Eligibility

• The Okeechobee Soil and Water Conservation District Poster Contest is open to Okeechobee County students (public, private or home educated) grades kindergarten through grade twelfth.
• ENTRY DEADLINE: 4:00PM, Monday, March 3, 2025

Contest Rules

• Any media may be used to create a flat or two-dimensional effect (paint, crayon, colored pencil, charcoal, stickers, paper or other materials on regular posters).
• Poster size must be between 8.5”x11” and 22”x28”.
• Posters should be packaged so they remain flat when submitted to OSWCD.
• All posters must be created by an individual student rather than a team of students.
• The words/theme: "Home is Where the Habitat is" must be included in the artwork.
• Each entry must have a signed entry form affixed to back of poster to be eligible for judging.
• Although younger students will most likely receive help in planning from parents or teachers, OSWCD encourages each student to do as much work as possible by him/herself. Entries completed by students in their handwriting and coloring will score better than those designed, drawn and colored by adult assistance.

Poster Evaluations

• Conservation message (50 percent)
• Visual effectiveness (30 percent)
• Originality (10 percent)
• Universal appeal (10 percent)
• Also taken into consideration, artwork on poster is that of participant (unless noted on entry form)

Prize Levels

• Poster Grade Categories:  K-1st; 2nd-3rd; 4th-6th; 7th-9th; 10th-12th
• 1st -$50; 2nd -$35; 3rd- $20 in each grade category
• Winners at local level will advance to the Area 4 contest, with a chance of advancing to the state contest. Local winner names will be announced on our Facebook page and in the Lake Okeechobee News.