A – The theme for the 2024-2025 DAP Essay Contest is “Throw Away Drugs – Not Your Future “
Rules – 1. The contest is open to all 6th, 7th, & 8th grade students. Participants must write their essay themselves, but they may get help from teachers, parents, or friends in the form of ideas. 2. Length: No longer than 250 words. 3. Paper size: 8 1/2 x 11 inch. 4. Text: Typed, computer generated text, hand written or hand printed.
Judging will be based on the following: 1. Closeness to the theme 2. Neatness 3. Originality 4. Correct grammatical structure
Each entry must have the following information on the back of the essay: 1. Student’s full name 2. School, location, grade 3. Elks lodge name 4. Must also be accompanied by Hold Harmless agreement
Due date: Essays are due by the end of January.
Winners: Your local Elks lodge will select the top essays, using the criteria listed above. The lodge will notify winners. Winning essays will be forwarded to District Competition. District winners will be forwarded to State Level Competition. All winning entries become the sole property of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, and may not be returned.
National recognition: Each State Drug Awareness Chairman will choose one overall winner. This winning essay will be submitted for entry into the National contest and may be featured on the www.elkskidszone.org website and/or in ENF or DAP publications. Elks Drug Awareness Poster Contest END 1
B – Elks Drug Awareness Video Contest
The theme for the 2024-2025 contest is: “Throw Away Drugs – Not Your Future”
Rules 1. The contest is open to two age groups: Pre-High School & High School 2. Participants: May be an individual or group 3. Length: 2 to 5 minutes in length 4. Format: Flash Drive or similar “mobile” media in readable format
Judging will be based on the following: 1. Closeness to the theme 2. Neatness 3. Originality 4. Age and Language appropriate 5. Positive message 6. Quality of video
Each entry must include the following information: 1. Student or Group’s full name 2. School, location, grade 3. Elks lodge name 4. Must also be accompanied by Hold Harmless agreement 5. If minors an additional release form is required
Due date: Essays are due by the end of January.
Winners: Your local Elks lodge will select the top videos, using the criteria listed above. The lodge will notify winners. Winning videos will be forwarded to District Competition. District winners will be forwarded to State Level Competition. All winning entries become the sole property of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, and may not be returned.
National recognition: Each State Drug Awareness Chairman will choose one overall winner. This winning video will be submitted for entry into the National contest and may be featured on the www.elkskidszone.org website and/or in ENF or DAP publications.
C – Elks Drug Awareness Video Contest
The theme for the 2024-2025 contest is: “Throw Away Drugs – Not Your Future”
Rules 1. The contest is open to two age groups: Pre-High School & High School 2. Participants: May be an individual or group 3. Length: 2 to 5 minutes in length 4. Format: Flash Drive or similar “mobile” media in readable format
Judging will be based on the following: 1. Closeness to the theme 2. Neatness 3. Originality 4. Age and Language appropriate 5. Positive message 6. Quality of video
Each entry must include the following information: 1. Student or Group’s full name 2. School, location, grade
Elks lodge name 3. Must also be accompanied by Hold Harmless agreement 4. If minors an additional release form is required
Due date: Essays are due by the end of January.
Winners: Your local Elks lodge will select the top videos, using the criteria listed above. The lodge will notify winners. Winning videos will be forwarded to District Competition. District winners will be forwarded to State Level Competition. All winning entries become the sole property of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, and may not be returned.
National recognition: Each State Drug Awareness Chairman will choose one overall winner. This winning video will be submitted for entry into the National contest and may be featured on the www.elkskidszone.org website and/or in ENF or DAP publications.
