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2011-2012 ILLINOIS WORK ZONE SAFETY CALENDAR CONTEST IS
UNDERWAY!!
Elementary students from around the state are encouraged to
enter this educational contest.
The Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) is looking
for creative, eager elementary students in kindergarten
through 6th grade to help promote work zone
safety through art.
In an effort to reduce work zone-related fatalities, IDOT,
the Illinois State Board of Education, the American Traffic
Safety Services Foundation (the Foundation) and the Illinois
Chapter of the American Traffic Safety Services Association
(ATSSA) are sponsoring the 7th Annual Illinois
Work Zone Safety Calendar Contest for elementary students.
Since the contest began in 2005, over 13,500 students have
participated in this contest. The purpose of the contest is
for students to help IDOT promote work zone safety by
becoming aware of work zones and educating their parents or
caregivers about the importance of safe driving in work
zones.
This year’s theme is “See Orange. Slow Down. Save Lives”.
Poster entries should reflect the student’s view of a work
zone and what he or she may find in a work zone.
The contest categories are K-1st Grade,
2nd-4th Grade
and 5th-6th Grade. Each school must
select the top four posters from each category (12 posters
total) and submit them to IDOT by November 30, 2011.
Children in Kindergarten through sixth grade are eligible
to participate in the contest even if their school chooses
not to participate. The child’s parent or guardian can
submit the drawings to IDOT.
Once the entries are received, they will be voted on by
three semi-finalist judges. The top 30 entries, 10 from
each category, will move on to a judging panel who will
determine the 12 finalists. The 12 finalists’ drawings will
be displayed in the 2013 Illinois Work Zone Safety Calendar.
These finalists will also receive their awards and prizes at
an awards ceremony in the spring of 2012. The top two
finalists in each category will move on to compete in the
National Work Zone Safety Calendar Contest sponsored by
ATSSA.
If you have additional questions, please contact IDOT’s
contest coordinator, Jessica Keldermans at 217/785-3062.
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