How can my school participate?

2012 contest materials will be mailed to your school in December 2011. Please make sure you are on our mailing list.

If you represent an Orange County school that did not receive 2011 contest materials, please contact us directly at info@whymomdeservesadiamond.com.

All submissions must be submitted by an Orange County teacher, and must contain at least 5 essays.

How can I become a judge?

If you are a Southern Californian school teacher, you could be an honorable Contest Panel Judge. Judges take an oath of secrecy, and must obey the rules of the book, Rules for Judges. The book contains ancient guidelines for Diamond Winners and gemstone winners. One rule states that a judge may may read as many essays as desired as long as they are not from a judge's own school.