Essay contest offers education account prizes

A month-long essay contest for students in fifth through 12th grade will give each of 16 winners $529 in college savings accounts.

Students must have a parent submit a form to the state treasurer’s office and answers to two questions:

• What do you think the Kansas state treasurer does?
• If you had $1 million, what would you do with it?

Answers to the second question will be judged by a panel of teachers.