This story was updated March 4 to reflect that the entry deadline has been extended to March 22.
Students in grades K-8 from any public, private or home school are invited to showcase their bicentennial spirit in the Victoria Texas Bicentennial Poster Contest.
This opportunity allows students to capture the essence of "200 Years of Life in the City of Victoria" through original artwork.
All artwork must portray how the City of Victoria has grown over the last 200 years and what the student envisions the future of Victoria could be. There will be first-, second- and third-place winners in each of the four categories:
Kindergarten-1st grade- 2nd-3rd grade
- 4th-5th grade
- 6th-8th grade
The City will accept entries from March 11 to March 22. Each school or homeschool may submit a total of five poster entries within each age group and a maximum total of 20 per school. Each student will only be allowed to submit one design, which must be submitted on a 28-by-22-inch poster board. The bicentennial judging committee will then select winners from each grade category.
First-place winners will receive a trophy and $250 VISA gift card, second-place winners will receive a certificate and a $100 VISA gift card, and third-place winners will receive a certificate and a $50 VISA gift card.
Winners will also have the chance to participate in a video interview with City Communications staff, which will be broadcast on local government cable channels 15 and 115 and posted to the bicentennial website and City social media channels.
All first-place winners will be recognized at a City Council meeting and on April 13, Victoria's celebratory bicentennial date.
Selected submissions will be showcased in an exhibition at the VISD Fine Arts Center, which will be open for public viewing once the contest concludes.
For more information about the contest, visit www.victoriatx.gov/poster. To learn more about Victoria’s bicentennial, visit www.victoriatx200.com.