How to Enter

Get an offical entry form. Check with your teacher, school or library or download the entry form/template from this site. Print it out. We've included three sizes, so you can print it as big or small as you'd like, depending on your printer.

Color it in. Get creative! Think of the "Spirit of Alaska" and what that means to you. This is the time to have fun. Use almost any coloring materials you want. This includes paint, markers, crayons, and colored pencils.

You can create a design on your computer, as long as it's original. So don't go copying anything off your favorite Web site! But remember, the judges wil not be choosing their favorite designs based on how sophisticated they are.

Stay away from anything that makes the art 3-D. Stickers, cloth, stuff like that. Even though it would be really cool to have a plane covered in feathers and glitter, it would probably fall off when the plane is traveling 400 mph at 30,000 feet. And we don't want that.

Fill in all your information on the form. (That's very important — your parents can help you with that). Make sure it's postmarked before midnight on October 18, 2008. Mail it to:

Paint the Plane Contest
Alaska Department of Education & Early Development
P.O. Box 110512
Juneau, AK 99811