Eligible entrants include any Fresno County 7th-12th grade student in a public or private
school or being home-schooled. Students may submit one entry in each category.

AWARDS
● Every entry submitted receives a certificate.
● The TOP 10 will receive a medal.
● The overall winner will receive a $1,000.00 Scholarship on September 12, 2024.
● The winner will receive a t-shirt with the logo displayed.
● The winning logo will be used for T-shirts and promotional materials.

Logo entries are NOT eligible for the Grand Prize to New York City.

LOGO PROMPT
Reflect on how our country was UNITED as a result of the events of September 11, 2001.

It has been almost 23 years since September 11, 2001. Even though this was before you
were born, you are probably familiar with the tragic events that happened in New York
City, Washington D.C., and Shanksville, Pennsylvania (Flight 93) and how it changed our
country. One way in which it changed the United States of America is that we came
together as a nation to mourn our loss and celebrate our heroes. Countless heroes,
many of them unnamed, came to the aid of victims of the tragedy.

Research the event, focusing on the first responders (police officers, firefighters,
emergency personnel, and others). Design a logo that relates to the heroes of
September 11th and represents the theme of ONE VOICE – THE SPIRIT OF 9/12.

The Spirit of 9/12 is to bring us all back to the place we were on September 12, 2001.
We were not obsessed with red states, blue states, or political parties. We were united as
Americans, standing together to protect the values and principles of the United States
of America.

GUIDELINES
1. Registration form must be completed online.
2. The registration form and release and waiver of liability form must be printed and
attached to the back of the logo.
3. Deliver logo to the Fresno County Office of Education, 1111 Van Ness Avenue, on
May 31, 2024, no later than 4:30 p.m. (To make arrangements for an alternate
delivery date contact Dr. Lisa Benham-Lewis, lbenham@fcoe.org)
4. All entries are judged anonymously, and the student’s name must not appear on
the logo itself.
5. Logo submitted for consideration must be the original creation of the artist and
must not be generated using artificial intelligence or any automated digital art
generation tools. Submissions found to be in violation of this policy will be
disqualified from consideration. By submitting your logo, you acknowledge and
agree to abide by this requirement.
     a. By submitting the online registration, you certify that no generative AI was
    used in the creation of this logo.                                                                                                                                 6. Logo must be the student’s original work and must not have been published
anywhere, in any form, including online.
7. Submit logo in color or black ink on 8 1⁄2 x 11-inch unlined paper.
8. Logo may include computer-generated images, hand drawings, and paintings.
9. Any logo submitted in graphite, charcoal, oil pastels, or any other medium that
may smear when handled must be submitted inside a clear plastic cover.
10. Only one logo entry per student is allowed, and a logo entry cannot also be
entered in the art or poetry competition.
11. All submissions must be suitable for all audiences; any logo that expresses
violence, is sexually suggestive, vulgar, or otherwise explicitly offensive will not be
considered.
12. Submitted logo is subject for use by the Fresno County Superintendent of Schools
and The California 9/11 Memorial Foundation. All logo submissions will be
returned to the school site.
13. Entries not complying with competition rules will be disqualified.

Logo Rubric

CONTEST INFORMATION: Dr. Lisa Benham-Lewis, Director | lbenham@fcoe.org
REGISTRATION INFORMATION: Jeanette Martinez, Administrative Assistant | jmartinez@fcoe.org