We are incredibly fortunate to be able to participate in this contest, for it holds so many opportunities for us to talk about peace and how it effects all of us (especially in today's world)
When I first started participating in the contest, I had all of my 7th and 8th graders participate which seemed like a good idea at the time, but then I realized that not all of them wanted to do it, and therefore I lost a lot of class time for something they were not invested in. Eventually our school system adopted an intervention and enrichment class time (its 30 minutes Tuesday-Friday, I'll make a blog post all about that soon) and I realized that I could use one of those sessions to really get some quality posters for the contest.
Our local Lion's Club sponsor offers a $200 first prize, $100 second prize and $50 third prize, which is crazy generous. This year I had 18 students turn in a poster and the winners did an excellent job.
They were able to use any 2D material to complete their entry.
This is my first place winner.. a 6th grade student! I do not have her in class yet, but she has some serious potential! She used copic markers mostly, to complete her poster. Her poster will continue on in the competition and will go against the other SCPS winners, from there it would go on to the state competition.
This is my 3rd place winner, another 8th grade student.
These are a few of the other more impressive entries :) 
If you have a local Lions Club, perhaps you might be able to reach out to them to ask if they would be willing to sponsor your school and your students!
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