Earth Day Contests
2008 Contest Winners

Contest winners will be awarded prizes at the Earth Day Celebration on April 26 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
 

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 7, 2008

• 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 2007.

• 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
   

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Earth Day Quilt Block Competition
Grades 4-7
Earth Day theme
Deadline: April 7, 2008

• 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 teacher’s name and school submitted with the quilt block.

• Contest winners will be announced in April 2008.

• 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 sewn into an Idaho Falls Earth Day Quilt and displayed at the 2008 Idaho Falls Earth Day Celebration.

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

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Earth Day Essay Competition

Grades 8-12
Earth Day theme
Deadline: April 7, 2008

• 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 2007.

• 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

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.  The top three sculptures will receive a personal trophy and traveling trophy that may be displayed in their schools. 

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.