2026 Student Tee-Shirt Design Contest! We Want YOU!

[Cleveland's Minions]

Good Morning everyone!!

Cleveland's Minions here, with exciting news!



Everyone knows 2026 is the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence.  Woo Hoo! Happy Birthday America!        

In honor of that historic event, leadership wants to bring out NEW student tee shirts for 2026!  Much like the new 2025 shirts, these will be available for a limited run only, so we want them to be EXTRA shiny!

What does that mean to you, you ask?

Everything!

Cleveland needs your help!  So we put our little Miniony heads together and came up with an awesome idea. 

A contest!  EVERYBODY loves a contest. 

Do you have some design experience? Are there great ideas for patriotic Appleseed shirts gathering dust in the back of your mind?  We want to know!

RULES:

1: Have fun!

2: We're seeking fleshed-out concepts.

3: Design submissions don't need to be print ready!  Include any pertinent graphics.

4: Submit your concept via shirtcontest@appleseedinfo.org NO LATER THAN 3/31/25. If submissions dry up before that, we'll post a reminder. If there's reasonable evidence that everyone who wants to submit has done so, we'll close it.

5: A committee will review the submissions and narrow them down.

6: Those finalists will be posted for a vote by the Appleseed Cadre for 30 days. The top entries will go to a graphic artist to be polished and finalized and become our 2026 student tee shirts!  Huzzah!   

Prizes for the Winners:

Bragging rights!! 

Special Prizes to be unveiled later!   

It's time to show off our creative sides 

and....  GO!

[Mrs. Smith]

oh, this should be fun!     Thanks, Minions!  You always bring us the very best stuff 

[Cleveland's Minions]

We're so excited to see what you all come up with!

Appleseeders are the BEST!

[Cleveland's Minions]

Only one week left to submit!!!