Announcing the 2013-2014 Lions Peace Poster Winners

We are pleased to announce the winners for the Lions Club Peace Poster Contest.

International Category Winners, Ages 11-13

1^st           Haili Reynolds

                

2^nd          Ashlynn Williams

3^rd           Colleen Faber

                

14 year old Category Winners

                

1^st           Destiny James

2^nd      Quartney Clark                          

              

3^rd   Kianna Wisdom

Please join us in congratulating Haili, Ashlynn, Colleen, Destiny, Quartney and Kianna!!  And extra congratulations to Haili whose poster will be submitted for the next level of judging in the International Contest.

The Lions Peace Poster Contest

Each year, Lions clubs around the world proudly sponsor the Lions International Peace Poster Contest in local schools and youth groups. This art contest for kids encourages young people worldwide to express their visions of peace. For 25 years, more than eight million children from nearly 100 countries have participated in the contest.   The theme of the 2013-14 Peace Poster Contest was "Our World, Our Future." Students, ages 11, 12 or 13 on November 15, were eligible to participate.  

Making It More Meaningful at Midway Middle

To make the contest more personal and thus more meaningful for Midway Middle School students, they were asked to go one step further by adding a “Y” to make the theme “Your World, Your Future.”  They were required to include their self portrait and their own personal vision for their future.  Some chose to show what they want to be when they grow up, others chose a place of peace. 

Promoting the Arts

Each year's art contest for kids consists of an original theme incorporating peace. Participants use a variety of mediums, including charcoal, crayon, pencil and paint, to express the theme. The works created are unique and express the young artists' life experiences and culture.  Our thanks go to the Liberty Coastal Lions Club for sponsoring the contest at Midway Middle School.  In addition, they generously offered to award prizes to students age 14 or older so they could participate in the contest on the local level.

Spreading Peace and International Understanding

Twenty-four international Peace Poster entries are selected each year, representing the work of approximately 400,000 young participants worldwide. Posters are shared globally via the Internet, the media and exhibits around the world.  

Here are just a few of the entries this year.  As you can see, we have very talented young artists here at Midway Middle.

Sketchbook Assignments

Students were assigned a variety of sketchbook assignments in addition to their art projects.  These assignments were based upon "real-world" graphic arts scenarios.  Before beginning each assignment, students were required to look up the definitions of the words that appear in bold.  Below are some examples of their work...

"You are a textile designer working for Target.  Your job is to design several different patterns to be used for a new line of sheets and towels that has unity.  Divide your sketch paper into 8 squares.  Use lines and shapes to completely fill each square with a different pattern.  Use colored pencils and/or markers to complete your work;  use 2-3 hues to complete each pattern."



"You are a layout designer working for Busch Gardens in Tampa, FL.  Your job is to create a sign for one of their animal exhibits.  Draw an animal from a model using modified contour lines;  fill the page with your composition.  Add texture to your animal using pencil, colored pencils and/or markers;  add the animal’s shadow to make your drawing look more realistic."

"You are a medical illustrator working for a company that specializes in posters for doctors to display in their waiting rooms.  Draw a vertical line down the middle of your paper so that it is divided into two equal parts.  On the left side of your paper, draw the front of a skeleton from a model using correct proportions.  On the right side of your paper, draw the back of a skeleton from a model using correct proportions.  Fill in the background (the negative space) with pencil."

"You are a graphic designer who works for the Hallmark Greeting Card Company.  Your job is to design a Get Well card.  Draw a flower in a flower pot from life using modified contour lines.  Use colored pencils and/or markers and shading techniques to make your drawing look realistic."

My Passions

For the beginning of 2013, students were asked to create a booklet entitled "My Passions."  Since the character word of the month was "motivation," the assignment was to make a picture book that showed who or what motivates them.