Dear Teachers: ‘The Rochester City Schoo! District Arts Department in partnership with Rise Up Rochester, Inc. announces its sixth annual Stop the Violence Billboard Contest and invites all K-12 students 1 paiticipate. Because so much violence impacts our students the Stop the Violence Billboard Contests the pertect opportunity fr our students to take a proactive stand egainst violence and to teach about violence prevention, cme reporting and making healthy decisions. Guidetines Students are invited to create artwork on the theme “Love bulls. Violence destroys." First, ‘socond, third and fourth place elementary and secondary winners will have their artwork sisplayed inthe fal on bilboards near your school 1. Artwork must be created on 8 %8 X 11 inches paper and orientated horizontally. Paint, ‘marker, pen, and pencil are acceptable. Collage, photo, and computer generated artwork isnot acooprable, 2. On the back of artwork please include the student's name, school, grade and teacher. 'No artwork willbe accepted iit contains ths information on the front ofthe artwork, ‘3 Artwork must be sent to the RCSD Arts Department no later than March 25, 2016. 4. classrooms need support with supplies, please contact Ehvira.papa@ RCSDK12.0r9, |i adltion, i you would like someone to speak to your classroom an violence prevention and/or Drovide a context fr the billboard contest, please email RiseUpRochaster@ yahoo.com, Thank YU for helping students to establish and maintain a nonviolent culture! Sincerely Ct md cans Bizabeth Hanan, Diroctor of Arts Rochester City School District AES, Plymouth Avenue Rochester, New York 14608 va RiseUpRochester Net venue 58S 484.3060 Phone ‘The Reverend James C. Sirmons, Chairman, Rise Up Rochester, Inc. Pastor, Baber AM.E, Church 585.454.3061 Fax RiseUpRochester@yahoo.com