Poster Contest

2027 DeKalb County k-12 Poster Contest

The Poster Contest is open to k-12 students (homeschool students too!) in DeKalb County.

Theme Overview

From Source to Sea. Every Drop Has a Journey.

Every drop of water has a journey. Rain falling in a forest or on a farm may soak into the soil, flow into a stream, or travel through rivers toward the ocean. Along the way, water connects people, agriculture, wildlife, and communities.

Everyone lives in a watershed, and what happens upstream can affect water quality downstream. Healthy soil, forests, grasslands, and wetlands help absorb rainfall, reduce erosion, and protect water. Conservation districts work with landowners, schools, and communities to care for these connected natural resources.

Size

  • Poster must be on 11 × 17 inches paper (65 lb. paper is recommended).

  • Poster must be in landscape/horizontal orientation

Poster Design

Submission

Judging

  • Posters will be judged in four age categories: K-2nd, 3rd-5th, 6th-8th, 9th-12th.

  • Posters will be judged by an education committee.

  • Top 3 winners will be selected from each age category.

  • Winners will have their posters featured at the DeKalb County SWCD annual meeting on March 3, 2027

  • Prizes will be awarded to the top posters.

  • The #1 poster contest winner will have their poster featured in the DeKalb County SWCD annual report.

Questions?

2027 Poster Contest Rules

  • Poster must include the theme title (listed at the top of this page).

  • Poster design must reflect the theme (listed at the top of this page).

  • Any media maybe used (crayons, colored pencils, paint, collage, charcoal, stickers, paper, etc.).

  • Poster must be student’s original artwork (no tracing of existing pictures/posters)

  • Please include on the back of the poster student first and last name, school, grade, and teacher.

  • Posters may be mailed, scanned and emailed, or picked up for large groups.

  • If mailing, please send to DeKalb County SWCD, ATTN Poster Contest, 942 W 15th Street, Auburn, IN 46706

  • If emailing, please send in one pdf document (you may have to compress if too large) and email to jknudson@co.dekalb.in.us with the subject line “Poster Contest”.

  • If you have a lot of posters from several grade levels or classes, an SWCD staff member may be able to pick up the posters from your school. Please coordinate with other teachers in your building, so that the SWCD is only making one stop.

  • Once posters are submitted they will become the property of the DeKalb County SWCD. We will do our best to return posters to students after judging has occurred.

  • Poster must be submitted by February 5, 2027

If you have any questions please contact the SWCD at (260) 925-5620 ext. 3