BUS POSTER CONTEST
Who May Enter:
Any student, grades K-8, enrolled in a Georgia public school. Each county or
city system may submit one poster in each division. The Local Superintendent
or Transportation Director must submit state entries.
Division #1: Grades K-2
Division #2: Grades 3-5
Division #3: Grades 6-8
Division #4: Special Education
Poster Specifications:
Completed poster size must be 11”X17” or 12"X18". There must be a 3" x 5"
card/entry blank
securely fastened to the back of the poster which includes the student's name,
grade, age,
teacher’s name, school name and school address. Please print clearly. Posters
may be
illustrated on the vertical or horizontal axis. Do NOT roll posters. They must be
mailed/delivered flat.
Designs should be submitted on quality tag, poster illustration board or heavy
paper.
Construction paper may be used but winning entries must be mounted on quality
tag poster.
Lamination is not permitted, and will disqualify the poster. Cut
paper/stencils (freehand or predrawn
stick-on stencils) are not permitted and will disqualify the poster.
There is no limitation on the use and number of colors.
There is no limitation on the type of media -- such as print, crayon, felt
pen, etc. -- used on the
poster design; however, wood, plastic, glass or metal should not be part of
the poster. Collage
materials should not be used. Glued on pieces will eliminate the poster.
Poster designs may not incorporate any copyrighted characters (i.e., comic
and/or television
characters), photographs, and magazine or newspaper illustrations.
Poster Theme:
Every poster and slogan must harmonize with the 2010 poster contest theme:
Be Aware - Know the Danger Zone!
(Contestants must illustrate above theme only, and the theme must be exactly
as shown above and must be included on the poster.)
Drawings must be original, correct in safety concept and the exclusive work of
the student
entering the contest in idea, design and execution. All artwork should be
positive in approach,
demonstrating only proper school bus safety behaviors. At least a part of a
yellow school bus
must be present in the poster.
Lettering & Drawing:
The poster design may incorporate freehand drawn letters only. Stenciled,
pre-printed,
manufactured stick-on or press-on letters or tracings may not be used and will
disqualify the
poster. Lettering should be clearly legible, even if used as part of the
poster design.
Contest Infrastructure:
The National School Bus Safety Poster Contest is sponsored each year by the
National
Association for Pupil Transportation, the National Association of State
Directors of Pupil
Transportation Services and the National School Transportation Association.
The National School Bus Safety Poster Contest is supported by a state/province
level
infrastructure. The national contest is open only to winners of state/province
contests or
contests held by overseas US military installations. No other posters will be
accepted.
POSTERS MUST BE MAILED/DELIVERED TO: Carlton Allen, Director
Pupil Transportation Division
Georgia Department of Education
1654 Twin Towers East
Atlanta, GA 30334
Contest Deadline:
Posters must be received at the GaDOE address above by October 5, 2010.
Judging:
Posters will be judged by the Georgia Department of Education, comprised of
prominent individuals in the fields of elementary education, safety and art.
The winning poster in each division will be entered in the National School Bus
Safety Week Poster Contest. Poster themes, specifications and divisions are
specified by the National Contest Rules.
Criteria for the selection of award-winning posters are:
a. Relationship of the poster design to school bus safety practices.
b. Originality of the poster and how the idea is expressed in the poster design.
c. Art work and its execution.
d. Visual impact of the poster design.
All rules regarding poster specification, themes, lettering, etc. must be
followed. The penalty for non-compliance will be disqualification of the
poster.
Each system is allowed to submit only ONE poster for each of the four (4)
divisions.
Prizes:
Payment will be awarded IN EACH OF THE FOUR DIVISIONS as follows:
1st Place - $100
2nd Place - $ 75
3rd Place - $ 50
Please attach the Contest Entry Form given below to the back of each poster in
accordance with poster specifications noted in the contest rules.
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2010 Georgia School Bus Safety Poster Contest - Contest Entry Form
Please complete and attach this form to the back of each poster in accordance
with poster
specifications noted in the contest rules.
Student Name: _______________________________________
Grade: _______ Age: _____ Please circle: Division 1 2 3 4
School System: _______________________________________
School: ______________________________________________
School Address: _______________________________________
City______________________ State________ Zip____________
Teacher's Name: _______________________________________
Student’s Home Address: ________________________________
City ______________________ State ________ Zip___________
August 2010!
Another year has begun! We are very excited to begin another year of
wonderful learning at Keheley! You will see a lot of growth in child this
year. Second grade has many standards to learn and master to be ready for
third grade.
We have begun learning descriptive writing in writer's workshop. We tried our
hands at cinquains. We are learning about the great state of Georgia. We
will learn about the 5 regions, its many rivers, and more!
In math, we have begun studying place value, ways to represent and show a
number, addition and properties of addition.
We have begun to tackle the phonics patterns of blends and digraphs and will
move into vowels shortly.
Busy! Busy! Busy!
