Earth Day Contests
2010

Contest winners will be awarded prizes at the Earth Day Celebration on April 24 at Tautphaus Park Hockey Shelter.  Award Ceremony will be at 11:15 am.

Poster Contest - Grades K-3
Quilt Block Contest - Grades 4-7
Essay Contest - Grades 8-12
Earth Day Recyclable Art Sculpture Contest - All Ages
Photo Contest - All Ages

Questions: Alana Jensen, 525-9358, ajensen@stoller.com 
Prize sponsor: S. M. Stoller Corp.

Earth Day Poster Contest
Grades K-3
Earth Day theme
Deadline: April 12, 2010

  • Posters received will be used for advertising Earth Day Celebration in local businesses.

  • Posters must use an Earth Day Theme.

  • All public, private, or home-schooled students in kindergarten through 3rd grades are eligible to participate. There is a limit of one entry per student and there is no fee to enter.

  • The poster must be on a 12" x 18" piece of poster board or drawing paper.

  • Acceptable media includes cut paper, poster paints, watercolor, color pencil, pastels, oil, crayon, pencil, charcoal, and markers. PLEASE NOTE: Pastels, pencil, and charcoal must be sprayed to prevent smearing.

  • All entries must have the name, grade level, and school of the artist attached to the back of the poster. No artist's name may appear on the front of the poster.

  • Posters will be judged in the following categories:

    • Best Use of Theme

    • Originality

    • Neatness

  • Contest winners will be announced in April 2010.

  • Contest sponsors will award each winner a $25 prize. In addition, each winning student’s classroom will receive a $25 cash award.

  • Teachers can submit entries.

  • All entries will become property of Idaho Falls Earth Day Committee and will not be returned.  Posters may be displayed in businesses and offices in Idaho Falls prior to the event.  All posters will be displayed at the Earth Day Celebration.

  • Mail or drop off entries at: S. M. Stoller Corp. 120 Technology Drive, Idaho Falls, ID 83402
     

Earth Day Quilt Block Competition
Grades 4-7
Earth Day theme
Deadline: April 12, 2010

  • Quilt blocks must use an Earth Day Theme.

  • Quilt blocks will be provided by the Earth Day Committee and may be requested by contacting Alana Jensen, Stoller Corp. (ajensen@stoller.com  or 525-9358). Only blocks supplied by the Earth Day Committee will be made into Earth Day quilts for display at the Celebration.

  • All public, private, or home-schooled students in 4th through 7th grades are eligible to participate. There is a limit of one entry per student and there is no fee to enter.

  • Please be sure that any trim you use can be laundered.

  • All entries must have the student's name, teacher’s name and school submitted with the quilt block.

  • Contest winners will be announced in April 2010.

  • Quilt blocks will be judged in the following categories:

    • Best Use of Theme

    • Originality

    • Neatness

  • A $25 prize first prize for each category will be awarded. Every prize winner’s classroom will also receive a $25 prize.

  • All entries will become property of Idaho Falls Earth Day Committee and will not be returned. Quilt blocks will be joined into an Idaho Falls Earth Day Quilt and displayed at the Idaho Falls Earth Day Celebration.

  • Mail or drop off entries at: S. M. Stoller Corp. 120 Technology Drive, Idaho Falls, ID 83402
     

Earth Day Essay Competition

Grades 8-12
Earth Day theme
Deadline: April 12, 2010

  • Each entry must address one of the following topics:
     

    • Why was Earth Day established? Is it still important today?

    • There seems to be a disagreement about the future of our planet. Some think we are causing irreversible damage to the Earth and some think the planet’s future has never looked brighter. What do you think? Be sure to include at least three examples to support your argument.

    • According to EPA, U.S. residents, businesses, and institutions produce approximately 4.5  pounds of waste per person per day. That means about 400,000 pounds of garbage is produced each day in Bonneville County and that number will grow as our population grows. What would you do as a county official to formulate a long-term plan for handling all that trash?
       

  • All public, private, or home-schooled students in 8th through 12th grades are eligible to participate. There is a limit of one entry per student and there is no fee to enter.

  • Entries must not exceed 350 words.

  • The essay must be typed. Please put your name, grade, address, school, and teacher’s name at the upper left hand corner of your essay.

  • Essays will be judged on content, organization and grammar.

  • Contestants can submit essays by e-mail to ajensen@stoller.com  or by dropping them off at the Stoller Office at 1780 First Street, Idaho Falls.

  • Contest winners will be announced in April 2010.

  • One $25 prize will be awarded to an entrant in each grade. Every prize winner’s classroom will also receive a $25 prize.

  • All entries will become property of Idaho Falls Earth Day Committee and will not be returned. Winning essays may be published.

Earth Day Recyclable Art Sculpture Contest

Guidelines

Idaho Falls Earth Day Celebration will host a recyclable art sculpture contest to raise awareness among students and their communities about the need for recycling and what materials are recyclable locally.   

Contest entries should be planned around the theme “Rethink Recycling” and use only recyclable materials for creating the art.  All entries will be displayed during the Earth Day event and a Peoples' Choice Award will be presented to the sculpture receiving the greatest number of visitor’s votes.

Sculptures will be judged on:

  • Number of Recyclable Categories used. (i.e., wood, paper, plastic, metals — Glass and duct tape are NOT permitted.)

  • Percent of sculpture made from recycled materials

  • Originality (Sculpture can be realistic or abstract)

  • Design and artistic impact (WOW factor)

  • Complexity of sculpture

If your class or school would like to participle in this contest, please contact  Alana Jensen at 520-8079 or by email at ajensen@stoller.com   Check out www.kid-at-art.com/htdoc/matchtmp.html for ideas.

 

Earth Day Photo Contest - Enjoying Nature

Youth Division - Ages 5-12
Teen Division - Ages 13-19
Adult Division - Ages 20 and over

The theme for this year's contest is Enjoying Nature.   Each entry must include a photo taken by the photographer that depicts the theme, accompanied by a descriptive essay of 100 or fewer words.

The competition is open to amateurs and professionals in southeastern Idaho.  No photo should be older than one year.  You must be the sole author and owner of the copyright in all photos entered. Images must not have been digitally altered in any way other than necessary burning, dodging and cropping.

Submitting Photos
There are two ways to submit photographs. Please do not send prints.

  1. Only one entry per contestant will be accepted.

  2. Contestants may email their digital photos (up to 5 MB) to ajensen@stoller.com.  The following information must be included in the email:

    1. Photographer's name and address

    2. Photo title

    3. Brief essay about the reason this photo reflects the theme "Enjoying Nature."

    4. Date photo was taken

    5. Location photo was taken

    6. Equipment used

    7. Division (youth, teen, or adult)

    8. Release Form (Word Document |   pdf format)

  3. Contestants may submit photographs digitally by mail on a CD or DVD.  Please do not send prints.  Mail to:
           Alana Jensen, S. M. Stoller Corp., 120 Technology Drive,  Idaho Falls, ID   83401
    All entries must include the information found in the bullet above and the release form (Word Document |   pdf format).

  4. Contest entries must be received by email or regular mail no later than April 12, 2010.

Photo Format

  1. Entries may be black and white or color.

  2. Digital photographs must be a minimum resolution of 1024x768 (or higher) pixels.  Formats accepted are .jpg, .gif, .bmp, eps., psd, and tif.

Judging

  1. Judges base their decisions on the following qualities:  focus, lighting composition, impact, creativity, and storytelling.

  2. The decisions of the judges are final.

Use of the Photos

  1. The Idaho Falls Earth Day committee has non-exclusive rights to use and publish the photograph on its website or in publication in conjunction with the contest. 

  2. Entry photos will not be returned.

Prizes

Three prizes of $25 will be awarded in each category.  

 

 

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