If I Were Mayor,
I Would...
Student Contest
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 an iPad Air 2!
CONTEST DEADLINE:
For more information about the local contest contact:
This program is independent from the Sweet Home School District #55. Availability of this form is a service of the school to its patrons and carries no sponsorship or liability to the
school. The school is not responsible for any results that occur from participation in this program. No state funds have been used for this program.
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 2018-19 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 2018-19 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 2018-19 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 1-3 in Medford.
Win an
iPad Air 2
tablet!
Contest Rules:
Julie Fisher, jfisher@sweethomeor.gov
