Be on the lookout for Standard boxes

When you drive around town in May, don’t forget to look for your Southern Standard boxes. That’s because the Standard will be displaying artwork from local students on our blue boxes and local residents are being asked to vote for their favorite drawing.

The contest works like this: Spot your favorite drawing around town then pick up a Wednesday edition of the Southern Standard. That’s where entry blanks will be made available. On that entry blank write the name of your favorite local artist and the school he or she attends.

The students, schools and teachers receiving the most votes will be awarded various prizes.

“Rack cards are used to draw attention to newspaper racks so customers can know where to purchase a Southern Standard,” said Steve Warner, the newspaper’s circulation director. “We thought, since part of the goal was to attract attention to our racks, what better way than to make it a mini-art museum for local grade-school children to display representatives from their school’s Mini-Standard monthly art contest. That way, it was a win-win situation for all involved.

“Buyers will learn where our racks are located, schools and students will earn prizes and get to have their artwork laminated and displayed for all in their community to see. The rack cards will be displayed as close to the entry school as possible.”

So be on the lookout for Standard boxes and local artwork during May. If you vote for your favorite artist, that student could very well be on the receiving end of a prize.