We are having a writing contest at our school which will last one week from today until 10/21/08. Students will be asked to write about John Miller's plan to spend a night in an exact replica of the Amundsen--Scott tent. (See the grey photo above of the tent and the other photos of the rules and of John himself.) John Miller, our USAP pen pal, will re-enact history by staying in an exact replica of the tent that Amundsen left at the South Pole as evidence of being the first human being to reach the South Pole, and which Scott stayed in. (Scott and his team later died of starvation and extreme cold on the Ice, and the original tent is missing but believed to be somewhere near the Pole under the ice. So, BE careful, John!!) The students can write a story about what it would be like for them to stay in the tent, or what they think John will encounter; or they can write a poem or other short literary work. Our school staff will judge this contest and award a prize for the best writers. John will actually stay in the tent very soon and email us photos and a message about his activities. It should be extremely exciting!! We wish him all the best!
But it should be very cold there. So, we hope John takes care!! We will let our readers know more about this exciting story as it progresses.
-- Adrian
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