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2009 National Radon Poster Contest
Guidelines and Criteria

The Contest

Each state, tribe, and territory has a radon poster contest. Each of these judging panels will submit its winner and two runner-ups for judging in the national contest. To find out where to submit your entry for the state, tribe, or territorial judging, visit the National Safety Council website at www.nsc.org/issues/radon/map.htm

The Prize

  • The winning national poster will be unveiled at an awards ceremony in Washington, D.C., in January 2009.
  • The national winner, a parent, and teacher (or sponsoring organization’s representative) will win an all-expense paid trip to Washington, D.C., to participate in the ceremony.
  • The national winning poster will be reproduced into a nationally distributed poster.

Eligibility

Children ages 9-14, enrolled in a public, private, territorial, tribal, Department of Defense, or home school, or through a sponsoring club (such as an art, computer, or science club, scouting organization, or 4-H club) are eligible.

Poster Topics

One of the following radon topics must be depicted in the artwork:

  • What is radon?
  • Where does radon come from?
  • How does radon get into our homes?
  • Radon can cause lung cancer
  • Test your home for radon

Artwork Requirements

  • Artwork must be original.
  • Student name must not be on the front of the artwork.
  • Posters should have a title on the front.
  • The topic and title must be on the Artwork Submission Form.
  • Entries should be on white paper.
  • Materials may include crayon, markers, paint (watercolor, tempera, acrylic), collage, photographs, or computer graphics.
  • Lettering and message should be large enough to reproduce well. All pencil markings should be erased.
  • Copyrighted characters (such as Snoopy), product logos, and trademarked or brand names cannot be used.

Judging Criteria

  • Content accuracy
  • Visual communication of topic
  • Reproducibility
  • Originality

Entry Submission

  • Entries will not be accepted before July 1, 2008, or after October 15, 2008.
  • Only one entry may be submitted per child.
  • The Artwork Submission Form must be completed (legibly!) and submitted with the poster (preferably taped to the back of the poster).
  • The Artwork Submission Form is available at 2009 Artwork Submission Form
  • Information on where to submit entries for each state, tribal nation, territory, and DoD school is available at Submission Map.
  • The poster entry and Artwork Submission Form must be received no later than October 15, 2008

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