The entry blank above
may be recreated for printing on Avery labels or other such format, as long as the
created label includes students Name, Grade, School, Teacher and Franklin County.
POSTER CONTEST RULES: 1. Entries will be
accepted from any third grade student
in Franklin County 2. Posters shall be the
uniform size of 12 inches x 18 inches. (Contact the District if you would
like us to supply paper for your class). 3. Poster shall not be
mounted on a background. 4. Posters are to be horizontal display
only! 5. Posters may be pencil, paint, water color, crayon, cut
paper, fabric, even 3-D. Be creative! 6.
Do not roll or fold the posters. 7. Student entry forms are to be
typed and complete (Please provide all of the requested information on the
entry blank, it is important to have this information when the posters go to
the state contest.) 8. No
identification is to be on the front of the poster! Attach the entry
blank onto the lower left hand corner on the back side of the poster. The first
place poster in the local judging will be entered in the State Poster Contest.
LIMERICK CONTEST RULES: 1. Limerick Contest is
open to all Franklin County Students in 5th,
6th & 7th grades. 2. Limericks
must have a name or title. 3. Limericks shall be placed on 12x18
inch poster paper and arranged for horizontal display only (contact us
if you would like us to supply paper for your class). 4. Student
entry forms are to be typed and complete (Please provide all of the requested
information on the entry blank, it is important to have this information when
the limericks go to the state contest.) 5. No identification is to be on
the front of the limerick! Attach the entry blank onto the lower left
hand corner on the back side of the limerick. 6. In the limerick, the
basic unit contains three syllables, with heavy accent or beat on the third
syllable; ta-ta-TUM. Three such units are in
the first, second and fifth lines; two in the third and fourth lines. The
heavy beat or accent must always fall on a syllable, which can properly be
accented. Limericks that receive first and second in the local judging
will be entered in the State Limerick Contest.
ESSAY CONTEST RULES: 1. Essay Contest is open
to all Franklin County students in 5th, 6th, & 7th grades. 2. An essay shall not
exceed five hundred (500) words and must be typed using a double-spaced format
on 8 1/2 x 11 inch paper. 3. Do not roll or fold the essays. 4.
Do not place essay in a binder, folder or report sleeve. 5.
Student entry forms are to be typed and complete (please provide all requested
information) then attach the entry form on the back of the last page of the
essay in the lower left hand corner. 6. No identification is to be
on the front of the essay! Attach or photocopy the entry blank onto the lower
left hand corner on the back of the last page of the essay. Essays that receive
first and second in the local judging will be entered in the State Essay
Contest.
The 2008 National Association
of Conservation District theme is “Water is Life” if you would like to use this
as a starting point for ideas there is information available at
http://stewardship.nacdnet.org/