2024 Alaska Radon Poster Contest

Who: Students ages 9-14

Students may be enrolled in public, private, territorial, tribal, DoD, or home school, or part of a sponsored club like scouts or 4H.

Deadline: November 15, 2024

The Alaska Radon Poster Contest serves to raise awareness of the harmful effects of elevated levels of indoor radon gas and promote testing and mitigation of indoor radon. By participating in this activity, students will learn about radon and how to reduce their risk of exposure.

The Alaska Radon Poster Contest is sponsored by the Alaska Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys (DGGS), UAF Cooperative Extension, American Lung Association in Alaska, and National Extension Healthy Homes Partnership, with support from the EPA's State Indoor Radon Grant to Alaska's Department of Environmental Conservation, Division of Air Quality. This grant is implemented through a partnership of DGGS and UAF Cooperative Extension.

National Extension Healthy Homes Partnership

Prizes

1st Place*: $100 Michaels Gift card to the student AND $100 Michaels Gift card to the student's sponsoring classroom or organization
2nd Place: $75 Michaels Gift card
3rd Place: $50 Michaels Gift card
*The first place winner will also be entered in the National Radon Poster Contest

Images of posters submitted through this contest may be used by the Alaska Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys and program partners for radon outreach and education.

Alaska Poster Contest Guidelines

Poster topics should include (at least one)

What is radon?
Where does radon come from?
How does radon get into our homes?
Radon can cause lung cancer
Test your home for radon
Mitigating radon in your home

Poster Guidelines

Be original
No student names on the front of the poster
Alaska Artwork Entry Form must be included with the poster (see last page)
White paper - 8 1/2" x 11" or 11" x 17" size is preferred, but all submission sizes will be accepted (preferred size best for easier reproducibility)
Can be created with crayon, markers, paint (watercolor, tempera, and acrylic), collage, pencil, photographs, or computer graphics
Lettering and message should be large enough to reproduce well, with all pencil markings erased
Copyrighted characters, product logos, and trademarked or brand names cannot be used
One entry per student

Eligibility

Students age 9-14
Enrolled in a public, private, territorial, tribal, Department of Defense (DoD), or home school; or qualify through a sponsoring club, such as art, computer, reading or science clubs, scouting organizations, or 4-H clubs

Judging Criteria

Content accuracy on radon
Visual communication of topic
Reproducibility (larger letters, good contrast)
Originality
No grammatical and/or typographical errors

Deadline and Winners

Posters must be submitted by November 15, 2024. Winners will be announced November 25, 2024. First place winners will also be entered in the National Radon Poster Contest, organized and sponsored by the Conference of Radiation Control Program Directors (CRCPD) and American Lung Association, with support from U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. For more information about the National Radon Poster Contest see National Entry Guidelines and the National Entry Form. We encourage all registrants to submit the national poster contest entry form with their poster entry.

Submission

Posters must be postmarked on or before November 15, 2024 and mailed to:

AK Radon Poster Contest
Attn: Paul Goodfellow
Alaska DNR Geologic Materials Center
3651 Penland Parkway
Anchorage, Alaska 99508

or emailed by 4:30 pm on November 15, 2024 to paul.goodfellow@alaska.gov

Please submit the Alaska Artwork Entry Form with your poster.
If you wish to be considered for the National Radon Poster Contest, please also submit the entry form for the National Radon Poster Contest.

National Radon Video Contest

The Conference of Radiation Control Program Directors (CRCPD) also holds a National Radon Video Contest! Learn more about the video guidelines and how to submit an entry.