TWO GREAT CONTESTS
TOP
DOG AND SEALS DESIGN
Dear Medina County Residents,
In my office, one of the first signs
of back to school and the Labor Day weekend is the start
of two of our best and longest running contests for
students. I look forward to these for different
reasons.
The 16th
Annual Top Dog Contest will kick off on September 6, 2010.
This contest is open to all fourth grade level students
in Medina County. All entries must be in by November 12, 2010. This contest is just
plain fun with a serious purpose attached. December
1st marks the beginning of the dog licensing period
annually. Years ago I searched for a way to kick
this off in a way that would grab the attention of the
general public. Dog licensing is serious business--the
fees support the Medina County Animal Shelter and the
tags are your dog's best chance of being returned to you
should it get away. Since I am an ex-teacher, the
essay contest seemed like a great way to stir interest,
and simultaneously, help students develop writing
skills. That is exactly what has happened!!!
Every year we hear from parents who talk about how the
contest changed their children's direction. Kids
that had no confidence or struggled with writing got
turned on to it because of the TOP DOG CONTEST!
This marks our 16th
year of the contest and it is a favorite of
my staff's and mine.
There are tons
of prizes provided by local companies!!!!
To learn the rules for the Top
Dog Contest, Click Here.
The second contest is The Seals Design Contest
for high school level students. This contest has
created quite a competition between a number of the
county's high schools and our home schoolers also.
Every year, I needed to design seals for all the
commercial measuring devices in the county. Each
device receives a seal or sticker indicating that it has
passed inspection and is measuring accurately. Ten
years ago, I decided to open it the process to students
and ask them to design them. All the seals you now
see on gas pumps, scales, scanners, etc. are designed by
the students. The creativity is amazing and we are
impressed every year by the new ideas that are
entered! I think you will be impressed also!
This marks the 10th
year for the contest!
The top two winners will receive
$100 U. S. Savings Bonds.
The Seals Design Contest starts on September 6, 2010 and
ends on November
19, 2010.
Winners in
both contests are determined by my staff.
To learn the rules for the Seals
Contest, Click Here.
Have a great Labor Day weekend and
keep safe!!
Sincerely,
Michael E. Kovack
Medina County Auditor
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