Shark Poster Competition 2010 Results!

The poster competition for European Shark Week has come to a close. The question posed to pupils was simple - ‘Why Save Sharks?’ The enthusiasm and support for sharks was clear as we received 134 entries in total. Schools supported the competition by running special assemblies about sharks, having open classrooms to learn more and generally teaching their pupils all about these magnificent animals. Lots of effort went in with some fantastic ideas and plenty of creativity. The judges had a difficult task trying to pick the winners.

1st place Theo Blasdale, year 3, from St Mark’s Church of England Aided Primary
School. The poster was beautifully painted, clear, simple and to the point. Theo’s poster will feature in the Dorset Wildlife Trust’s ‘Dorset Tidings Magazine’. He also wins free membership to the Shark Trust and his school wins a visit from a shark expert for the day.

2nd place Georgia Willmot, aged 12, from Sandford CE Middle School. We really liked the drawings and creative design with interactive information boxes. Georgia wins free membership to the Shark Trust.

3rd place Mikayla Curtis, aged 12, also from Sandford Middle School. This poster, focussing on critically endangered British species, had a lot of research and thought put into it with some really interesting facts. Mikayla wins a ‘Cool Shark School Set’ with everything needed for a day at school.

4th place Viktoria Vasilkova, year 5, from St Mark’s. This poster was drawn really well and had a great message. Viktoria will also be receiving a ‘Cool Shark School Set’.

Leo Bird, aged 9 and Joshua Lightfoot, aged 12 both made brilliant posters and just missed out on prizes.

Other posters that stood out were from Olivia Romeo-Pratton, year 5 and Maya Sangar, aged 9 from Talbot Heath.Junior School and Jasmine Goldsmith, year 6, from St. John’s Church of England Primary School, Moordown.

Thanks to everybody that took part in the poster competition. It is clear that the ‘Jaws’ generation has moved on. Children today not only love their sharks but they also realise how important it is to protect them. This change in attitude offers hope for our seas and for the future of sharks.

Click here to see all of the posters up on Facebook, don't worry you don't have to be a member or be logged in! I apologise if your poster has not been included. All of the posters were great but unfortunately we are not able to show them all. The pictures have been taken next to a 30cm ruler to provide a sense of scale.