811 Student Safety Challenge Poster Contest
Grades 4–6
About The Poster Contest
Elementary students in grades 4-6 are invited to participate in the 811 Student Safety Challenge Poster Contest by creating original artwork that illustrates the importance of contacting 811 before digging.
Prompts below can guide their creativity while keeping the message clear and aligned with CGA and PHMSA goals.
Who Is This For?
Elementary students in grades 4-6 are invited to participate in the 811 Student Safety Challenge Poster Contest by creating original artwork that illustrates the importance of contacting 811 before digging.
Prompts below can guide their creativity while keeping the message clear and aligned with CGA and PHMSA goals.
Prompts To Get You Started
- Who should contact 811?
- What should you do before starting a digging project?
- When does 811 need to be contacted?
- How does 811 keep my community safe?
- Why do we contact 811 before we dig?
Register To Participate
- Register your class, school, or district at https://registration.nef1.org/program/1265.
- Upon registration you will receive poster templates and a Natural Gas Safety Poster.
- Give students a prompt/s and have them create a poster that carries the message: Safety is in your hands. Every dig. Every time.
- Mail the entries back in the prepaid envelope provided.
- Students who submit a poster will receive an 811 tote bag.
- Entries must be postmarked by April 1, 2026.
Awards For Winners!
- The grand prize winner will receive a technology package, which includes an iPad, keyboard, earbuds, and Apple Pencil.
- Eleven honorable mention winners will each receive a $81.10 gift card.
- The top 12 winning posters will be featured in a full-color, professionally printed 811 Safety Calendar, which each school submitting entries will receive.
- The teacher of the grand prize winner will receive an $811 educational award!
Want more information about how to educate your students about what's below? Find teaching lessons, safety tips, games and videos at energysafekids.org.
If the deadline is approaching and you need to submit a digital entry, contact manager Lauren Massey at lauren.massey@nef1.org and a link to JotForm will be supplied.
**Poster entries permitted by schools in the United States only.**
