Note on 2021 an 2022 Club Essay Contests: With the difficulties of the COVID situation, our club was not able to submit a club level entry to the district for 2021 since none of the students that entered were able to submit an entry for judging prior to the deadline. The school had been in virtual mode all of the school year, which was an obstacle to the usual essay contest process which is very time intensive for students and the teacher. At the start of the 2021-2022 school year, the threat of the pandemic continued to be a factor for the students and teachers. The club postponed the 2021-2022 event.
Now the contest is being resumed for the 2022-2023 school year. 
​Optimist International Essay Contest - 2022-2023 school year: The Essay Contest is sponsored by Optimist International to give young people the opportunity to write about their own opinions regarding the world in which they live. Optimist International assigns a new topic each year and provides the rules and guidelines for holding this essay contest for students. The Northridge Optimist Club club is sponsoring a local level of the contest in conjunction with Northridge Schools for the 2022-2023 school year. The contest will conclude in February of 2023. The topic for this year is "Who is an Everyday Hero that Brings Out the Optimism in You?" The winning contestant’s essay in the club level contest is then eligible to compete for scholarship awards with other student essays at the Optimist District (state) level.
                              Watch for updates in January of 2023