ANTI-VAPING POSTER CONTEST GUIDELINES:
Contest open to all Effingham Unit 40 students in three separate categories:
5 Grade: Choose Fun, Not Fumes
6-8 Grade: Healthy Lungs Over Hazy Ones
9-12 Grade: Don’t Fog Up Your Future, Stay Vape Free
TO SUBMIT: PLEASE TURN IN TO YOUR BUILDING ART TEACHER BY
Wednesday, October 15, 2025 by the end of the school day.
• Posters should contain a clear message about the dangers of vaping/electronic smoking device
usage or about the marketing of these products to youth. Choose a message that you think will
resonate with your peers. Please do not include violent images in your poster such as guns,
knives, bombs, weapons, or gory images.
• The slogan from the grade category above must be clearly visible, legible with correct spelling.
• Neatly print your first and last name on the bottom right corner on the BACK of the artwork.
Student’s name should not appear on the front of the poster.
• All entries must fill out the Google Form from the provided link before turning in entry:
https://forms.gle/sbVPG2bNAEBsCZ928
• Posters must be hand drawn. NO TRACING!
• Posters may not contain copyrighted images or characters from TV or cartoons.
• Posters should reflect the students’ original messages—ideas copied from published posters will
be disqualified.
• Poster size 8.5” X 11” or 9” X 12” ONLY
• Landscape or portrait orientation is acceptable. Posters may be created with markers, pens,
colored pencils, paints or crayons.
• If you are including facts or statistics, we would like to make sure they are accurate. Please use
credible sources.
• Only one (1) entry per student may be submitted.
• Please contact your Building Art Teacher if you have questions.
• Have fun and enjoy!
The winners for each category will be rewarded with place ribbons and a variety of gift certificates!
1 First Place Winner for each category
1 Second Place Winner for each category
1 Third Place Winner for each category