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The Best School Year Ever Entry Form

Be sure to check out the full How to Enter details before you submit your entry. You must also be at least 13 at the time of entry and younger than 19 at the conclusion of the 2026-27 school year and entering Grade 9, 10, 11 or 12. For more information, please read the complete Terms and Conditions. For questions or assistance, please contact bestschoolyearever@smus.ca.

Only citizens of Canada (excluding Quebec) and citizens of the United States (excluding territories) are eligible to enter.

About You
Student Name*
Address*
Date of Birth*
You must be 13 or older at the time of entry and born on or after July 1, 2008 to be eligible.
You must be entering Grade 9, 10, 11 or 12 in September 2026 in order to apply for the scholarship.
About Your Parent / Guardian
Parent/Guardian Name*
Parental Consent*
Your Entry
Average for last year’s Top 25 entries: 1,311 characters
HINT: check out our “Student Life” and Clubs and Councils section online for some of the different aspects of SMUS!
Average for last year’s Top 25 entries: 1,228 characters
Max. file size: 128 MB.
Max. file size: 128 MB.
Max. file size: 128 MB.
e.g. a poem, an art project, a picture of you doing your passion/activity of choice, etc. It must be your own original work.
How did you hear about the contest?*
Entrants agree that personal data submitted with an entry, including name, mailing address, phone number, and email address may be collected, processed, stored and otherwise used by SMUS and its affiliates for the purposes of conducting and administering the Contest. By entering the Contest, Entrants agree to the transmission, processing, disclosing and storage of this personal data by SMUS and its affiliates. All personal information that is collected from the Entrant is subject to SMUS’ Privacy Policy, located at: www.smus.ca/discover/privacy.