full-time, excellent educators for Hispanic heritage monthly awards for educational excellence.

"Governor Scott encourages all students in Florida to learn about the many influential Hispanic Americans who will use the summer vacation to shape the state of Sunshine and they realize their dreams in Florida Please help me to do it. "

First Lady Anscote says: "Celebrating the traditional month of Hispanic is an exciting opportunity to focus on their role in shaping Hispanic Americans and Today's Florida Florida students use this opportunity I hope that we can explore the rich Spanish culture of Florida We are also highlighting the feature of the Spanish traditional month in 2018. Works by Juan "One" Sepúlveda.

The theme of this year's essay and art competition is "celebrate Hispanic Innovation Leader". Ask students to share what Hispanic Florida will have on the history and culture of our country. For more information on the competition and the traditional Hispanic moon in Florida, please visit www.FloridaHispanicHeritage.com.

K - 3 Art Competition: Hispanic Traditional Monthly Art Competition is open to all K - 3 Grade Florida students and chose two winners.

4 - 12 grade essay contest: Hispanic traditional month's essay contest is open to all students in Florida from 4th grade to 12th grade. Three winners will be selected: 1 elementary school student (4th grade to 5th grade), 1 junior high school student (6th graders) - 8) and 1 high school student (9th - 12th grade). The winner will be awarded the Florida University Program Scholarship for four years from the Florida Prepaid College Foundation.

An annual Spanish Cultural Heritage Monthly Excellence Education Award by Governor Scott is held for all Hispanic full-time educators in Florida primary school, junior high school and high school. Three winners will be chosen: one elementary school (K-5) teacher, one junior high school (6th to 8th graders) and one high school (9th to 12th graders)

Visit www.FloridaHispanicHeritage.com for all the competition forms and guides on Spanish heritage months and other related events in Florida and other relevant information.

Student competition forms and educator recommendation forms must be mailed to Florida volunteers or sent online at www.FloridaHispanicHeritage.com. Please mail the form.

All entries must be mailed to Florida volunteers or submitted online and received by 5 pm. Monday, October 15, 2018

For more information on Florida's Hispanic heritage, competitions and other related events visit www.FloridaHispanicHeritage.com.

As Hispanic tradition continues, many organizations celebrate this month and are looking for ways to help students find university funds. In order to fulfill his role, Governor Rickscott and First Lady Anscot encourage students to participate in their annual Spanish traditional monthly essay competition. In the United States from September 15th to October 15th, this is the traditional month of Hispanics, during which people recognize the contributions of Hispanic Americans and Hispanic Americans to society. For this reason, the governor and his wife hold a competition every year so students across Florida have the opportunity to learn and recognize the many influential Hispanic Americans who formed Florida. The contest is open to all students from 4th grade to 12th grade and is currently educated at public or private schools in Florida or at home. Participants must be resident of Florida with social security number

Governor Rickscott and First Lady Anscote announced the 2018 Hispanic Tradition Month Competition for students and educators. Florida K - 12 students are invited to participate in papers and art competitions. Parents, students, teachers, and principals were also invited to recommend full-time, excellent educators of the Hispanic Heritage Monthly Best Education Award. Acquiring any of these scholarships can change the life of the students, deepen their understanding of the history of Hispanic Americans and gain opportunities to prepare for future educational desires. Encourage your local educators to inform students about this wonderful opportunity.