Oklahoma Bar Association

Law Day 2005 Contests & Activities

The American Jury:
We the People in Action

Oklahoma Bar Association

Law Day 2005
Contests & Activities

 Contest Theme:
“The American Jury: We the People in Action”

Entry Form
For all contests: 

• Deadline: March 1, 2005. Must be received by the deadline, so mail a few days earlier.
• Please include the entry form on the back of the entry.
• Entries will not be returned.
• Entries are limited to one per student in each contest.
• Judging based on originality and interpretation of the theme.
• Teachers will receive a color participant certificate, ready for personalization, for each student who enters.
• Students submitting entries directly to the OBA will also receive a certificate.
• All teachers submitting entries will be entered into a drawing for gift certificates.
• Target date to announce contest winners: Has not been finalized.
• Winning entries will be published in the Oklahoma Bar Journal and posted to the OBA Web site at www.okbar.org.
• First- and second-place winners will receive a framed award certificate in addition to the prize money, which will be presented by the county bar association. Honorable mention winners will receive an award certificate in a presentation folder with a ribbon. Presentation arrangements for honorable mention recipients will vary by county.

Coloring Contest 

• Click here to download coloring pages. Students can choose from one of three coloring sheets. Students from the same class do not need to submit the same coloring page.
• Grades: Pre-kindergarten and Kindergarten. First and second place winners are chosen for each grade level.
• Prizes: $50 first place, $25 second place, honorable mention certificates.
• Coloring sheets will be available online when contests are officially announced.

Drawing Contest  

• Grades: Transitional First, First and Second. First and second place winners are chosen for each grade level.
• Prizes: $50 first place, $25 second place, honorable mention certificates
• Students may submit drawings on up to 11”x14” paper.  

Collage Contest  

• Grades: Third and Fourth. First and second place winners are chosen for each grade level.
• Prizes: $50 first place, $25 second place, honorable mention certificates
• 11-inch by 17-inch size only on paper or poster board.
• Elements may be assembled from any medium.
• A good collage is rich in color, texture, intricacy and meaning.
• Ideas for source materials might be magazines, yearbooks, photos, posters or maps to name a few, but no hand drawings.
• Be sure to use photocopies or computer scans of valuable items.
• Orientation may be vertical or horizontal.

Diorama Contest

• Grade: Fifth
• Prizes: $50 first place, $25 second place, honorable mention certificates
• Three-dimensional shadowbox, must fit into standard shoebox.

   

Poetry Contest

• Grades: Sixth, Seventh and Eighth. First and second place winners are chosen for each grade level.
• Prizes: $75 first place, $50 second place, honorable mention certificates
• Open to any form of poetry.
• Entries should be typewritten and double spaced.
• Judging criteria includes spelling and grammar.

Short Story contest

• Grades: Ninth, Tenth, Eleventh and Twelfth. First and second place winners are chosen for each grade level.
• Prizes: Ninth – Eleventh grade: $100 first place, $50 second place, honorable mention certificates
• The winning high school senior will receive $500. The second place senior will receive $250.
• Entries must be works of fiction and related to the theme. Submission requirements: Up to 10 double-spaced pages on 8½”x11” white paper. One-inch margins on all sides. Must be typed using 12-point Times New Roman, Arial, Courier or comparable font.

Mail entries to:
Law Day Committee, OBA, P.O. Box 53036, Oklahoma City, OK 73152.

Deliver to:
Oklahoma Bar Association, 1901 N. Lincoln Blvd., Oklahoma City, OK 73105.

Questions? E-mail LawDay@okbar.org

Law Day Activities

Test Your Citizenship Knowledge

• Target grades: Ninth and Tenth
• An online quiz of 25 questions with multi-choice answers. Most questions come from the actual test people take to become U.S. citizens. After answering the questions, a student clicks to receive his/her score – and the correct answers with a short explanation about the questions they did not get right.
• Take the Quiz.

Legal Guide for Young Adults in Oklahoma

• Target grades: Eleventh and Twelfth
• Young people by law become adults when they celebrate their 18 th birthday. Becoming an adult opens up many rights - and also responsibilities. Learn more about how your life changes after you blow out those 18 candles by checking out this information online. Sections include contracts, buying a car, rights as a parent, driving and criminal charges. Teachers only will be given access to a test they can assign as a classroom project. Students can find the answers to the questions in this online reference material.
• Will be available early in 2005.

To view poster as a pdf file please click here.