AATSP FLES (Foreign Language Elementary School) Elementary/Middle School POSTER CONTEST

THEME: FLES - Una ventana al mundo / FLES - A Window to the World
(May be represented in a variety of artistic approaches by students)

Application deadline is April 1, 2008.

The National FLES Committee of AATSP is pleased to announce its 2008 POSTER CONTEST for elementary and middle school students of Spanish and Portuguese in grades Kindergarten through eighth. Students enrolled in both public and private schools are eligible. AATSP Chapters will organize and publicize the contest, and submit the best posters in each of the three grade-specified categories to the AATSP FLES Poster Contest Committee. The contest is Chaired by: Georgia teachers Crystal Vicente cvicente@athensacademy.org and Vicky Alvis alvis@fultonschools.org.

Requirements:

1. The three grade categories are: K-3, 4-5, and 6-8.
2. Entries must be 12 X 18 inches and may be drawn in pencil, crayon, pen, ink, or markers. They may include captions in Spanish, Portuguese, or English.
3. Sponsoring teachers of students entering the contest must be current AATSP members.
4. Each poster must be accompanied by the AATSP student information form which may be duplicated. Please print clearly or type and attach to the back of the entry with tape do not staple!
5. Entries are limited to THREE PER AATSP CHAPTER. We encourage local contests at the chapter level to select the three best posters.
6. Posters will be judged on their applicability to the theme, creativity, and uniqueness.
   
   

Awards:

Prizes will be awarded for the first, second, and third place winners in each of the grade categories. Each entry will also receive a poster contest certificate suitable for framing.

Deadline

Posters must be received by: April 1, 2008. Posters should be mailed first class, flat (not rolled) and protected by cardboard.

Right-click here to download the Poster Contest Entry Form as an Acrobat PDF file. Please type or print clearly and attach to the back of the poster entry with tape (do not staple)

Send entries to:

Crystal Vicente
1281 Spartan Lane
PO Box 6548
Athens, GA 30601
Phone: (706) 433-2510
E-Mail: cvicente@athensacademy.org