FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 7, 2008

CONTACT: Sabrina Kidwai (703) 683-9312; skidwai@acteonline.org

 

ALEXANDRIA, VA – The Association for Career and Technical Education (ACTE) announces the 2009 Career and Technical Education (CTE) Month theme, CTE: Building Blocks for a Successful Career. ACTE is hosting its annual CTE Month Logo Design Contest and is looking for logo submissions that illustrate the importance of career and technical education in providing the necessary skills to be competitive in the workforce. The contest is open to career and technical education students, and the designer of the winning CTE Month Logo will receive a check for $250.

Logos must be original designs by CTE students and must follow the following criteria:

• Logo must incorporate the CTE Month theme, CTE: Building Blocks for a Successful Career.
• Logo must be easily reproduced both in color and black and white.
• Logo must be submitted in the requested format.

ACTE prefers a two-color logo design submitted in EPS (Illustrator) format, with a printed proof of the logo submission included. Entries may be submitted by mail or e-mail format. For mail entries, please send logo on a CD to: ACTE Marketing Department, ACTE, 1410 King Street, Alexandria, VA  22314. E-mail entries to ithomas@acteonline.org, and it must include the EPS file and a PDF of the logo. 

The following information must be included (typed or printed) with each submission:

• student’s name and home phone number;
• instructor’s name;
• school name;
• school address and phone number

Submissions are due by May 30, 2008. The winner of the ACTE 2009 CTE Month Logo Design Contest will be contacted in July by ACTE. For more information, please visit the CTE Month Web page or contact Ingrid Thomas at ithomas@acteonline.org. All entries become the property of ACTE and the designer relinquishes any and all rights to compensation for use of the design. 

The Association for Career and Technical Education (ACTE) is the nation’s largest not-for-profit education association dedicated to the advancement of education that prepares youth and adults for successful careers. It provides advocacy, public awareness and access to information, professional development and tools that enable members to be successful and effective leaders. Founded in 1926, ACTE has more than 29,000 members including teachers, counselors and administrators at the middle school, high school and postsecondary levels.

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