Poster Contest for Students

2010 Utah Prehistory Week Poster Contest

From the St. George Spectrum, 10/13/09:

Utah State History announces the 2010 Utah Prehistory Week Poster Contest. The winning poster will be professionally printed and distributed nationwide to promote Utah's unique past. Every year during the first full week of May, Prehistory Week celebrates Utah's rich archaeological, paleontological, and cultural resources. Events across the state include lectures, programs, activities, demonstrations and tours.

The poster contest is open to all ages. Entrants may choose any material, design or medium, but the principal elements of the design should depict aspects of Utah archaeology, and entries should be less than 16 inches wide and 24 inches long. Winners in three categories will receive cash prizes, with the grand prize winner receiving $250; secondary school winner receiving $100 and the elementary school winner receiving $100.

Posters should be submitted no later than Jan. 7, 2010, at Antiquities Section, State History, 300 S. Rio Grande St., Salt Lake City, UT 84101. For an entry form or to see past winners, visit the Prehistory Week Web page at http://history.utah.gov/archaeology, or contact Renae Weder at rweder@utah.gov or (801) 533-3529, or Ron Rood at rrood@utah.gov or (801) 533-3564.

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Writing Contest for Elementary Students

This comes directly from The Chalkboard, the blog produced by the Salt Lake Tribune's education writers:

Frank Cole, author of The Adventures of Hashbrown Winter is visiting schools in Utah this month and next to talk to students and present them with a contest.

He's asking students to create a character that would go to Pordunce Elementary, the school featured in his books. The grand prize winner will get to see his/her character featured in the series' third book due out next year. The winner will also get a Barnes and Noble Gift Card and an advance copy of Cole's second book.

Students in grades 1 to 6 can enter and entries are due by Nov. 15. Go towww.hashbrownwinters.com to print out an entry form.