2025 "If I Were Mayor..." Contest

The 2024-2025 "If I Were Mayor..." Student Contest has kicked off!

Here is how it works...Students between 4th and 12th grade share their creative ideas for what they would do if they were Mayor for a day. Would you declare a city-wide ice cream day? Would you name a park after someone of local importance? Would you help coordinate a city event to help the less fortunate? Tell us about it!

-Elementary School (grade 4-5) - Posters Contest (Photo of poster can be PNG, JPEG, or PDF files)

-Middle School (grade 6-8) - Essay Contest (Word, PDF, PowerPoint or online essay format)

-High School (grades 9-12) - Digital Media Presentations (Videos only, MP4 or online video format)

Once our local contest is complete, a panel of local judges will select a winner from each of the above 3 age groups and send them off to compete at the State level.

First place statewide winning students in each of the three categories will win $500. These students will receive their prizes at the awards luncheon held during the Oregon Mayors Association Summer Conference in Baker City at the Geiser Grand Hotel. The OMA Summer Conference will be August 14-16, 2025. Winners will be contacted in June for travel arrangements.

Submissions can be dropped off at Sweet Home City Hall during normal business hours, or emailed to cpretty@sweethomeor.gov. The deadline to enter is March 14, 2025.

For more information, please visit our handy reference page:

https://www.sweethomeor.gov/citycouncil/page/if-i-were-mayor

We can't wait to find out what our students want to see in Sweet Home!