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The Lexington Soil and Water Conservation District (LSWCD) Conservation Poster Contest is open to K-12th grade students. The LSWCD will select a winning poster in each of grade division (K-1; 2-3; 4-6; 7-9; 10-12) and submit them to SCACD by email for State Judging. SCACD will judge District winners and forward those winners to SCACD and NACD for State and National judging.

 

• Traditional painted or drawn posters should be photographed or scanned and submitted as JPG or PDF. Photographs must be clear and well framed.

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• Any media may be used, including paint, crayon, colored pencil, charcoal, stickers, paper, or other materials.

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• All posters must be created by an individual student, rather than a team of students. Entry must be contestant's original creation and may not be traced from photographs or other artists' published works.

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• The 2025 Stewardship theme “Home is Where the Habitat is” must be included on the front side of the poster submission to be eligible for the poster contest judging.

 

•  Each entry for the LSWCD contest must be submitted with an entry form to be eligible for judging. The form must be completed and signed by a parent or guardian, scanned, and emailed to nwalkerlswcd@gmail.com  

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NOTE

Although younger students will most likely receive help in planning from parents or teachers, we encourage each student to do their own work. Entries with student handwriting and coloring will score better than those designed, drawn, and colored by adult assistance.