Friday, April 1, 2011

Ketchup Creativity Contest 2011

GO TO Ketchupcreativity.com to VOTE for YOUR favorite design!
Public voting begins April 4, 2011

Cereal Box Winners

One of the winners is from Brevard County Apollo Elementary School!

Friday, February 4, 2011

Strawberry Festival T-shirt design winners

Strawberry Festival T-shirt winners have been announced on WA1A.com!  Sorry non from our school.

Tuesday, January 25, 2011

Doodle 4 Google

Another COOL contest for K-12 students: If you are interested please let me know ASAP so I can register our school in the contest!  This years theme is
What I'd like to do someday... 
  • …Become a doctor with my own TV show.
  • …Invent rocket shoes that let you fly.
  • …Open a zoo for the world’s endangered animals.
Using your artistic talents redesign Google's homepage logo for millions to see and the winner will recieve $15,000 in college scholarship, $25,000 in technology grant for school and much more!
Your design is due to Mrs. Ganze by March 14th
8.5" x 11" paper
http://www.google.com/doodle4google/

Thursday, January 6, 2011

Ketchup Creativity Contest 2011

You (K-12th grade) are invited to create original designs for use on Heinz Ketchup packages. Judges and the public will choose the winning entries (12 winners). See Mrs. Ganze to get your ketchup packet template. All entries must be submitted to Mrs. Ganze by February 28, 2011.
  • Twelve winners will have their artwork printed on millions of Heinz® Ketchup packets and will receive a $1,000 cash prize.
  • A grand prize winner and his or her artwork will appear on Heinz® Ketchup bottles, in addition to single-serve packets, and will receive a $5,700 cash prize.
  • Winners' schools receive a $1,000 award for art supplies, $1,000 worth of Heinz® Ketchup and a poster of the winners' art.
Judges criteria is 50% creativity, 25% originality, and 25% on clarity of the artwork.
  • Pop Artist Burton Morris— Internationally acclaimed artist Burton Morris returns to the judges' panel to select the top three entries in each grade. Burton offers encouragement and tips to your young artists. Learn more in Meet the Artist.
  • America chooses the winners — The top three entries in each grade (K-1 through 12) will be showcased online, where the public can vote for their favorites. From the 12 winners, Heinz will choose the grand prize winner.
  • Un-bottled creativity— The grand prize winner's artwork will appear on Heinz® Ketchup bottles, in addition to Heinz Ketchup packets.
  • Winners' Gallery — Our online Winners' Gallery is the place where all winners' designs will be on display. It's also the place you'll find tools to share the art and highlights of the experience with family, friends and the community.
Important Dates

Contest opens: January 12, 2011 (Online entries may be received as of 12:00:00 a.m.)

Burton Morris selects top three finalists in each grade on or around: March 22, 2011

America votes for grand prize winners: April 4-11, 2011

Heinz selects grand prize winner: April 2011

Winners publicly announced on or around: April 15, 2011

Winners' designs exhibited in Winners' Gallery: May 2011

School awards ceremonies: May/June 2011

Winners' art appears on 200 million+ Heinz Ketchup packets: 2011-12 school year.

Grand prize winner's art featured on Heinz Ketchup bottles: 2011-12 -school year

Go to http://www.ketchupcreativity.com/ for more information
Don't forget to check out past winners for inspiration BUT NOT TO COPY!!

Friday, December 17, 2010

SNAP, TACKLE, CRUNCH Breakfast Bowl Contest

The Dairy Council of Florida is sponsoring the SNAP, TACKLE, CRUNCH Breakfast Bowl Contest for all Florida K-12 students in schools participating in the Fuel Up to Play 60 program. SNAP, TACKLE, CRUNCH is an opportunity for students to show off their creative talents, while helping reinforce positive nutrition and physical activity messages at breakfast.
Cereal Box Theme:Students should plan to create a cereal concept and name it accordingly (for example, the Milk Monsters). The goal of the contest is to have students build a health-themed cereal box design around their cereal concept.
  • The cereal concept should promote good nutrition and 60 minutes of physical activity per day. Food groups that must be included in the concept include low-fat and fat-free dairy, fruit, vegetables and whole grains.
  • Examples of appropriate things to include in a cereal box design include original artwork, pictures, games, puzzles, jokes, education and nutrition and physical activity messaging.
Format: The cereal box design should be creative in nature and designed only on the cereal box template provided by this program. Designs can be done in crayon, paint, pencil, ink, felt-tip pen and/or charcoal. Students are strongly encouraged to sketch their design concept on paper first to ease the revision process. Teachers will be provided with only one template per student. Students should plan on designing all panels on their cereal box.
JUDGING CRITERIA: Cereal boxes will be judged by the sponsors of
the contest on:
1. Promotion of good nutrition and 60 minutes of physical activity
2. Originality
3. Creativity
4. Clarity
5. Grammar, punctuation and spelling
See Mrs. Ganze ASAP if you are interested in this contest!
Here are some examples of cereal box designs:



Strawberry Festival T-shirt design Contest


23rd Annual Habitat for Humanity Strawberry Festival T-shirt Designs looked great, between Mims and Enterprise Elementary we sent about 21 T-shirt designs in for the contest! You will be notified by Mrs. Ganze if your picture was entered. All entries will be posted on WA1A's website (WA1A.com) with Brevard County residents having the opportunity to select the finalists and overall T-shirt design for the 2011 event. Entries will be posted by age category, number, and name of school only. One vote limit per person. Voting will start on the site January 7, 2011, and winners will be announced on February 4, 2011.