Poster Contest

2011 National Radon Poster Contest is sponsored by Kansas State University and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

Contest Calendar

2011 Contest opens March 1, 2010 and closes October 31, 2010
Judging for national level entries will occur by November 19, 2010
Notification of national winners will occur by December 1, 2010
Notification of state winners chosen as part of the national judging will occur by December 15, 2010
Award Ceremony held January 14, 2011 in Washington, D.C.
2011 Contest opens March 1, 2010 and closes October 31, 2010

The Prize: Trip to Washington, D.C. The first, second and third place national winners, a parent and a teacher (or sponsoring organization’s representative) for each place win an all-expenses paid trip to our nation’s capital. They will participate in an awards ceremony during which the winning entry is unveiled. The poster will also be reproduced and distributed nationally to promote radon awareness.

Eligibility Requirements: Children ages 9-14 are eligible. They can be enrolled in a public, private, territorial, tribal, DoD or home school —or through a sponsoring club, such as an art, computer or science club; scouting organization; or 4-H club.

Program Support: The National Radon Program Services at Kansas State University relies on the state radon contacts, as well as the territories and tribal nations, to make this contest a success. In order to encourage greater participation in the 2011 National Radon Poster contest, Kansas State University is making available up to $1,000 for every state, territory, and tribal nation that has a radon poster contest. Receipts and an invoice using a standard form are required to be submitted. This funding is to help off-set the costs of the conducting the contest and holding an award ceremony.

Poster Topics: Choose from the following five topics:

What is radon?
Where does radon come from?
How does radon get into our homes?
Radon can cause lung cancer.
Test your home for radon.

Judging Criteria:

Content accuracy
Visual communication of topic
Reproducibility
Originality

Artwork Requirements:

Be original
Must not have student’s name on the front
Should include a title on the front
Topic and title must be on the Artwork Submission Form (available at www.sosradon.org)
White paper - 12 x 18 and 8.5 x 11 sizes are preferred, but all submission sizes will be accepted (preferred size eases reproducibility)
Can be created with crayon, markers, paint (watercolor, tempera, acrylic), collage, photographs or computer graphics
Lettering and message should be large enough to reproduce well, with all pencil markings erased
Copyrighted characters (such as Snoopy), product logos and trademarked or brand names cannot be used.

2011 Certificate of Participation at Large (doc)

2011 National Radon Poster Contest Flyer (pdf)

2011 Radon Poster Contest Reimbursement Invoice Form for States Agencies

2011 Artwork Submission Form

Facility Checklist(doc)

Facility Checklist(pdf)

Other Sources of Information (pdf)

Other Sources of Information (doc)

Poster Contest Checklist (pdf)

Poster Contest Checklist (doc)

Radon Poster Contest Tips (pdf)

Reimbursement Letter (doc)