The 2024 SRTS Poster and Video Challenge is live!
Published on April 03, 2024
The Menlo Park SRTS Program is holding its third annual poster and video challenge for students! Students who submit their artwork or video may win prizes from local businesses.
To participate, visit the SRTS website.
Poster challenge for elementary students
Share something about your school commute with the Safe Routes to School Program! The following are sample ideas for posters:
- How do you travel to school?
- Do you commute with friends or a family member?
- What do you enjoy the most?
- Who inspires you to walk or roll?
- Who is your Safe Routes hero?
- Who makes your school travel safer (e.g., a crossing guard, a neighbor)?
Your image should encourage, inspire and/or convey a message to others about the theme.
Elementary students have until May 31 to submit their drawing.
First Place: $50 gift card to Kepler’s Books
Second Place: $40 gift card to Kepler’s Books
Third Place: $20 gift card to Coldstone Creamery
Your artwork could be used next year to promote Walk or Roll to School events in Menlo Park!
Video challenge for middle and high school students
With spring upon us, many of us are back on their bicycles! While you bike, it is important to always follow the rules of the road, be predictable and visible. Whether it is by walking your bicycle on a busy sidewalk, practicing your hand signals or yielding to pedestrians in crosswalk, tell us: what are your dos and don'ts for staying safe on your bike and keeping others safe?
Middle and high school students and their families have until May 31 to submit their video.
First Place: $50 gift card to Sport Basement
Second Place: $40 gift card to Kepler’s Books
Third Place: $25 gift card to Kepler’s Books
How to Participate in the Video Challenge
Step 1. Choose Your Topic
Think of the message you would like to share. For example:
- What are your top 3 biking safety tips?
- What behaviors do you think everyone should adopt for safer streets?
- As a bicyclist, how do you share the streets with other bicyclists, cars and pedestrians?
- What are safe or unsafe biking behaviors?
Some resources for inspiration and information:
Step 2. Reflect on where you would like to record your video and who you would like to make your video with.
Get your classmates, family and friends to join you! This challenge can be done with others or alone, whichever you are comfortable with.
Step 3. Create your video!
Once you have your spot and friends, get creative and film yourself responding to these questions:
- What are your top three biking safety tips?
- What behavior do you think everyone should adopt for safer streets?
- How do you share the streets with other bicyclists, cars and pedestrians?
Step 4. Share your video with us!
Please submit your video by May 31. Submit by uploading your video here and be sure to fill out your contact information.