Vote Now In The ‘My County’ Poster Contest

The submission for Sylvia Rosenauer Elementary School - Jackson

  OCEAN COUNTY – Students around the County have once again created posters selecting the best qualities of Ocean County as part of National County Government month.

  The 4th grade students chose the subject of their posters through consideration of what they felt were the best qualities of a county. Ocean County is home to more than 630,000 residents.

  The public will now vote to determine the best posters for the ‘My County’ Poster Contest which Ocean County Commissioner Gary Quinn said “is a great way to teach our young residents about Ocean County and all it has to offer.”

  The public is invited to select their top four choices in the contest. The posters are now available to view on the Ocean County Clerk’s Facebook page at facebook.com/OceanCountyClerk/ or by visiting oceancountyclerk.com and clicking on the link for Vote for Your Favorite Poster.

The submission from McKinley Avenue Elementary School – Stafford

  Voting is open until May 25. The four posters receiving the highest number of “likes” will be the top four winners including first, second and third place and honorable mention.

  Ocean County Clerk Scott M. Colabella, who oversees the poster contest, remarked that his office received 60 posters from pupils attending 21 different schools in Ocean County. There are 10 posters on the County Clerk’s Facebook page to vote on or like.

  Colabella added, “the public can view the posters and cast their votes by liking the poster until May 25 when voting closes at 3 p.m. I want to extend my appreciation to each of the students, their teachers and schools for their participation.”

The entry from Bayville Elementary School

  “As those who vote will see, the students are very creative. The artwork represents many popular areas of the county including the Barnegat Lighthouse, our beaches, or one of the many attractions such as the Jersey Shore BlueClaws, Jenkinson’s Aquarium and Six Flags,” Colabella said.

 “This hands-on contest helps children learn about their respective county and its many resources, whether environmental, recreational or historical,” he said.

  Ocean County’s Constitutional Officers and the Ocean County Board of Commissioners will recognize the student artists in the near future.