The deadline is fast approaching for the Pro-Life Vermont 2025 statewide student essay contest, inviting Vermont middle and high school students to reflect on the theme, “The Value of a Single Human Life.”
All entries are due by midnight, Monday November 3.
The annual contest, announced August 24, encourages students to choose someone they appreciate and write about why they are glad that person was born, while also addressing the broader question of why every human life has value.
Organizers say last year’s competition drew nearly 200 essays from students across Vermont, and they hope to exceed that number this fall.
The contest is open to Vermont residents in grades 6–12 for the 2025–2026 school year. Students who participated previously — including past winners — may enter again, provided they still meet eligibility requirements. Submissions must follow official guidelines and be received by November 3.
This year’s awards will include three first-place prizes of $500, one for each grade group: 6–8, 9–10, and 11–12. Each category will also have five runners-up, who will receive $100.
Organizers say the goal of the contest is to encourage thoughtful writing and personal reflection among young people while highlighting the organization’s belief in the inherent worth of every human life.More information, including submission rules, is available through Vermont Right to Life.
40 Days for Life final rally of 2025 to be held November 2
In other Vermont pro-life news, the closing rally of the 2025 Rally for Life in Barre will be held on the sidewalk near Planned Parenthood, 90 Washington Street, from 2:45 – 3:30 PM Sunday November 2. For more information contact organizer Tom Kelly 802-224-6309.