Poster contest: Grades 4-5
Essay contest: Grades 6-8
Digital media contest: Grades 9-12
Contest Deadline May 11, 2020
Application at www.ci.st-helens.or.us/news
IF I WERE MAYOR
STUDENT CONTEST
Do you have innovative or
creative ideas to improve
St. Helens? Tell us and you
could win $100!
C I T Y O F S T . H E L E N S
If I Were Mayor...
Student Contest
2019-2020
The Oregon Mayors Association and your city invite you to enter the
“If I Were Mayor... contest.
Share your creative ideas about what you would do as mayor.
Local winners are entered into the state contest for a chance to win a prize worth $500!
LOCAL CONTEST DEADLINE: ________________________
For more information about the local contest please contact Megan George at mgeorge@orcities.org
For more information about your local city contest, please contact your city at:_______________________________________
GENERAL RULES:
• All submissions must be accompanied by a
completed entry form. All forms for students un-
der age 18 must be signed by the student’s parent
or guardian. Entry forms may be photocopied.
• Only one submission per student will be accepted
at the state level.
• Previous statewide winners may participate,
but are not eligible to receive a prize in the same
category (grade level) they previously won in. They
are eligible to receive a prize in a new category.
• State level submissions become the property of
the Oregon Mayors Association (OMA).
• OMA retains the right to publish state-level en-
tries along with the names and likenesses of each
student.
• League of Oregon Cities (LOC) employees and
dependents are not eligible to enter.
POSTERS:
The poster contest is open to students enrolled in grades 4 and 5 or being home-schooled at the
same grade level for the 2019-20 school year.
• Poster size must be a minimum of 17” and a maximum of 28” in height or width.
• Students are encouraged to be creative and may use any art medium (e.g., poster paints, felt pens,
colored pencils, pastels, crayons, three-dimensional art, etc.). The poster may be in color or black
and white.
The student’s name and a daytime phone number or email address for their parent or guardian
must appear on the back of the poster.
ESSAYS:
The essay contest is open to students enrolled in grades 6 through 8 or being home-schooled at
the same grade level for the 2019-20 school year.
• Essays must be 500 to 1,000 words in length and typed.
The student’s name and a daytime phone number or email address for their parent or guardian
must appear at the top of the essay.
DIGITAL MEDIA PRESENTATIONS (video, PowerPoint, Prezi, etc.):
The digital media presentation contest is open to students enrolled in grades 9 through 12 or be-
ing home-schooled at the high school level for the 2019-20 school year.
• Presentations must be one to three minutes in length and may be submitted on disk or emailed.
The student’s name and a daytime phone number or email address for their parent or guardian
must be written on the disk or disk sleeve.
First-place statewide winners will
receive their prizes during the OMA
Summer Conference, to be held
August 6-8 in North Bend.
$500!
Contest Rules:
Monday, May 11, 2020, 4:30 p.m.
Lisa Scholl 503-366-8216 or lisa@ci.st-helens.or.us
“If I Were Mayor...”
2019-20 OMA Student Contest
OFFICIAL ENTRY FORM
(This form must accompany EVERY contest entry)
Judging Criteria
Judging of the local contest will be conducted by your city officials or other persons appointed by the mayor. A panel
of Oregon mayors will judge the statewide entries. In selecting the winners, the judges will consider:
Creativity Does the student demonstrate curiosity and originality?
Clarity/Sincerity of Thought Is the submission well thought out and organized?
Proper Use of Grammar Does the submission contain proper spelling, grammar and punctuation?
Subject Relevancy Are the major points relevant to the role of a government leader? Does the student
demonstrate an understanding of municipal government and the job of mayor?
PLEASE PRINT CLEARLY
Grade: Student Name:
Home address:
City/State/Zip:
School:
Sponsoring teacher:
Daytime phone:
Parent/Guardian Name:
Email address:
Signature of parent/guardian: (Required for students under age 18):
Verification Statement: I
hereby verify that the student whose name appears on this entry form produced the work submitted.
Signature of teacher or parent/guardian:
Print name: Relationship:
Submissions must be accompanied by a completed entry form and be received no later than:
Student’s last name:
(entry deadline date)
City Represented:
Questions and/or electronic submission to:
(City email address to send entry to)
Monday, May 11, 2020, 4:30 p.m.
St. Helens Deputy City Recorder Lisa Scholl 503-366-8216 or lisa@ci.st-helens.or.us
click to sign
signature
click to edit
click to sign
signature
click to edit