STUDENT SHOWCASE

ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

PROJECTS WITH CLASS!

San Diego County schools are doing some amazing projects, and the San Diego County Fair wants to showcase your work!

Student Showcase is the competitive exhibit where teachers enter their students’ work. Entering projects gives schools and students exposure, credibility, awards, recognition and free admission to the Fair!

The Student Showcase takes our commitment to students seriously! Divisions align with student grade levels, offering more opportunities for achievement. The Student Showcase competition is divided into the following four age divisions:

• Elementary School
• Middle School
• High School
• Community College & Continuing Education

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Competition Timeline

Entry Deadline:	Monday, May 19, 2025 by 11:59pm
Entry Delivery to the Fairgrounds	Friday, May 23, 2025 from 12pm-6pm or Saturday, May 24, 2025 from 9am-4pm
Fair Dates:	Wednesday, June 11 – Sunday, July 6 (closed Mondays and Tuesdays)
Entry Pick-up:	Tuesday, July 8, 2025 from 9am-4pm

Eligibility

Teachers from San Diego County schools or programs entering elementary school class projects completed during the 2024/2025 school year.

Entries must be original work by the students in the class.

Work, or nearly identical work, previously shown at the Fair, regardless of title, is not eligible.

Any work created by generative Artificial Intelligence (AI), either partially or completely, is not eligible. Please see detailed Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) Rules below.

Contact Us

Estella Vazquez, Student Showcase Coordinator
San Diego County Fair Entry Office
2260 Jimmy Durante Blvd., Del Mar, CA 92014
Office (858) 792-4207 • Monday-Friday from 10am-4pm

2025 LOCAL RULES

1. Completion of online entry registration shall be deemed acceptance of all rules. Acceptance includes permission to use your name, photograph, and exhibit for the news media.
2. Online registration is required in all departments and for one-day contests. Online entries are accepted until 8:00pm (Pacific Time) on the deadline day for online entry registration, unless otherwise stated.
3. Once registered, the description, title, and price may not be changed. Substitutions will not be allowed. Fair Management is not responsible for errors on entry forms which may lead to elimination or disqualification of an entry.
4. Processing fees must be paid online at the time of registration. Processing fees are non-refundable.
5. Exhibitors must be living at the time the entry form and/or online entry is submitted.
6. All non-livestock entries must be the creative work of the exhibitor (whose name appears on the entry registration), be in good taste, and suitable for family viewing. Fair Management reserves the right to disqualify any entry/exhibit it deems objectionable or not in accordance with competition standards.
7. If an entry is disqualified after judging is complete, no changes will be made to the status of awards given for other entries.
8. Exhibitors are responsible for obtaining necessary permission from models and/or to use material in their entry that is considered copyrighted.
9. No entry will be accepted should the exhibitor describe the conditions under which he/she will exhibit, or the exhibit will be displayed.
10. Judges are qualified in the medium(s) they are judging. New judges may be chosen each year, and judges may be assigned to different divisions/classes from year to year.
11. If a coordinator or judge deems an entry to be in the incorrect category, division, class, etc., he or she may direct the Entry Office to move that entry as appropriate. The Entry Office may combine divisions or classes to create an adequate judging pool.
12. Fair Management reserves the right to limit entries, and display thereof, to facilities available and to cancel any division or class in which, in its judgment, the entries are insufficient to secure adequate competition.
13. Entries must be delivered on the date(s) and times specified. Entries will not be accepted before or after the stated entry delivery date. All accepted exhibits must remain on display and shall not be removed until the stated entry pick up date. Any exhibit not picked up on the specified date becomes the property of the San Diego County Fair and will be disposed of promptly.
14. All exhibits are entered and shown at the owner’s risk. Reasonable care will be taken to prevent loss or damage to exhibits, but in no event will the 22nd District Agricultural Association (San Diego County Fair) be responsible for any injury or loss which may occur or for the actions of third parties. Insurance, if desired, should be obtained by the exhibitor at his/her own expense.
15. Any person who violates any Local, State, or Department rule or displays unethical conduct will forfeit all privileges and premiums and be subject to such penalty as the 22nd District Agricultural Association (San Diego County Fair) may order.
16. To ensure reliable award notification, exhibitors are responsible for submitting all address, phone number and email address updates promptly in writing to entry@sdfair.com or Entry Department, 2260 Jimmy Durante Blvd, Del Mar, CA 92014.
17. Premium money will be paid per the recorded placings in the official judging books rather than the ribbon attached to the exhibit.
18. Donated Award recipients will be selected per the instructions given on the Donated Award Confirmation Form submitted by the donor.
19. Premium, donated cash award, and auction checks will be made payable to the exhibitor as listed on the online entry registration. Checks will be mailed within 30 days after the close of the Fair to the address shown on the online entry registration, or as updated by the exhibitor via written notification to the Entry Office. Auction checks may be held longer if the buyer has not paid. Checks not cashed within 6 months from the date of issue will be forfeited. Replacement checks may be subject to a $35 stop payment fee.
20. The 22nd District Agricultural Association (San Diego County Fair) is required by the Internal Revenue Service to report any premiums paid totaling the amount of $600 or more. Exhibitors may be required to submit a W-9 form.
21. The 22nd District Agricultural Association management reserves the right to amend or add to these rules; the 22nd District Agricultural Association (San Diego County Fair) assumes no liability or responsibility not herein expressed.

California State Rules apply and are available here.

ENTRY LIMIT

One (1) entry per teacher of a class up to forty (40) students

ENTRY FEES

Free

FAIR TICKETS

Each registering teacher will receive (4) Exhibitor Access Passes (at Entry Delivery).
Participating students will receive (1) Exhibitor Access Pass per entry (at Will Call).

HOW TO ENTER

1. After reading all entry materials, click the “Enter Now” link below to go to the ShoWorks Entry Homepage.
2. In the Student Showcase, teachers are the exhibitors. Teachers (exhibitors) will enter multiple students as individual entries under their registration. Please register as one of the following:
   1. Individual teacher - Select Exhibitor from the drop-down menu.
   2. Multiple teachers - Select Quick Group from the drop-down menu, which will allow you to submit entries for a group of teachers (exhibitors) and check out in the same cart.
3. Once registered as either an Exhibitor or a Quick Group for multiple exhibitors, select "Add Entry" to add each student project.
4. Select the appropriate division and class and input the required information.
5. Review your entry before completing registration to ensure that you have entered the correct division and class for each entry.
6. Click the check-out button and pay for all entries.
7. Read the confirmation statement and type YES. Do not click multiple times, as it will charge you each time.
8. Submit the Class Roster (Link to the fillable Class Roster pdf found below.)

If you plan to make changes to your entries or need to leave ShoWorks at any time, SAVE YOUR CART before exiting out.

For additional help with entering and uploading images, review this detailed step-by-step guide: Entry Tutorial

Still have questions?
Please call or email the Entry Office.
Phone: (858) 792-4207 • Monday-Friday from 10am-4pm

Judging

This is a non-competitive exhibit with no judging component.

Entry Delivery & Pickup

THE STUDENT SHOWCASE WILL PROVIDE ENTRY TAGS AT ENTRY DELIVERY. PLEASE ALLOW TIME TO ATTACH ENTRY TAGS TO PROJECTS WITH MATERIALS AND ASSISTANCE PROVIDED BY FAIR STAFF.

A claim check will be issued to each exhibitor upon entry delivery and must be presented at the time of entry pick up. If an exhibitor is unable to pick up their artwork, they may arrange for another person to bring in their claim check with a signed written authorization from the exhibitor.

How to Prepare Your Entry for Delivery

Please see Division Presentation Requirements.

Awards

Each participating class will receive (1) participation rosette.

Judging

This is a non-competitive exhibit with no judging component.

Entry Delivery & Pickup

All entries must be delivered to the Fairgrounds. Please refer to the Exhibit Timeline for in-person delivery dates. Registering teachers will be emailed additional delivery and pick up instructions including a map showing access to the Fairgrounds.

THE STUDENT SHOWCASE WILL PROVIDE ENTRY TAGS AT ENTRY DELIVERY. PLEASE ALLOW TIME TO ATTACH ENTRY TAGS TO PROJECTS WITH MATERIALS AND ASSISTANCE PROVIDED BY FAIR STAFF.

A claim check will be issued to each exhibitor upon entry delivery and must be presented at the time of entry pick up. If an exhibitor is unable to pick up their artwork, they may arrange for another person to bring in their claim check with a signed written authorization from the exhibitor.

How to Prepare Your Entry for Delivery

Please see Division Presentation Requirements.

Awards

Each participating class will receive (1) participation rosette.

ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PROJECTS

Presentation Requirements

Each exhibitor may submit one (1) bound collection of work on paper or cardstock no larger than 9” x 12”. Binding may include stitch binding, comb binding, spiral binding, thermal binding, or ring binding.

Division 4000: Elementary School Projects (Pre-K through 6^th Grade)

Work may include any type of classroom project such as art, science, math, or language arts. The compilation may include individual work or documentation of a group project.

Ideas include:

• Classic study of an artistic style
• Poetry or short stories, with or without illustrations
• 2-D collage
• Photographic documentation of a class field trip or performance
• Math or science project that includes graphics like pie charts, bar graphs, or tessellations

Your entry may provide great ideas for other teachers who visit the Student Showcase Exhibit, so please consider including one page that describes the project and its impact on the students, school, or community, as well as a brief teacher biography.

Click here to submit your class roster.

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Enter Now!