Law Day
The Polk County Bar Association is giving students a chance to get creative with the law as part of this year’s Law Day activities. Law Day is May 1 and PCBA is sponsoring a visual arts, music, essay and poetry competition for 6-12th grade students in Polk County on this year’s theme of “No Courts, No Justice, No Freedom.” Students are encouraged to use writing, poetry, music, drama or visual arts to address the theme.
Submissions must be delivered or be ready for pick-up on or before April 16, 2012. Students will be divided into two classes — grades 6-8 and grades 9-12. Each category will be judged separately and students may submit a group entry for the music and performing arts competition, if they so desire. Winning students will receive a monetary prize or gift certificate and will be honored at the PCBA Annual Meeting on May 8 in Des Moines. The winning entries will also be displayed at the event and will be posted on here.
Law Day has been celebrated since 1958, when President Dwight Eisenhower signed the proclamation declaring it a day to celebrate and strengthen the American heritage of liberty, justice and equality under the law. This year’s theme of “No Courts, No Justice, No Freedom” focuses on the importance of the courts and their role in ensuring access to justice for all Americans.
Click here to download the packet which includes contest materials and the contest rules. Attorneys who are also artists, musicians, and poets will judge the entries and choose this year’s winners.
- Click here to download the 2012 Law Day materials
- View the PowerPoint presentation featuring the 2011 Law Day winning entries.
- Click here to view photos of the 2011 event.
If you are a teacher and would like to request a lawyer to speak to your class about Law Day, contact the PCBA.
