40 brand-new laptops will be given away as part of MTS’ High School Laptop Scholarship
San Diego – The Metropolitan Transit System (MTS), Coca-Cola and the San Diego County Office of Education are giving away 40 laptops this spring as part of the annual High School Laptop Scholarship Essay Contest. The laptops will be given to the top essay entries submitted by students enrolled in a San Diego County High School (grades 9-12). Entries are being accepted through April 7, 2019.
The Essay Contest is a partnership between MTS, Coca-Cola Refreshments of San Diego and the San Diego County Office of Education. The top 40 essay writers will be awarded a 15.6” HP Touch-Screen laptop and a Solid State laptop backpack by North Face.
To be eligible to win, students must submit a completed application form along with a persuasive essay between 750 and 1,000 words discussing how the recently approved price reduction of the 30-day Youth pass can enable more young people to take transit, as well as ways to promote transit to students. Essays will be scored on persuasiveness, clarity, creativity and research.
All entries are due by Sunday, April 7, 2019 at 11:59 p.m. PST. Entries can be emailed to scholarship@sdmts.com or mailed/delivered to MTS, Attn: Laptop Scholarship, 1255 Imperial Avenue, Suite 1000, San Diego CA 92101. For the essay prompt, rules and guidelines, please visit the contest webpage.
MTS operates 95 bus routes and three Trolley lines on 53 miles of double-tracked railway. Every weekday more than 300,000 passenger trips are taken on MTS bus and Trolley services in 10 cities and the county. In FY 2018, MTS served more than 86 million riders. For more information on how you can use public transportation and save money, go to www.sdmts.com.
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