SEPA 5th Grade Poster Contest
Sponsored by City of Hope’s SGV SEPA Collaborative Program
Poster Contest Information
Field Trip Theme: “The Human Body”
Poster Contest Theme: “The Human Body- Reducing the Risk of Illness and Injury”
Poster Contest Overview
Who
Why
How
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Any 5 grader in the Duarte Unified School District (DUSD) who attends a field trip to City of Hope (COH) during the 20162017 school year
• Note: The poster contest is an optional activity.
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To encourage 5 graders to use the information that they have learned, while participating in various activities during their
field trip to COH, in order to spread healthy messages on ONE of three important issues:
• Safety and Injury Prevention (The Brain Activity)
• Disease Prevention (Disease Simulation Activity)
• Reducing the Risk of Illness (Antioxidant Activity or The Human Digestive System Activity)
Choose ONE of the three issues listed above for your poster. Draw a poster that represents the issue you chose, using color
on a plain (unlined), white, 9” x 12” sheet of drawing pad paper, which can be obtained from your teacher. Include on the
poster a catchy slogan that complements the drawing. Make sure all words are spelled correctly. The poster should be turned
in to your teacher, along with a completed entry form taped to the back of the poster. No staples please.
• Note: Contest entries will NOT be eligible for judging without a completed entry form.
Poster Contest Rules
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Only one contest entry per student will be accepted.
Students must work as individuals. No team work or help from other students or adults is allowed.
The poster entry must be ORIGINAL.
Posters must be drawn free-hand. No tracing or pre-fabricated drawings (i.e. computer-generated graphics, photographs,
collages, 3-D artwork, or trade-marked art) will be accepted.
5. The following media can be used- paint, crayon, markers, pens, and/or colored pencils.
6. Pop-ups and/or additional materials added to the poster paper are NOT allowed. The poster art must be drawn directly onto
the poster paper.
7. The poster must have a completed entry form taped to the back of it in order to be eligible for judging.
8. All entries will be judged on the basis of creativity, originality, and relevance to the field trip and contest themes. Judges’
decisions are final.
9. All entries become the property of City of Hope and will not be returned. City of Hope reserves the right to put entries on
display through any media.
10. Three contest entries from each school will be chosen as winners, and these students will be invited to attend another field trip
to City of Hope towards the end of the 2016 – 2017 school year.
11. An overall first, second, and third place prize will be awarded among entry winners from all elementary schools during the
second field trip to City of Hope. Overall winners will receive gift cards in the following amounts:
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• 1 place: $100
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• 2 place: $50
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• 3 place: $25
12. All contest entries should be turned into your teacher by the end of the school day on the following dates below:
• Maxwell Elementary School: Friday, December 1, 2016
• Beardslee Elementary School: Friday, December 16, 2016
• Valley View Elementary School: Friday, January 27, 2017
• Royal Oaks Elementary School: Friday, February 24, 2017
• Andres Duarte Elementary School: Friday, March 31, 2017
For questions about the contest, please contact Alexandra Race ([email protected])
SEPA 5th Grade Poster Contest
Sponsored by City of Hope’s SGV SEPA Collaborative Program
Poster Contest Checklist
Before turning in your poster to your teacher, did you remember to do the following?
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Work individually (no help from other students or adults)
Choose ONLY 1 of the 3 messages for your drawing (Safety and Injury Prevention, Disease Prevention, or Reducing the Risk
of Illness)
3. Come up with an original idea
4. Use a plain (unlined), white, 9“ x 12” sheet of drawing pad paper, obtained from your teacher
5. Draw free-hand (no tracing or use of any pre-fabricated drawings)
6. Color your drawing using any of the following: paint, crayons, markers, pens, and/or colored pencils
7. Make sure the poster art is drawn directly on the poster paper (no pop-ups and/or additional materials allowed on poster
paper)
8. Choose a catchy slogan to complement your drawing
9. Make sure all words are spelled correctly
10. Make sure the entry form is completely filled out
11. Tape the entry form to the back of your poster
12. Turn in your poster (and entry form) to your teacher by the correct due date
SEPA 5th Grade Poster Contest
Sponsored by City of Hope’s SGV SEPA Collaborative Program
ENTRY FORM
Student Information
Name: ____________________________________________________________
Grade: ____
Age: ____
Please check the box that best describes your poster.
The poster is an original, completed by the student.
The student received assistance from another person or materials/ideas from another source.
Student Signature: __________________________________________________________________________________
School Information
Teacher’s Name: ___________________________________________________________________________________
School Name: ______________________________________________________________________________________
Parent/Guardian Information
Name: ____________________________________________________________________________________________
Address: __________________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________________
Phone: ____________________________________
Email: ______________________________________________
I give my child permission to participate in the SEPA 5th Grade Poster Contest, sponsored by City of Hope’s SGV
SEPA Collaborative Program. I understand that my child’s entry will become the property of City of Hope and will
not be returned. I also understand that City of Hope reserves the right to display my child’s entry
through any media.
I do not give my child permission to participate in the SEPA 5th Grade Poster Contest, sponsored by City of
Hope’s SGV SEPA Collaborative Program.
Parent/Guardian Signature: ___________________________________________________________________________