Have Your Students Design a Postcard for a Chance to Win Great Prizes for Both the Student and the Classroom!
Prizes:
Students:
- 1st Place-$75 cash, choice of NGS magazine subscription
- 2nd Place-$50 cash, choice of NGS magazine subscription
- 3rd Place- choice of NGS magazine subscription
Teachers:
Teachers of winning students will each win a restaurant gift certificate and a classroom set of 30 maps (teacher’s choice from OKAGE’s inventory).
Rules:
- The postcard should be no larger than 8.5” x 5.5”. A template is attached to this post or you may simply divide a standard sheet of paper in half.
- Each student may submit only one postcard entry.
- The student must design both sides of the card (picture and note-address sides) using any medium other than paint or charcoal. Artwork must be two-dimensional and represent original work by the student. Computer generated artwork will not be accepted.
- A first, second, and third place winner will be selected in each of three categories: Pre K-3, 4-6, and 7-12. Judging will be based on (1) adherence to rules, (2) originality, and (3) content and appropriateness to the theme.
- On the front, the student should illustrate the Geography Awareness Week theme of“Geography: Declare Your Global Interdependence!”
- On the back, the student may include a handwritten “message” to an imaginary recipient that further illustrates the theme. The return address in the upper left must include the student’s first and last name, school name, school address, grade level, teacher’s name, and school phone. Please clearly print or type this information. Entries with illegible contact information will not be accepted.
- Entries must be postmarked by Monday, November 19, 2012.
For full rules and a post card template Click Here
You can also download a pdf version Here
