YOUTH ACTIVITIES

The Ag Fair POSTER Contest

This contest is open to all children or students from the fourth through the twelfth grades. Entries will be judged in three categories: elementary (grades 4-6), junior high (grades 7-8), and senior high (grades 9-12).

All poster submissions should depict the fair theme: "Healthy Food and a Safe Environment Make Sen$e"

Contest rules:

• Poster size: 14"x22". (*Hint: A standard piece of poster board is 22”x28”; cutting this in half will give you two posters of the required dimensions). Any other dimensions may result in disqualification.
• Margins: ¼” margin
• Medium: Any medium
• Color: white or any other color allowed
• Orientation: either landscape or portrait orientation.
• Posters must be submitted FLAT; do not submit rolled, folded or bent.
• The following information must be printed clearly on the back of each poster:
  • Student’s name
  • School or group affiliation
  • Grade
  • Teacher/adult sponsor

Posters will be judged on:

• expression of the fair theme,
• originality,
• evidence of research and educational thought,
• artistic merit and creativity, and
• neatness, grammatical correctness and visual appeal.

First, second and third place finishers will be awarded prizes. Winning posters will be prominently displayed at the fair.

All entries must be submitted to the Director of Youth Activities and/or the 4-H Office located in the UVI Research and Extension Center, Room 116, on or before 4:30 p.m. on Friday, February 5, 2010. Judging of entries will take place on Wednesday, February 10, 2010.