Constitution Day Drawing Contest

See Mrs. K if you're interested in entering the contest!  Due June 15.
http://constitutioncenter.org/constitution-day/about-constitution-day
http://constitutioncenter.org/constitution-day/
http://teacher.scholastic.com/scholasticnews/indepth/constitution_day/teachers/index.asp?article=teacher

Eligibility
.    Any Georgia public school student enrolled in grades K-12 for the 2014-15 school year is eligible to participate.
.    Each school is eligible to submit their top three posters to the Georgia Department of Education for state recognition.

Poster Guidelines
.    All posters should focus on the 2015 theme, "Constitution Day: What does the Constitution mean to me?"
.    To be considered, posters should measure 8 ½ inches tall and 11 inches wide.  Posters larger or smaller than 8 ½" x 11" will be disqualified.
.    Posters must be the original artwork and design of the student submitting the entry. Photographs, images and/or artwork copyrighted by other individuals, whether from publications or from the Internet, are not acceptable and will be disqualified.
.    Posters should be the effort of an individual student.  Group/team entries will not be accepted.
.    Posters may be created using marker, crayon, paint pens, watercolor, ink, acrylic, colored pencil and/or tempera paint.  Computer- or photo-generated art or printing will not be accepted.
.    Collages are not acceptable.  Please do not glue anything on the entry.
.    Posters may be mounted on foam or poster board, but should not be laminated or folded.
.    Posters should be mailed as flat documents.  Please do not roll posters.
.    Posters should clearly list student information who creates the poster with his or her name, grade, school, and system on the back of the poster in pencil.

Timeline
.    The top three posters from each school are due to the Georgia Department of Education no later than Tuesday, June 15. Posters must be received at the Georgia Department of Education by the June 15 deadline
.    State winners will be announced via press release by September 2015.

Mail entries to:                        Georgia Department of Education
                                   Attention:  Shaun Owen
                                               Social Studies Department
                                               1754 Twin Towers East
                                               205 Jesse Hill Jr. Drive, SE
                                               Atlanta, GA  30334

Or Email to:    communications@doe.k12.ga.us<mailto:communications@doe.k12.ga.us>