Heroes Hall
Heroes Hall at the OC Fair & Event Center is a free, permanent, year-round museum with exhibitions, performances, and educational programs that celebrate the legacy of Orange County veterans and others who have served our nation. The two-story exhibition space will rotate themes semi-annually with each focusing on an aspect of the personal stories and experiences of veterans.
Holocaust Art and Writing Contest
Schools are invited to participate in the Sala and Aron Samueli Holocaust Art & Writing Contest, the theme of which is Holding on to Hope.
Participating schools may submit a total of three entries (one entry per student) in any combination of the following categories: art, film, poetry, or prose.
Students will be eligible to win a first-prize award of $400 in each category. Educators and schools will also be eligible to win a first prize of $200 each. Students awarded second prize n each category will receive $200 and their sponsoring educator and school will receive $100 each.
Coming Soon: Information about a special opportunity available to a limited number of students (accompanied by one parent or guardian each), and educators to participate in a unique educational program from June 22-26, 2026 at venues in Los Angeles and Orange County.
Sala and Aron Samueli Holocaust Art & Writing Contest Brochure / Poster
For more information or to view previous winning entries visit this website
or e-mail cioffi@chapman.edu
National Endowment of the Humanities Grants
NEH offers a variety of grants programmed to individuals and organizations that do the highest quality of work to promote humanities.
National Endowment of the Humanities Grants website.
2024 Civics Contest Announcement
The 2024 Ninth Circuit Civics Contest is open to high school students in nine western states and two Pacific island jurisdictions. Students from public, private, parochial, and charter schools, as well as homeschooled students of equivalent grade status may enter.
The contest is organized by the Ninth Circuit Public Information and Community Outreach (PICO) Committee.
Both essays and videos can be submitted electronically starting January 8, 2024. Deadline for entries is 11:59 p.m. Pacific Time, Monday, March 8, 2024.
For more information, email us at civicscontest@ce9.uscourts.gov.
Teaching about the Holocaust: Southern California Teacher Forum on Holocaust Education
Every year the United States Memorial Museum, in cooperation with the University of Southern California (USC), will present "Teaching about the Holocaust: Southern California Teacher Forum on Holocaust Education, a three-day teacher professional development forum. The program will take place at USC and is offered free to teachers. More information can be found by visiting United States Holocaust Memorial Museum website.
James Madison Memorial Fellowship Foundation
The James Madison Memorial Fellowship Foundation offers $24,000 James Madison Graduate Fellowships to individuals desiring to become outstanding teachers of the American Constitution at the secondary school level.
James Madison Memorial Fellowship Foundation website.
