Hey Kids!  You're Invited to Enter

The 2008 "Youth P.E.P.-Plus Contest"

T-shirts
Traditional Posters
Writing
Computer Generated Mini-Posters

Open To All Sunday School Children & Youth Ages 3 to 19

Sponsored Across Pennsylvania By The Pennsylvania State Sunday School Association

Announcing...

The 2008 "Youth P.E.P.-Plus Contest"
for Sunday School Children and Youth!

Hey, Kids! Do you love Sunday school? Are you creative? Do you like to write? Do you like to draw? If you do, we would like to invite you to be a part of the 2008 "Youth P.E.P.-Plus Contest!" Just read this information to find out how you can be a part of the fun. But, before you start to create your entry, be sure to read all rules carefully! Entries not conforming exactly to the rules will be disqualified!

In the "P.E.P.-Plus Contest" we invite children and youth to combine their creative, artistic and writing talents with their love of Sunday school as they create posters (traditional "artist created" posters and "computer generated" mini-posters), writing (essays & poems), and T-shirts on the yearly theme.

Items must first be entered in a County or District contest.* The winning entry from each age group (except the 3-5 age group) of each contest at the county level is then eligible to go on to the statewide contest.

- The 2008 statewide contest will run from January 1, 2008, to October 1, 2008. First place winners in the 6-8, 9-11, 12-14 and 15-19 age groups from each local contest must be submitted to the P.S.S.S.A. Office by October 1, 2007.

- Winning entries (first & second place) from the statewide contest will be displayed at the 2008 PA State Sunday School Convention, October 24 & 25, in Lancaster, PA.

- We have eliminated the "book cover" category AND we have combined the "poetry" and "essay" categories into a general "writing" category. Entries in the "writing" category may be either in essay or poem form.

- Entries in the 3-5 age group can be judged at the local county level, but they will not be judged and prizes will not be given at the statewide level.

- Prizes at the state level will be as follows: First place - $20.00; second place - $10.00

Children and youth, age 3 through 19, who are members of a Pennsylvania Sunday school are welcome to participate. Contest judging is held in five different age groups: 3-5; 6-8; 9-11; 12-14; and 15-19. First place winners in each age group (except the 3-5 age group) will advance to a statewide contest in October. Each entry must be the work of one individual. ALL ENTRIES MUST BE FROM A SUNDAY SCHOOL LOCATED IN THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA! Churches outside Pennsylvania are invited to use our contest theme and rules to conduct their own contests, however these entries are not eligible to be entered in the P.S.S.S.A.'s statewide final for the contest.

The "entry form" which is found below (listing the name, address, age, church and county of the creator) MUST be completed and attached to back of each entry. Photocopies of the entry form may be made. Individuals are welcome to enter more than one contest.

Again this year we want to display state winners on the P.S.S.S.A.'s Internet web-site (www.SundaySchoolHelp.com). Winning entries may also be reproduced in the P.S.S.S.A. newsletter. To legally do this, we need the permission from a parent or guardian of the child creating the work. Therefore, please be sure that one of your parents or guardian signs the entry form where indicated.

Several years ago we divided the poster category into two divisions. First, there is the traditional "artist created" poster. These posters must be 14" x 22" in size and can be created using pencil, ink, markers, paint or collage. The other poster category is for "computer generated" mini-posters. These are posters that are, as the name indicates, designed, created and printed using a computer. See the rules below for complete details.

The 2008 contest theme is "What Would Jesus Do?." Each entry should in some way answer this question and/or "convey" the theme. The wording of the theme need not be listed on the entry.

Posters MUST be 14" x 22" in size and may be either vertical or horizontal.

Posters can be created using any media, such as pencil, ink, marker, paint, collage, stencils, etc.

All entries must be based on the 2008 contest theme (see above).

An adult may write theme wording on the posters for children in the 3 to 5 age group.

Mini-Posters MUST be 8 1/2" x 11" in size and may be either vertical or horizontal.

Posters may be printed on any color or type of paper using either a laser or ink jet printer.

Posters can be created using wording, photos, illustrations, etc. from any computer, using any computer program.

All entries must be based on the 2008 contest theme (see above).

Writing Contest entries may be in the form of an essay or a poem.

Essays must be no longer than 400 words. Small two and three letter words such as articles and conjunctions ("a," "an," "the," "but," "or," etc.) are not counted.

Poems should have a maximum length of 24 lines.

Any type of poetry may be entered.

Entries may be handwritten, typed or printed using a computer. Typed and computer printed essays should be double spaced.

All entries must be on 8 1/2" x 22" white paper.

Essays should be limited to TWO sheets of paper and only one side of each sheet may be used. When two sheets are used, sheets should be attached.

All entries must be based on the 2008 contest theme (see above).

 

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(This entry form MUST be attached to the back of each entry!
Please make copies of this form for all participants.)

Entry: _____"Artist Created Poster; _____"Computer Generated" Mini-Poster;
_____ Writing (poem or essay); _____T-shirt

Name ________________________________________________ Age______________

Address ________________________________________________________________

City ___________________________ State _____ Zip Code ____________

Phone (_____)_____________________

Church ____________________________________ County ________________

Church Address __________________________________________________________

PARENTS! SIGN HERE to indicate that you approve the displaying of your child's entry on the P.S.S.S.A.'s Internet web-site.

Parental Signature ________________________________________________________