2008 Poster Contest
National Missing Children Poster Contest Open to California Fifth Graders
It is estimated that more than 1.3 million children are reported missing across the country each year. The good news is that most of these children return home safely. Sadly, many are never recovered.
Each year, the U.S. Department of Justice (USDOJ) celebrates the safe recovery of missing children at the National Missing Children's Day Ceremony. The Attorney General presides over this National event, which commemorates the valiant efforts of law enforcement officers, private citizens, and youth in protecting our children. This annual event also includes a national poster contest for grade five students highlighting its efforts to reunite children with their families.
Last year, the USDOJ received entries from 23 states and the District of Columbia, representing hundreds of entries from across the country. Each state is invited to hold a statewide competition and select one winning poster to submit to the USDOJ for the national award.
Each school as well as local school districts must conduct its own competition. Winning entries from the local schools and school districts will be included in a statewide competition that will be judged by the local Clearinghouse Manager, which will then submit the winning poster to the national contest.
The deadline for schools to submit posters is March 14, 2008. For more information, please contact Gayle Hirahara, Program Supervisor, California Missing Children's Clearinghouse, at 800-222-3463 or by e-mail at gayle.hirahara@doj.ca.gov, or Anthony Gonzalez, Education and Outreach Manager, Child Quest International, Inc., at 408-287-4673 or by e-mail at agonzalez@childquest.org.
Contest materials and additional information are available on the National Missing Children's Day Poster Contest Web page at http://ojjdp.ncjrs.gov/programs/postercontest (Outside Source).
- Letter to 5th Grader
[PDF 126 kb / 1 pg] - Poster Content Application [PDF 178 kb / 2 pg]
- Poster Contest Fact Sheet Rules [PDF 135 kb / 4 pg]
- Prior Poster Winners [PDF 347 kb / 1 pg]