2010-2011 
Bullying Hurts Everyone - POSTER CONTEST
 
If you are being bullied... tell an adult, stay calm and confident.
 
If you witness bullying... interupt it by speaking up for the person being bullied and find an adult to intervene.
 
If you are the bully... make a commitment to change, think about what it feels like to be bullied, and resist pressure from others to be a bully.
 
What are some things YOU can do to make your school a place where no one gets bullied?
Create a poster that shows what YOU can do to stop bullying in your school.


Contest Rules and Specifications:
Eligibility:  All students attending Anoka-Hennepin Schools are eligible.
Divisions:  Posters will be judged in separate divisions for each grade level in Kindergarten through grade 12. There will be one high school division.
Theme:  All posters must incorporate the contest theme:  Bullying Hurts Everyone!   These words must appear on each poster.
Size:  All posters must be made on 11" x 17" paper.
Paper:  Any type of plain white paper may be used for the poster, however, lightweight paper should be mounted on tag board or other self-supporting paper.
Art Media:  Crayons, cut paper, felt tip pens, markers, pencils, pen and ink, etc., may be used to create the poster. Wood, plastic, glass, metal, fabric and felt should not be part of the poster. Collage materials should not be used; stencils, stickers, tracings, etc. may not be used. Posters must be flat for printshop reproduction purposes.
Identification:  Your name, grade, and school must appear on a separate piece of paper attached to the back of the poster.
Copyright:  Your poster cannot include any copyrighted characters, such as those from comics, cartoons, television programs, newspapers, magazines, etc.
Deadline:  Send grade level winning posters to Ann Heath/ESC by October 27.
 
Judging criteria:
Judges will look for relationship of the poster design to the theme, originality of the poster, quality of artwork, visual impact of poster design, and suitability of poster for printing.

Winners
A winning poster will be selected for each division at each school to advance to the district level contest. District winners will be recognized by the School Board and their posters will be printed for use in schools.

 
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2010-2011
Bullying Hurts Everyone! Essay Contest
 
SchoolCenter Picture Have you ever been picked on or called names by a kid who was bigger or stronger than you?
SchoolCenter Picture Have you seen a classmate teased or threatened over and over by the same group of kids?
SchoolCenter Picture Do you know someone who's afraid to go out on the playground because of a bully?

Bullies can make life miserable for their victims.  Let's try to stop bullying at our schools and in our communities.

What are some things YOU can do or say to stop bullying in your school and your neighborhood? Describe your ideas in a short essay and enter it in the Anoka-Hennepin Stop Bullying Essay Contest.


THEME: Bullying Hurts Everyone!

Contest Rules:

  1. All essays are limited to 500 words.
  2. There are seven judging categories: Grade 3 • Grade 4• Grade 5 • Grade 6• Grade 7• Grade 8• Grades 9-12
  3. Write your essay on only one side of each page.
  4. Write a title at the top of your essay.
  5. Staple or paperclip a cover sheet of notebook or plain paper to the front of your essay.  Include this information on the cover sheet: Your name, grade, school, home address, home phone, essay title.
  6. If you include illustrations, they will not be considered during judging.
  7. You may enter only one essay
  8. Entries not meeting these requirements will be disqualified.
  9. Your essay must be completed and turned in at school by October 20.
  10. Send grade level winning essays to Ann Heath/ESC by October 27.


Judging criteria:
Judges will look for an organized beginning, middle, and ending; originality; insight; creative ideas; useful ideas; correct spelling and punctuation.

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Click here to see 2009's "Bully Free is the Way to Be" poster and essay winners.

Click here to see 2008's "Stand Together Against Bullying" poster and essay winners.

Click here to see 2007's "Take part, Have a Heart, Don't Bully" poster and essay winners.

Click here to see 2006's "Be A Friend, Don't Bully" poster and essay winners.