2026 School Safety Sticker Contest

Join the 2026 School Safety Sticker Contest!

Theme: Leading the Way to Bring the School Safety Vision into Focus

Calling all creative K-12 students in Virginia—we want YOUR artwork to help promote school safety across the Commonwealth!

What’s the challenge?
Design a sticker that reflects the 2026 theme, focusing on a school safety lens. Themes can include kindness, anti-bullying, building trust, emergency readiness, or feeling safe. Your design should be positive, inspiring, and easy to reproduce as a sticker.

Contest Details

• Who can enter? Any Virginia student in grades K–12. Students must apply in partnership with a school or first responder agency.
• Deadline: All entries must be received by May 15, 2026.
• Format: Submit your original artwork in a digital format (JPEG or PNG preferred) or a high-quality scan of your hand-drawn design.
• Size: Winning designs will be printed on 3-inch circle or square stickers.
• Theme: Leading the Way to Bring the School Safety Vision into Focus, be creative and show what safety means to you!
• Originality: Artwork must be your own creation.

Prizes and Recognition

• Winners will be announced at the July 2026 Virginia School Safety Training Forum.
• Winning designs will be printed on official stickers and may be utilized in DCJS materials.
• Monetary prizes, up to $1,000, will be awarded to the sponsoring school or first responder agency for top entries in each grade category: Elementary, Middle, and High School. 

How to Enter