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"If I Were Mayor…" Student Contest Deadline Approaches

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	City of Tigard 13125 SW Hall Blvd. Tigard, Oregon 97223	Press Release May 9, 2008
For Immediate Release
Contact:	Joanne Bengtson, Exec. Asst. to the City Manager City of Tigard 503-718-2476 joanne@tigard-or.gov

"If I Were Mayor…" Student Contest Deadline Approaches

Mayor Craig Dirksen invites Tigard Middle School, High School and College students to enter the 2008 "If I Were Mayor…" Student Contest sponsored by the Oregon Mayors Association.

May 30, 2008 is the deadline to enter the contest. Students should submit their original work with a completed entry form to Joanne Bengtson at Tigard City Hall, 13125 SW Hall Blvd, Tigard, OR 97223 by 5 p.m. May 30, 2008.

Mayor Dirksen and City Council will select one winner in each of three (3) categories: Middle School Poster, High School Essay, or High School/College Video/PowerPoint presentation. Applications are available at Tigard City Hall, or download an application here!

The local winner in each category will be awarded a $50 gift certificate to the Washington Square mall and recognition at the June 24, 2008 televised Council meeting.

Mayor Dirksen will submit the winning submission in each category to the League of Oregon Cities by June 30, 2008 to be eligible for the statewide competition. Three statewide winners will receive lap-top computers.

A statewide winner in each category will be determined by an evaluation committee made up of the Oregon Mayors Association Executive Board plus two mayors. Statewide winners will be notified in mid-July. The winners and their parent will be invited to attend the Oregon Mayors Association Summer conference in Pendleton, August 2, 2008.

Statewide winners will receive additional recognition at the League of Oregon Cities Conference (LOC) in Salem in October 2008.

CONTEST RULES:
All submissions must be accompanied by a completed entry form, signed by the student's parent or guardian if under age 18. Entry forms may be photocopied.

Only one submission per student will be accepted at the state level but multiple local entries are ok. Submissions will not be returned and will become the property of Oregon Mayors Association (OMA). OMA retains the right to publish essays and posters along with the names and likenesses of each student. Prior winners are not allowed to participate.

League of Oregon Cities (LOC) employees and dependents are not eligible to enter.

POSTERS
The poster contest is open to students enrolled in middle school or being home-schooled at the middle school grade level for the 2007-08 school year. Poster size must be 17" x 27". Students are encouraged to be creative and may use any art medium (e.g., poster paints, felt pens, colored pencils, pastels, crayons, etc.). The poster may be in color or black and white. The student's name and day-time phone number must appear on the back of the poster.

ESSAYS
The essay contest is open to students enrolled in high school or being home-schooled at the high school level for the 2007-08 school years. Essays must be 500 to 1,000 words in length and typed. The student's name and day-time phone number must appear at the top of the essay.

VIDEO / POWERPOINT PRESENTATION
The video/PowerPoint contest is open to students enrolled in high school or college or being home-schooled at the high school level for the 2007-08 school year. Presentations must be one minute in length or less. Presentations must be submitted on DVD or CD. The student's name and day-time phone number must appear on the DVD/CD.