“Harvesting Hope” Art and Poetry Scholarship Contest
In celebration of Cesar Chávez Day on March 31, the City of San Luis is excited to invite K-12 students to participate in the Cesar Chavez “Harvesting Hope” Art and Poetry Scholarship contest.
Cesar Chávez is known as one of America’s greatest Mexican American civil rights leaders.
The contest theme is based on the book highlighting the life of the legendary Cesar E.Chávez and his struggles as a boy bullied at school. Chávez was the son of migrant farm workers working long hours for barely enough money to survive .
Chávez’ journey as a leader ignited a cause to improve the lives and working conditions of thousands of migrant farmworkers.
The City of San Luis believes that the “seed of education” will harvest success, prosperity and lead to improving the quality of life in our community.
They are committed to developing partnerships with schools, families and the community to complement and reinforce our values, culture and the type of learning environment that can prepare our youth for a more promising future.
Scholarship Awards:
First Place: 200 Second Place: 150 Third Place: 100
Art Contest Guidelines:
The artwork submitted must depict the theme “Harvesting Hope” and be related to Cesar Chávez. All work submitted must be the artist’s original work. No computer graphics please. Your artwork must have a title and be signed by the artist. No inappropriate language, negative connotations, guns/weapons, etc. No size restrictions Poetry Contest Guidelines
Possible Topics:
What does the life of Cesar Chávez mean to my community and me? How can Latino youth carry on the work of Cesar Chávez? How do we keep his spirit alive? What qualities of Cesar Chávez do you most admire? How can we improve the quality of life for Latinos or seasonal farm workers? How can we live/lead by the example of Cesar Chávez?
Requirements:
All work must be original. Poem may be written in either Spanish or English. Poem must be related to Cesar E. Chávez Poem must be hand-written or typed. Your poem must have a title and be signed by the writer No inappropriate language, negative connotations, guns/weapons, etc. Poem must be at least 100 words. Judging and Winners:
A panel of judges will review entries and choose 3 finalists per grade levels K-6 and 7-12.
All finalists’ artwork will be published in Bajo el Sol newspaper and be featured on the city of San Luis website and social media accounts.
All participants will receive a certificate of participation Winners will be announced on Saturday, March 31, 2018 for Cesar Chávez Day on our Facebook page at: facebook.com/cityofsanluisaz. Deadline for Entries:
All entries must be received no later than 12:00 p.m. on Wednesday, March 28, 2018. All questions regarding the contest can be directed to Laura Herrera at 928-503-7607, or lherrera@cityofsanluis.org.
