Commemorative Button

The winner is...

This was drawn by Kimber, age 12, from Mancelona Middle School.

The final verstion of that winning button is above right.  The winning student will receive apparel featuring their design.

Thanks to each student that entered the contest.  Enjoy looking at the designs of the other finalist.

Aaron, age 12

Dakota, age 12

Jacob, age 13

Vanessa, age 12

The finished buttons will be available for purchase in and around the festival.

Information about the 2008 festival button:

Mancelona Middle School art class is working on producing the commemorative button for the 53rd annual Bass Festival.

Approximate Time Line for Button Contest

Jan 28th: New marking period begins (new group of art students)

Feb 4th: Contest/Assignment is introduced

Feb 5th - 8th: Student Work Days (may need more days depending on working process)

Feb 13th: Panel of judges choose top 5 button designs

• Top 5 button designs will then be scanned and wording will be added to each
• Final decision will be made by February 19, 2008

About the Project: Students in the Mancelona Middle School, specifically seventh grade art students, will be providing the button design for the 2008 Mancelona Bass Festival. Art teacher, Monica Malbouef has decided that the design contest fits into the seventh grade curriculum perfectly where students have been studying cartooning, collaging and the principles of design. The contest will not only allow students to learn how to create artistic design, they will also be getting the unique opportunity to participate in the community event. Students throughout the seventh grade will have the chance to participate in the competition this year, in future years it will become a permanent part of the art curriculum.

Choosing the Design: Students will be given a blank circular template in which they will need to create a button design based on the guidelines of the contest, which will of course involve the sport of bass fishing. Participants will have the freedom of choosing their medium of choice whether it be paint, colored pencil, oil pastel etc. Once their picture is complete, Mrs. Malbouef will choose the top 25 most successful images. From there a panel of judges made up of Bass Festival committee members, school members and community members will select the top 5 choices to be considered. The top five designs will be scanned onto the computer and made into a digital image to be modified with the festival information added to each. From there the images will be handed over to the Bass Festival committee to select the Grand Prize winner.