SHARKS IN BALANCE: HEALTHY SHARKS, HEALTHY OCEANS

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teacher-association or professional newsletter. For messages from schools to
students and families, use educator-newsletter-copy.txt instead.


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Invite your students to the 2027 Ocean Pals Poster Contest


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Dear educators,

Invite your students to enter Beneath The Sea's 2027 National Ocean Pals
Poster Contest, “Sharks in Balance: Healthy Sharks, Healthy Oceans.” Students
create original artwork that shares what they discover about sharks and
ocean life.

Ready-to-use classroom lessons and student handouts help you explore shark
habitats, food webs and connections with other ocean life before students
express what they learn through art. Materials are available for grades
K–2, 3–5, 6–8 and 9–12.

Explore the Shark lessons and student handouts:
https://beneaththesea.us/ocean-pals/learning/sharks-in-balance/

The contest is open to students in Grades K–2, Grades 3–5, Grades 6–8 and
Grades 9–12 in the 50 states, the District of Columbia and the five inhabited
U.S. territories. Students enter through their school or homeschool setting,
which may submit up to four selected posters in each grade division.

Regional first-place winners advance to national judging. Each national
grade-division winner receives $100, and one overall grand-prize winner
receives an additional $100.

Teacher award: The teacher of the overall grand-prize winner will receive a trip award. Full details, including travel arrangements and conditions, will be announced.

Posters must be received by February 12, 2027. Please allow time for school
selection, completing the entry form and mailing to the assigned regional
contact.

Find the contest rules, regional mailing details and printable entry form:
https://beneaththesea.us/ocean-pals/poster-contest/

Please share this invitation with colleagues and educator networks that
might welcome an ocean-themed art project. The educator kit also provides
separate announcement and email wording for sharing with students and
families.

Beneath The Sea
Ocean Pals