Jefferson

Soil & Water Conservation District

Poster Contest

The Poster Contest is held annually in the local sixth grade classes. The contest allows the students an opportunity to convey their thoughts about soil, water and related natural resource issues through art. The 2009 poster contest theme is "Dig It! The Secrets of Soil." To learn more about the theme click here.

RULES

Any media may be used to create a flat or two-dimensional effect (paint, crayon, colored pencil, charcoal, paper or other materials).
Poster size must be between 8.5" x 11" and 22" x 28".
All posters must have a completed entry form attached to the back of the poster.
Each entry must have been evaluated at each conservation district's most recent competition prior to the state evaluation.
All posters must be created by an individual student rather than a team of students.

POSTER EVALUATIONS

Posters entered into the National Conservation Poster Contest are reviewed by three judges. Each judge has one of the following backgrounds: conservation, graphic design or education. The posters are evaluated on the following criteria:

conservation message—50 percent
visual effectiveness—30 percent
originality—10 percent and
universal appeal—10 percent.

2005 Winner 2006 Winner