Dubuque County Right To Life, Inc., sponsors a poster contest for 5th graders every October as part of Respect Life Month. Students are invited to create visual art that highlights a pro-life message. Each poster must be original and may not be submitted to any other publisher or contest. This contest is open to students attending public school, private school, or homeschool.
Theme for 2025: Human Life: Precious At Every Stage
- Late September: We provide an educational video describing the year’s theme, which you can show to your students to introduce them to the poster contest.
- Mid- to late October: Once the deadline is set, all posters must be completed by this date. A DCRTL representative will pick them up from your school throughout this week, or you can personally drop them off at our office on Carter Road in Dubuque.
- November: Awards are presented to students during class time at your convenience (either in person or virtually).
Below are some general rules for submission:
- A poster can be 11” x 17” or 12” x 18”.
- A poster must be presented in complete and final form. It may include wording, line drawings, and/or artwork. May use multiple colors or pencil only. Be creative! J It may NOT include paste-on words, pictures or photographs.
- In the entry, do not identify by name a person or organization which may seem to be for or against the theme.
- Posters will be judged locally. Winning posters will be on display at DCRTL’s annual LIFE Dinner.
- No identifying information should be on the front of the poster. On the back of the poster please print:
- The student’s name
- The student’s shirt size (if they are a winner they will receive a t-shirt)
- The teacher’s name
- The school’s name
Prizes
There is an overall tri-state area winner for each first, second, and third place category. These students will receive a monetary prize ($100, $75, and $50 respectively).
Each school will have a first-place winner who will receive a t-shirt as a prize.
All participants will receive a precious feet lollipop for participating.
Here are the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd (from left to right) Overall Winners from 2025’s Contest: