The school with the most entries wins $100!

STUDENT COMPETITION INFORMATION

Attendance Requirements:
Students must attend the Fair to obtain information for the Essay Competition.
Students do not need to attend the Fair to enter the Blue Ribbon Competition.

Eligibility:
Competitions are open to all students in the Kindergarten through Sixth Grade.
Students may enter with their class or on their own.

Entry Form:
Entry Form must be affixed to the back - not front - of entries or all information requested must be typed or legibly printed on the back of entries.
Entries without all information on the back will be disqualified.
An Entry Form and Blue Ribbon Form are attached and may be copied as needed.

Deadline:
Entries must be postmarked or hand delivered on or before 4:00 pm ~ Friday, October 1, 2010. No late entries will be accepted. No exceptions!

Notification of Winners:

Winners will be notified by mail at their home address.
Teachers with student winners will be notified at the school address with name of winners.

Student Awards:
Winners will receive an Award Certificate & Ribbon from the Utah State Fair, plus door prizes provided by our sponsors. Awards will go to First through Third Place and two Honorable Mentions in each grade for each competition.

School Award:
The school with the most accumulative entries wins $100 to be used for their school library! Winning school's principal will be notified.

Award Ceremony:
Awards will be presented at the seventh annual Student Competition Award Ceremony on Thursday, November 4, 2010 at the Fairpark. Awards will be mailed to winners not present.

STUDENT COMPETITION RULES
Please read carefully and follow all rules.

Essay Competition:
Student must attend the Fair to obtain information

Kindergarten - Third Grades:
On 8 1/2" x 11" white paper ~ draw and color a picture of your fun learning experience at the Fair. Remember to use one experience. On the front of your picture write, or have an adult write, one sentence explaining why this was a fun learning experience.
Pictures without text will be disqualified.

Fourth - Sixth Grades:
Write an essay - no longer than one page - one side - about your favorite experience at the Fair, and why. Try to focus on one particular experience.Entries will be judged on grade level and will be based on student's focus on one experience and detail of why they chose that experience.

Blue Ribbon Contest:
Fair attendance is not required for this competition

Kindergarten - Third Grades:
Imagine you have won a blue ribbon. Draw and color a picture of what you did to win it. Then write, or have an adult write, one sentence explaining the activity or project you completed to win the Blue Ribbon. Pictures without text will be disqualified. Please use the form that is provided.

Fourth - Sixth Grades:
Imagine you have won a blue ribbon. Draw a picture of what you did to win it. Then write a short story explaining the activity or project you completed to win the Blue Ribbon.
Stories without drawings will be disqualified. Please use the form that is provided.

Entries will be judged on grade level and will be based on student's creative thinking.

If you would like to participate in the Student Competitions: (Coming Soon!)
Essay Competition Entry Form (PDF File)

Blue Ribbon Entry Form (PDF File)

Complete Rules and Entry Forms (PDF File)

The award winning agriculture program "Little Hands on the Farm" is returning to the 2010 Utah State Fair. Exhibit Hours: 10:00 am - 8:00 pm

The exhibit will be one of the highlights of the Fair this year, and for years to come. Children will begin to understand the agriculture connection from the farm to the grocery store as they become the "Little hands on the Farm."

Start Barn
At the Start Barn, you begin your "visit" to the farm. Put on your apron, grab a basket, we have many products to "harvest".

Grain Bin
Our first stop is the real grain silo. Scoop up some feed for the animals. Put it in your basket and head for the Chicken Coop.

Dairy Barn
Take the feed that you scooped up in the grain silo and put it into the cow's feed trough. Then take a turn and milk the cow. On your way to the Farmers Market, grab a carton of milk and add it to your basket.

Apple Orchard
Pick an apple from the tree and put it in your basket. Head over to the Garden.

Garden
Here you can "plant" a seed on one side and "dig" up a vegetable on the other. Make sure to keep that veggie in your basket.

Tractor Shed
So much work to be done in the Tractor Shed! Start by fueling up your tractor. Then load up the front loader of your tractor with a straw bale. Drive it on over to the Sheep barn.

Sheep Barn
Here you can groom the sheep. Don't forget to take a piece of wool for your basket. Head on over to the Dairy barn, the cows need to be fed and milked.

Chicken Coop
Here you must gather an egg. Make sure to put it in your basket. Follow the path out to the Apple Orchard.

Farmers Market
At the Farmers Market you can drop off each item that you harvested on your visit to the farm. Place each item into separately marked bins. Then return your basket. The store clerk will buy your harvest items for Little Hands on the Farm "Money". Now head over to the Grocery Store and spend your earnings.

Grocery Store
Here you can purchase a real agricultural product. We hope that you begin to understand the connection to agriculture from the farm to the grocery store.

We hope you enjoy your adventure on the Farm!

PRCA Rodeo

The Rodeo is free with paid gate admission.See some of the worlds finest cowboys and cowgirls compete for not only the prize money but the braggin' rights.The Utah State Fair PRCA Rodeo provides four night of extreme action in six exciting events. We haven't forgotten the pint sized cowboys and cowgirls either. All kids daring enough to participate in the wild and "woolly" Mutton Bustin' and are less than 50 lbs, can sign up at the Rodeo Committee Trailer behind the chutes between 5:00 pm and 6:00 pm each night of the rodeo (September 9-12, 2010). Ten riders and several alternates names will be drawn at random for each night's performance.