Medusa Mythology Examination
Achievement Awards Program

Any student who earns a gold medal on the Medusa Mythology Examination is invited to apply for several Achievement Awards. 

The application consists of:       
*     teacher recommendation form
*      student application form
*      student composition

The teacher, not the student, must submit all three documents via email by a date that will be given in 2010.  At that time, please download the application and teacher recommendation forms.

Students who apply will then receive points, distributed as follows:
       70 points for composition:
     *         20 for knowledge of myth
     *         20 for originality and creativity
     *         15 for organization and cohesion in narrative
     *         15 for writing mechanics
   10 for the teacher recommendations
   20 for the Medusa score:  Students who earned 49 points on the Medusa will therefore have a slight advantage over students who earned 47 points.

The top three awards will be in the amount of $750 (the "Minerva"),  $550 (the "Apollo"), and $300 (the "Nike"), with up to four honorable mentions of $100 each (the "Musae"). There is a chance that not all prizes will be awarded if too few quality applications are received.

The awards will be mailed directly to the winners on or before July 1, 2010. All teachers whose students participated in the Medusa will receive a list of the winners and copies of the top compositions. Names of the recipients, along with top compositions will be posted on the Medusa Exam website.

All questions, as well as completed Achievement Award Applications, should be emailed directly to:

Ann N. Graham
Medusa Exam Achievement Awards Coordinator
anagrahm@yahoo.com