Ohio State Highway Patrol is Accepting Submissions for Annual Holiday Card Contest

OHIO – As we enter the holiday season, the Ohio State Highway Patrol is once again accepting submissions for its annual Holiday Card Contest.

Since 2019, children up to 12 years old have had the opportunity to design the Patrol’s holiday card. The winning artwork will be used as Colonel Charles Jones’ official holiday card, featured in the Ohio State Highway Patrol’s quarterly Flying Wheel magazine and displayed on Patrol social media accounts.

In order for a child’s artwork to be considered, the following criteria must be met:

• Eligibility: The contest is for Ohio children 12 years of age and younger.
• Paper size: The design must be submitted on a standard 8 1/2″ x 11″ sheet of paper.
  
• Mandatory inclusions:
  • Ohio State Highway Patrol badge
  • Ohio State Highway Patrol Flying Wheel emblem
  • American flag
  • The message, “Happy Holidays and Happy 250th Birthday, America”

• The child’s name cannot be written on the artwork directly.
• The Patrol encourages kids to share their own original artwork. Artwork created using AI will not be eligible for judging.

Once a child’s artwork is ready to be submitted, email a well-lit photo of the artwork to HolidayCard@dps.ohio.gov. The email should include the photo of the artwork, the child’s name and grade, the child’s school name (include city and county) and a parent’s or guardian’s contact information (email and phone number).

For all submission details and deadlines, visit statepatrol.ohio.gov/holidaycard. In order to be considered for this year’s Holiday Card Contest, the artwork must be submitted no later than Saturday, November 14, at noon.