A lot of students are assigned a “personal essay” as the final English assignment of the year. For some kids, the paper morphs into the essay they submit as part of their college application. Others embark on a period of journaling as a road to personal development.

If you like action sports, your writing can also turn into a way to ride scot-free this summer.

Tim Windell, owner of Windells Camp, has started a writing contest for a chance to win a free session at the “Funnest Place on Earth.” One deserving kid will receive an all-inclusive week at Windells Camp including instruction, food, prizes, supervision, video review, camp activities and more – without paying a dime.

If you don’t already know about Windells, you should. Based in Mt. Hood, Oregon, where year-round, natural snow beckons, Windells is a non-stop, camp fun experience. It’s also a place where beginners and experts fine-tune their skills and rub elbows with their favorite pros. There are girls-only sessions and an innovative assortment of snowboard, skateboard, freeski and BMX parks with super pipes, rails and jumps.

Tons of the best female professional snowboarders have spent time at Windells, as both campers and coaches. Gretchen Bleiler, Kelly Clark, Hannah Teter, Molly Aguirre, Tara Dakides, Clair Bidez, Alexis Waite, Hana Beaman…the list goes on and on of women who have benefited from sessions at Windells, gaining confidence and skills on the mountain as well as having fun and making friends back at camp.

If your interest is piqued, this could be your golden ticket. Just show your creativity, honesty, and personality.

“We are not looking for the best writer in terms of grammar and punctuation,” says Windell. “We just want to pick the person who will benefit the most from camp – It goes without saying the camp will benefit from the kid as well.”

All submissions will be read and considered for the contest. The rules are simple: Submit a 1-3 page essay stating why you need the camp and why the camp needs you.

Submissions should be emailed directly to Tim at [email protected] who will decide which shredder is most deserving of a free ride.

If it sounds too much like school, or you’ve got writer’s block, Windells has posted tips and an example of how to craft the essay on its website at http://www.windells.com/tag/scholarship.

So get crackin’ — entries must be sent to received by midnight on June 15th, 2009.

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