If I were a Mayor 2023 -2024
Overview
The Oregon Mayors Association and Sherwood Mayor Tim Rosener invite you to enter the “If I Were Mayor…” student contest. Share your creative ideas about what you would do as mayor. Local winners are entered into the state contest for a chance to win $500
One winning student will be selected from each category below:
- Elementary School (grade 4-5) – Posters Contest (Photo of poster can be PNG, JPEG, or PDF files)
- Middle School (grade 6-8) – Essay Contest (Word, PDF, PowerPoint or online essay format)
- High School (grades 9-12) – Digital Media Presentations (Videos only, MP4 or online video format)
Statewide first place winners from each category will win $500 and will receive their prizes at the awards luncheon held during the OMA Summer Conference in Baker City at the Geiser Grand Hotel, August 14-16, 2025. Winners will be contacted in June for travel arrangements. Second and third place winning students win $300 and $100 respectively and will receive their prizes at local city presentations.
Contest entry forms are available in English and Spanish. Completed entry forms can be emailed to the City Recorder or sent to Sherwood City Hall, Attn: City Recorder, 22560 SW Pine Street, Sherwood, OR 97140. The deadline to submit an entry form to the City Recorder is 5:00 pm on Friday, March 14, 2025.
Please direct questions to the City Recorder at 503-625-4246 or CityRecorder@sherwoodoregon.gov
Additional information, including examples of previous winning entries for each category are available on the Oregon Mayors Association webpage.
Contest Rules
All submissions must be accompanied by a completed entry form. All forms for students under the age of 18 must be signed by the student’s parent or guardian. Only one submission per student and one student per entry will be accepted at the state level. Previous statewide winners may participate, but are not eligible to receive a prize in the same category they previously won in. They are eligible to receive a prize in a new category. State level submissions become property of the Oregon Mayors Association (OMA). OMA retains the right to publish state- level entries along with the names and likeness of each student. League of Oregon Cities (LOC) employees and dependents are not eligible to enter.
