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MINNESOTA SCHOOL BUS SAFETY POSTER CONTEST
The contest is sponsored by the Minnesota Association for Pupil Transportation & Minnesota Association of School Bus Operators.
The contest is a mid-year opportunity to remind all students about the importance of bus safety. Please forward this dated information to classroom teachers and bus drivers.
To: Superintendents of Schools & Directors of Transportation for Minnesota School Districts, Private &
Parochial School Principals, Superintendents and Contractors of School Bus Transportation
From: Cindy McKay, MN Safety Committee Poster Contest Chair
Questions? Please contact Cindy at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it 763-742-7830
This year’s state safety poster contest judging will be at the April 18th Monthly Safety a meeting , hosted by Anoka Hennepin School District #11.
This contest is sponsored by the:
- Minnesota Association for Pupil Transportation
- Minnesota Association of School Bus Operators.
We hope that you will utilize this contest as a opportunity to remind all students about the importance of bus safety. Please forward this dated information to your classroom teachers and bus drivers.
Thank you.
The theme this year is: “Stand Back from the Yellow and Black”
We want to remind students about the importance of staying away from the bus. Making sure students are aware of the Danger Zone.
Contest Objective: To encourage students to THINK about all elements of school bus safety. The contest presents opportunities for school bus safety activities. It also provides an ideal opportunity to discuss pupil transportation safety themes while working on, or critiquing student posters.
Who May Enter: Any student enrolled in grades Kindergarten through 8th Grade in a Minnesota public, parochial or other private elementary or middle school may submit an entry.
Poster Contest Entry Address & Deadline: All entries must be received at the following address by 5:00 p.m. on Friday, April 6th, 2012. Any poster received after the deadline will not be considered for judging. All entries should be mailed flat do not roll or fold entries.
Mail Entries to:
Cindy McKay
% Voigt Bus Service
24243 County Rd 7
St Augusta, MN 56303
All state entries received by the deadline and meeting the criteria listed below will be judged on Wednesday, April 18th, 2012. Notification to state winners will be sent out shortly thereafter.
Pre-Judging: Please observe the Poster Contest rules when submitting posters from your students. We ask that you forward only the top two or three winners of each category from your classroom, building, district or transportation provider contest. Please do not submit all entries from a classroom, building or district.
Poster Contest Rules: Poster Themes must be Original and Correct in Safety Concept
Every poster and slogan must harmonize with the theme:
“Stand Back from the Yellow and Black.”
(Contestants must illustrate above theme only, and the theme must be exactly as shown above.) Drawings must be original, correct in safety concept and the exclusive work of the student entering the contest in idea, design and execution. All artwork should be positive in approach, demonstrating only proper school bus safety behaviors. At least a part of a yellow school bus must be present in the poster. Instructors/parents should supervise all work created.
Minnesota School Bus Safety Poster Contest
Poster Specifications:
- Completed poster size must be 12" X 18" with a 1” border left blank at the bottom. There must be a 3" x 5" card/entry blank securely fastened to the back of the poster which includes the student's name, grade, age, teacher’s name, school name and school address. Please print clearly. Posters may be illustrated on the vertical or horizontal axis.
- Designs should be submitted on quality tag, poster illustration board or heavy paper construction paper may be used but winning entries must be mounted on quality tag poster. Lamination is not permitted, and will disqualify the poster. Cut paper/stencils
- (freehand or pre-drawn stick-on stencils) are not permitted and will disqualify the poster.
- There is no limitation on the use and number of colors.
- There is no limitation on the type of media -- such as print, crayon, felt pen, etc. -- used on the poster design; however, wood, plastic, glass or metal should not be part of the poster. Collage materials should not be used. Glued on pieces will disqualify the poster.
- The contest theme must be printed on the poster following the guidelines below.
- Poster designs may not incorporate any copyrighted characters (i.e., comic and/or television characters), photographs, and magazine or newspaper illustrations.
- Do NOT roll posters. They must be mailed/delivered flat.
- Lettering & Drawing: Freehand drawn letters only may be used on the poster design. Stenciled, pre-printed, manufactured stick-on or press-on letters or tracings may not be used and will disqualify the poster. Lettering should be clearly legible, even if used as part of the poster design.
Judging & Prizes: Posters in the state contest may be judged by individuals from MAPT and MSBOA organizations, local law enforcement, Minnesota Department of Public Safety and Minnesota Department of Education and Minnesota State Highway Patrol Representatives, MN Safety Committee members as well as school bus drivers.
Criteria for the selection of award-winning posters are:
a. Relationship of the poster design to the school bus safety practices.
b. Originality of the poster and how the idea is expressed in the poster design.
c. Artwork and its execution.
d. Visual impact of the poster design.
e. Compliance with contest rules.
All rules regarding poster specifications, themes, lettering, etc. must be followed. The penalty for non-compliance will be disqualification of the poster. All state entries become the property of the National School Bus Safety Week Committee. The right to modify any poster for reproduction is reserved by the NSBSW Committee.
State Contest: This year’s poster contest winners will be selected and recognized in each of the following categories: K, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, and 8th grades and Special Needs Students K-3, 4-6, 7-8 grades. The student in the winning grade for each of these categories will receive a certificate of recognition and a $35.00 gift card to Barnes & Noble.
If the entry is forwarded to the National Contest, the student will receive instead a $50.00 gift card from Barnes & Noble.
See below for or qualifications for submission to national contest.
National Contest: The winning posters from the 12 state categories will then be re-grouped into the following categories for judging and forwarding to the national contest: The categories for the National contest are as follows: Division #1 - Grades K-2; Division #2 - Grades 3-5; Division #3 - Grade 6-8; Division #4 - Special Education; Division #5 - CAD (Computer Aided Drawing). Only one poster in each category will be forwarded to the National Contest. All entries that are forwarded to the national contest become the property of the National School Bus Safety Week Committee, and are not returned.
National Contest Prizes are as follows: 1st Place and Overall Winner $1000 Savings Bond; 1st Place Winners of remaining 3 divisions $ 500 Savings Bond; 2nd Place Winners of each 4 divisions $ 250 Savings Bond; 3rd Place Winners of each 4 divisions $ 100 Savings Bond; 1st Place Winner - CAD division $ 100 Savings Bond
The National School Bus Safety Poster Contest is sponsored by the National Association for Pupil Transportation, the National Association of State Directors of Pupil Transportation Services, the National School Transportation Association and the Pupil Transportation Safety Institute.
Posters selected for final judging in the National Contest will be reviewed by the national board of judges, comprised of prominent individuals in the field of pupil transportation safety.
The winning poster will be used for national distribution in 2013.
NATIONAL SCHOOL BUS SAFETY POSTER CONTEST 2012 ENTRY BLANK
Student Name: ______________________________________
Grade: _______ Age: _____ Teacher's Name: ______________
Bus Company :_______________________________________
School: _____________________________________________
School Address: _______________________________________
City_________________ State_____ Zip___________________
Students Home Address ________________________________
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