For Immediate
Release:
March 14, 2023
‘My
County’ poster contest opens to fourth graders
Deadline
is 4:30 p.m. on Monday, May 1
FREEHOLD, NJ – Monmouth County Constitutional
Officers Surrogate Maureen T. Raisch, Clerk Christine Giordano Hanlon, Esq. and
Sheriff Shaun Golden are inviting fourth graders throughout the County to
showcase what they like best about Monmouth County by designing posters for the
“My County” poster contest.
“I am thrilled to announce the ‘My County’ poster
contest for 2023,” said County Surrogate Maureen T. Raisch. “We invite all
fourth graders to take part in this great contest to illustrate what they love
about Monmouth County including our County Government. I can’t wait to see the
creativity of these posters!”
Since the majority of fourth graders study the State
of New Jersey as part of their social studies curriculum, all school principals
in Monmouth County are being asked to get fourth-grade students involved by
creating their own poster that relates to Monmouth County. The posters created should depict special and
unique things about Monmouth County.
Rules
for the contest are as follows:
- Posters must be on a standard
22-inch by 28-inch poster board.
- The words “Monmouth County”
must appear at the top of the poster in 4-inch letters with black marker.
- The student’s name, teacher’s
name and school must be printed neatly in the lower right-hand corner of
the back of the poster.
“As New Jersey’s fourth graders study the State of New
Jersey as part of their social studies curriculum, the ‘My County’ poster
contest helps students gain an understanding of what County Government does
each and every day,” said County Clerk Christine Giordano Hanlon. "The
design and content of the posters are up to the students’ imaginations, and I
am excited to see their creativity in depicting some of Monmouth County’s best
features.”
“We look forward to the ‘My County’ poster contest
every year since it’s a project where students dedicate valuable time and use
innovative ideas to create posters about Monmouth County,” said Sheriff Shaun Golden.
“It’s also a notable example of civic engagement, as it helps our students
learn more about the great County we live in.”
Posters must be mailed or delivered to the Monmouth
County Surrogate’s Office at the Hall of Records, 1 East Main St., Freehold.
The deadline is 4:30 p.m. on Monday, May 1, 2023. Invitations to participate in
the contest have been sent to all County school principals.
Prizes will be awarded to the first, second and third-place
winners. Nine posters will also receive honorable mentions. Each of the twelve
posters will be individually displayed at the Monmouth County Clerk’s Office.
The poster contest is sponsored statewide by the
Constitutional Officers Association of New Jersey to commemorate County
Government Month in April. All posters become the property of the Constitutional
Officers Association and the County of Monmouth. Submission of a poster grants
the Constitutional Officers Association permission to display a poster in
public places.
For more information about the poster
contest, go to www.visitmonmouth.com
or contact the Surrogate’s Office at 732-431-7330, ext. 7331
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