The deadline for the City of Barrie’s annual I Love Barrie contest has now been extended to Feb. 28..
The contest is accepting entries from students in kindergarten to Grade 12 to express what’s special about the city by sharing artwork, a short story, or a photo.
Students are invited to submit the following:
- Kindergarten to Grade 6 students can submit a piece of artwork.
- Grade 7 and 8 students can submit a short story (up to 300 words).
- Grade 9 to 12 students can submit a photo (must be high-resolution .jpg file).
- A class (elementary or secondary school) can submit an entry collaboratively (one work of art, one photo or one short story done by students in a class).
“The I Love Barrie contest is so inspiring and positive, I look forward to it every year,” Coun. Mike McCann said in a city news release. “Share your love of Barrie. I can’t wait to see what Barrie students create and share about why they love the city.”
This contest is open to elementary and secondary school-aged children who attend a public or private school in Barrie (English or French), or who are part of a virtual school, or who reside in Barrie and are home-schooled.
The three individual student winners will receive:
- An I Love Barrie prize pack
- Winners’ names and work shared on barrie.ca
- The opportunity to share their winning piece at a Barrie city council meeting in March 2022
- A feature on the city’s flags in spring 2022
The winning class will receive:
- City of Barrie stickers and pens for each student in the class
- A pizza lunch for all students
- Winning class name/school shared on barrie.ca
- A feature on the city’s flags in spring 2022
Contest entries can be submitted online. All entries must be received by 4:30 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 28.
