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5200 West Jarvis Avenue Essay competition on the role of the American Philhellenes Skokie, Illinois 60077 Tel: (847) 674-1773 Fax: (847) 674-1739 Email: [email protected] Student Name______www.amphso.com School Name/Grade______BOARD OF DIRECTORS Home Address______Panagiotis D. Nikolopoulos

Angelyn Balodimas-Bartolomei, Ph.D. Telephone Contact (Name/Number)______

Stavros Basseas, Ph.D. Teacher Name/Telephone______Dr. Anthony Ferguson

Sylvia Sobreira

Maria N. Stamatopoulos Historian

BOARD OF ADVISORS

Linos G. Benakis Counselor, Academy of Athens GENERAL TERMS OF THE COMPETITION Eleni Bousis Chairman, Greek American Nursing Home a) The competition is open to children who attend High School (7th, 8th, 9th grades) and th th th Dimitrios Bousis Lyceum (10 , 11 , 12 grades), and who write in Modern Greek or English. (Judges will Bousis Foundation take into account the spelling and correct wording).

Hariklia Dimitropoulos-McLaughlin, Ph.D. b) The report should not exceed two (2) pages. Loyola University, Chicago c) Essays must be postmarked no later than March 30, 2021 by the school and mailed to

Thanasis Economou, Ph.D. the above address. d) The results will be announced on April 30, 2021 by the Committee to be headed by a Demetrios Georgopoulos Director, Government Archives University professor the ensure the integrity of the competition. Province of Argolidos, Greece e) All essays are the property of the American Philhellene Society and can be used for

John G. Manos various purposes of publicity, always with the name of the author. f) The awards ceremony and the distribution of the cash prize will be on Saturday, May George Papadantonakis, Ph.D. 29, 2021, as part of the presentation of the memorial monument to the American Paraskevi Skourti Philhellenes to the City of Aurora, Illinois.. Publisher, Ermioni Magazine

Ioannis Stagas Admiral (Ret'd) Hellenic Navy

Kostas Tsefalas Historian

Eleftherios Fitras (†) Efstathios Bourodimos (†) George P. Alexandrou (†)

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