SamTrans Invites Students to Enter Annual Art Contest

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December 9, 2011

San Mateo County elementary school students are invited to enter SamTrans’ annual art competition, Art Takes a Bus Ride. The theme for the contest, which is co-sponsored by the San Mateo County Office of Education, is “Get Out & Ride”.

Where did you take SamTrans in San Mateo County? What fun destination did you visit? Was it the movie theater, the mall, the airport, the beach, the farmer’s market, the library or to see family or friends? Draw a picture of a destination you visited while riding on SamTrans. Include drawings of people and a SamTrans bus in your artwork. A variety of media, including water color, acrylic, crayon and collage, can be used.

A total of six designs will be selected from the student submissions, with two winners from each grade division – grades 1-2; 3-4; and 5-6. The artists’ winning entries will be featured on ad cards inside SamTrans buses, and on the special SamTrans Art Bus, which is “wrapped” in the colorful art work of the artists.

The contest entry form with contest rules is available here. San Mateo County teachers interested in more information and how to submit student entries, can call Katie Ghazarian, San Mateo County Office of Education, at 650-802-5337. Deadline for entries is Thursday, Feb. 16, at 5 p.m.

Last year, six winning designs were selected from 350 entries submitted by San Mateo County students from 15 schools.

On a typical weekday, nearly 12,000 young people ride SamTrans buses, more than 25 percent of the District’s total ridership. In addition to a discounted youth fare, tokens and monthly youth pass, the District also encourages young people to ride the bus by offering a deeply discounted Summer Youth Pass for riders 17 years old and younger.

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