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Putnam County Port Authority launches student logo contest with cash awards for middle and high school students
Summary
Putnam County Port Authority announced a student logo contest open to middle and high school students that will award monetary prizes split between students and their schools and ban AI submissions.
Putnam County Port Authority staff told the board on Jan. 14 that port staff have been working for roughly a year to develop a logo for the port and are launching a student contest open to Putnam County students in grades 7–12.
Sam Sullivan, port manager and legislative affairs coordinator, asked the board to support the outreach; he said the contest will be open to students in district public schools, private schools and homeschooled students. Submissions must be hand‑drawn or digitally created by the student; AI‑generated submissions are not allowed. The deadline for electronic submission is April 28; the port will provide voluntary technical assistance through March.
Sullivan said monetary prizes have been donated by former state representative Bobby Payne and coordinated with the Chamber of Commerce. Prizes will be split 50/50 between the student and the school: first prize is $1,507.50 each (student and school), second prize $1,500 each, and third prize $502.50 each (figures were presented by the presenter and later clarified by staff). Sullivan said the port has been coordinating with the Putnam County School Board and Pinal Academy about contest details. The port will incorporate the winning design(s) into the port’s identity materials.
Ending: The Port Authority will finalize contest rules and distribute them to schools and principals; staff said they expect to have the information ready before the school board meets next week.
