Photos:
1. All photos should depict the learning process in the Somerville Public Schools or the community. Photos can include students in the classroom, school buildings/grounds, students in community activities, or performing on stage or the playing field.
2. Photos must be high quality digital photos (300 dpi or higher) or high quality digital scans of photos. No cell phone photos and no print submissions.
3. All photos of students on school grounds (this means inside school buildings, on playgrounds or athletic fields, on sidewalks surrounding school buildings) must comply with District safety and privacy policies. However, the District will be responsible for ensuring student and staff images are compliant; photographers merely need to label photos with (a) date taken, (b) location, (c) activity, and (d) names of students (if known). District representatives will ensure appropriate permissions are obtained. Photographers SHOULD NOT contact Principals, students or families to ask for permission.
4. Photos must maintain the respect, dignity and integrity of the learning environment. Photos that appear to depict violations of School Committee policy and/or District standards are not appropriate. Photos that appear to depict illegal activities will be reported to the appropriate authorities for investigation.
Eligibility:
• Photographers can be amateurs or professionals, students, family members, staff or community members.
• Photographers can submit as many different photos as they wish, however individual photos may only be submitted once. Repeat submissions will not be considered.
Submission:
1. All photos must be submitted online or by email by April 5, 2010 to be considered. Photos received after April 5, 2010 will not be considered and will become part of the District's photo archive.
2. All photos must be uploaded at http://www.someville.k12.ma.us/photocontest or emailed to Lisnerva Nuez, a Tisch Scholar from Tufts University working with the District this year. No print submissions will be accepted.
3. Submissions must include the following information:
- Photo division - youth, adult or historic
- Photographer's name
- Photographer's mailing address, email address, and phone number
- If the photographer is a student, please indicate the student's age, grade and school
- If the photographer is a staff person, please indicate school/department
- All photos must include a brief description of the activities/objects depicted, the date of the photo, the location, and the names of any individuals or groups in the photo (if known). This information will be used to ensure the photo complies with safety and privacy policies.
Submissions that do not include the above information will be returned as incomplete.
; "First Place Photo in the Youth Division")
; "First Place Photo in the Adult Division")
; "Second Place Photo in the Youth Division")
; "Second Place Photo in the Adult Division")
; "Best Historic Photo")
; "Honorable Mention Photo in the Youth Division")
; "Honorable Mention Photo in the Youth Division")
; "Honorable Mention Photo in the Adult Division")
; "Honorable Mention Photo in the Adult Division")
