Abbey Machtig:

The Wisconsin Newspaper Association Foundation is accepting submissions for the fourth annual editorial and cartoon contest as part of the Wisconsin Civics Games.

The contest is open to all Wisconsin high school and middle school students and aims to promote civics education and generate an interest in public service.

For the writing contest, high school students will be asked to write a column about the First Amendment in 500 words or less. Middle school students will be asked to write a letter to the editor on the same topic in 200 words or less.

For the cartoon contest, students can submit one editorial cartoon, also around the theme of the First Amendment.