Start your New Year off on the right note by entering the Dunces Rock songwriting contest!
From January 1 to 31, 2016, write a song in honour of your teacher or principal and you could win your very own signed copy of Dunces Rock.
Here’s what you have to do:
First, watch the video of the Ballad of Principal Hale.
Next, download the lyrics to the Ballad of Principal Hale.
Now comes the creative part: Use the Ballad of Principal Hale as your inspiration to write a song about your own teacher or principal.
Email the song lyrics to Kate Jaimet at kjaimet@sympatico.ca, with the words “song contest” in the subject line.
Or, take a video of yourself and/or your friends singing the song you wrote, post it online and send her the link. Don’t forget to put the words “song contest” in the subject line.
Songs will be judged on the basis of originality, funniness, rhythm and rhyme. Nasty or mean songs will be immediately disqualified and fed to Boris, the Neighbourhood Dog of Slobbering Terror.
The winner will be announced on February 14, 2016. ‘Cause nothing says “Be my Valentine” like an autographed book!
Good luck!