CONTESTS

=GOOGLE CONTEST:= Great opportunity for you & your students. Doodle 4 Google is a competition where students are invited to play around with google’s homepage logo and see what new designs they can come up with. The theme is.“IF I COULD DO ANYTHING, I WOULD...” Contest info is at http://www.google.com/doodle4google  Prizes: National winner -$15,000 college scholarship to a school of their choice, trip to New York, laptop computer, t-shirt w/their doodle AND THE SCHOOL GETS $25,000 for technology. 3 National Finalists- trip to New York, laptop, t-shirt w/their doodle 36 Regional Winners -trip to New York, t-shirt w/their doodle District Quality Participation prize- $10,000 to the school district that most encourages high quality participation from their schools (with a district our size, we’re a shoe-in). Age Brackets k-3, 4-6, 7-9, 10-12 Anyway, if you’re interested, go to the site for the particulars. Entries are due March 31st.

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In conjunction with our Fire Prevention assembly, our great South Salt Lake Firemen have asked that we participate in their poster contest. The theme is “Prevent Home Fires” and should be on the 12 x 18 art paper. Student’s first and last name, age and teacher’s name is to be on the back. The winner will ride in the fire truck to the Firemen’s Award Luncheon on Nov. 20th. The winner’s parents will be invited to the lunch.

The U.S. Department of Justice recently sent a letter to Superintendent Patti Harrington regarding National Missing Children’s Day on May 25. The purpose of the day is to raise public awareness about missing children.

This annual event includes a poster contest for 5th grade students. The winner of this national competition is brought to Washington DC with his/her teacher and parents to participate in the ceremony and receive an award. Every state has a Missing Children Clearinghouse which coordinates efforts on behalf of missing children in the state. The state Missing Children Clearinghouse Managers will take the lead in working with schools on the contest and may be called upon to help organize, answer questions, and provide overall coordination. To find Utah’s clearinghouse manager, go to http://ojjdp.ncjrs.gov/programs/postercontest. Every local school is asked to conduct its own competition. An information packet is also available at the above link.

The contest also provides an opportunity to teach children how to be safe. Lesson plans created by teachers can be found at www.got2bsafe.com . Please send this information to your elementary schools and encourage them to support this national event.