2007 - 2008

Department Contest Deadlines

• Winter Season Card entries due Nov. 2, 2007
  Winter Season Card Contest - All elementary students can submit designs for this seasonal card contest. One winning entry is selected by the superintendent to be used for the district's holiday card design. The top 100 designs also receive special recognition.
  
  
• District Elementary School Calendar enteries due
  May 16, 2008
  School Calendar Contest - All elementary students are encouraged to submit artwork representing the various months of the year. The top twelve are selected to be posted on the school district's website Calendar Gallery. Outstanding entry selections for each month are showcased at the District Services Center.
  
  
• Bob Wand Memorial Entries Due May 9, 2008
  Outstanding elementary artwork created during the school year are submitted for this juried contest. 100 top selections are displayed and chosen to travel the following school year as part of this exhibit. Judges also select one exceptional piece of artwork from this contest as a Purchase Award to be presented to the Board of Trustees. This recognized piece becomes a part of the permanent art collection at the District Services Center.

Elementary Art Displays

• DSC - in the lobby at 8169 W. Victory Road, Boise, 83709
• Capital Educators Credit Union - in the lobby at 7450 Thunderbolt, Boise 83709 (by Franklin & Cole)
• State Department - 2nd floor of the Len B. Jordan Building, 5th & State, Boise 83702

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Bob Wand Memorial Exhibit

The Bob Wand Memorial Exhibit is divided into two sets (Set A & Set B). Each set is sent to different schools which enables all elementary schools to enjoy art created by students throughout the District. One of the two-panel sets will be on exhibit at each elementary school for two weeks to allow students time to view the outstanding artwork of their peers.

Dates Set A Set B Sept. 4-14 Riverside Trail Wind Sept. 17-28 Garfield Hawthorne Oct. 1-12 Roosevelt Adams Oct. 15-26 Washington Highlands Oct. 29-Nov. 9 Longfellow Lowell Nov. 12-23 Wm. Howard Taft Collister Nov. 26-Dec. 7 Cynthia Mann Shadow Hills Dec. 10-Jan. 4 Whittier Koelsch Jan. 7-18 Mountain View Valley View Jan. 21-Feb. 1 Cole Horizon Feb.4-15 Amity Maple Grove Feb. 18-29 Jackson McKinley March 3-14 Hillcrest Franklin March 17-Apr. 4 Owyhee Whitney Apr. 7-18 Monroe Jefferson Apr. 21-May 2 Liberty White Pine May 5-16 Pierce Park Art Cottage May 19-Summer Art Cottage Art Cottage

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Secondary Art Displays at the District Services Center

Selections from these exhibits travel to the State Department of Education (2nd floor of the Len B. Jordan Building, 5th & State, Boise 83702) and are then returned to student artists.

• Dennis Technical Center Photography Students - Aug. 29-Sept. 14
• District Personnel (Certified & Classified) - Sept. 17-28
• West - Oct. 1-9
• South - Oct. 10-23
• East - Oct. 24-Nov. 6
• Boise - Nov. 7-27
• Elementary Winter Season Card Contest - Nov. 28-Jan. 8
• Riverglen - Jan. 9-22
• North - Jan. 23-Feb. 5
• Timberline - Feb. 6-19
• Fairmont - Feb. 20-March 4
• Capital - March 5-18
• Hillside - March 19-Apr. 8
• Borah - April 9-22
• Mountain Cove/Ft. Boise - Apr. 23-May 6
• Les Bois - May 7-20
• Bob Wand - May 21-Summer
• *Exhibits go up on Wednesdays and come down on Tuesdays

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