SWIC-o-ween Spooktacular Party – 2021
You are in the right place! Submit a photo of your Halloween fun for a chance to win some cool prizes.
What is SWIC-o-ween?
SWIC-o-ween is an online virtual way to celebrate this Halloween Season hosted by Southwestern Illinois College.
We hope you enjoy the Halloween events we have planned and have a great time!
Contests and entry form open
OCT 16th and Ends Midnight OCT 31st
Dressing up for Halloween?
Enter the Wicked Costume party.
Reading or writing scary stories?
Enter the Scary Storytelling Contest.
Halloween at home ideas?
Visit Beyond SWIC-o-ween for fun activities to do at home this Halloween season
Looking for Tutoring?
Sign up with the Success Center.
Carving or painting a pumpkin?
Enter your creation into our Pumpkin-fest.
Creating Halloween art?
Enter the EEK-taskic Art Contest.
Like to play hidden picture games?
Find the hidden pumpkin on the website and/or visit an enrollment table.
Enter them all!!!
Faculty and Staff are welcome to enter one or all of the contests listed on the in.
What can you do at SWIC-o-ween?
Listen, dance, or sing along to spooky music, take a picture in your best costume at the Wicked Costume party, draw a Halloween picture or color one of our Halloween themed coloring pages in the EEK-taskic Art Contest, Retell a scary story, or share your own in the Spooky/Scary Storytelling Contest, decorate or carve a pumpkin at Pumpkin-fest, visit our Virtual Enrollment Spooktacular (Find the pumpkin contest is only held on OCT. 30th for Faculty and Staff), and for the community check out Beyond SWIC-o-ween for fun activities to do at home this Halloween season.
You can enter any or all of the contests by selecting the contest on the “Enter a Contest” page however you must be faculty or staff to participate in most of the activities and contests however visit Beyond SWIC-o-ween for all community activities.
Enrollment Spooktacular and Beyond SWIC-o-ween are open to everyone.
Please see the information and/or rules for each SWIC-o-ween activity listed below and please make sure to keep your entry family friendly. “Keep it PG-13!”
- General Contest Rules
- Stuck on what to do? Check out our idea links
- Important Dates
- Prize overview
- Judging Criteria – Student Judges
Spooktacular Teams SWIC-o-ween Parties
Host your own department Halloween lunch or get together in teams. Submit a SWIC.edu ticket, send an email request or use the entry form to submit your party information!
SWIC.edu Spooktacular Lunch and Learn
SWIC.edu – OCT 30th at 11:30-12:30
Hosting a Spooktacular Lunch and Learn for all SWIC.edu Editors and Managers.
Wear a Costume and/or add your Themed Teams background for a chance to win a prize.
This is a kick-off event, bring your lunch and let’s work on your pages together.
Information on prizes will be added to the SWIC.edu SWIC-o-ween Lunch and Learn channel.
EEK-tastic Art Contest Rules
Spooktacular Teams Backgrounds Theme or Area/Desk Decorations
Open to all faculty and staff.
What are the rules?
Create a Halloween themed Teams Background, Decorate your office space and/or work area.
Department with the Best Halloween Theme will win a Continental Breakfast. (This is a replacement for the normal Candy Drive we do each year)
You can submit as many photos or videos of your area as you like however your department will be judged together. Same rules as the Candy Drive every year the only difference is that the best theme wins.
How do I enter?
Check out the Entries!
Wicked Costume Party Contest Rules
Wicked Costume Party
How do I participate?
You must be faculty or staff to enter!
Read the General Contest Rules.
Take a picture in your best costume.
Upload your image to a shared location.
Enter your image URL into the contest entry form.
Make sure your submission is public until the end of the contest.
There will be 1 prize for each category.
An additional prize will be awarded for the best overall costume.
Individual
If you planned on dressing up anyways or need a reason to we have a Wicked contest for you!
- Funniest
- Scariest/Spookiest
- Most Original
Couples/Group Theme
For those who live together or have a group of people that would like to do a theme together.
- Funniest
- Scariest/Spookiest
- Most Original
IMPORTANT GROUP NOTE!
* Please make sure to continue to social distance. If you DO NOT live together please submit your entries separately and select the group option when entering your submission. The group will be judged together and only one prize per topic will be awarded.
Example: If you and your friends want to do a “Wizard of Oz” Theme; you would take pictures separate from your other theme group members and enter them each individually. If you have any questions use the other box in the entry form.
What are the rules?
How do I enter?
What are the rules?
How do I enter?
Individual
Couples/Group Theme
See all entries that meet the rule requirements here!
Student Workers
Little demon
Gabrielle Andruska
I have been working on the website at SWIC for some time now. I love my job and I couldn’t wait to finally one fit into this dress and to dress up for Halloween again!
Pumpkin-fest Contest Rules
Pumpkin-fest
How do I participate?
You must be faculty or staff to enter!
Read the General Contest Rules.
Carve, paint or decorate your pumpkin.
Take a picture of YOU and YOUR pumpkin.
Upload your image to a shared location.
Enter your image URL into the contest entry form.
Make sure your submission is public until the end of the contest.
There will be one prize for each category.
- Carved
- Uncarved – Decorated or painted
An additional prize will be awarded for the best overall Pumpkin-fest submission.
What are the rules?
How do I enter?
EEK-tastic Art Contest Rules
EEK-tastic Art
How do I participate?
You must be faculty or staff to enter!
Read the General Contest Rules.
Draw a Halloween theme or download/color a coloring page.
Take a picture of YOU and YOUR Art or sign your Art with your name.
Upload your image to a shared location.
Enter your image URL into the “Enter a Contest” form.
Make sure your submission is public until the end of the contest.
There will be one prize for each category.
- Best Halloween Theme – Drawing
- Best Use of Color – Coloring
An additional prize will be awarded for the best overall EEK-tastic Halloween Art Submission.
Want to submit a coloring page?
You can submit a coloring page idea using the “Enter a Contest” form and if your page is accepted it will be posted on the website for people to download.
There will be one prize.
- Best Halloween Theme Coloring Page Submission
Spooky/Scary Storytelling
Spooky/Scary Storytelling
How do I participate?
You must be faculty or staff to enter!
Read the General Contest Rules.
Retell a classic or Share an Original Story.
Upload your submission to a shared location.
Enter your video URL or copy your writing into the “Enter a Contest” form.
Make sure your submission is public until the end of the contest.
There will be one prize for each category.
- Best Classic
- Best Original
What are the rules?
How do I enter?
Enrollment Spooktacular
Enrollment Spooktacular
Register for Spring 2021
Register for Spring 2021 classes during the Enrollment Spooktacular!
Visit student services the week of October 26th – 30th to complete all your steps to enrollment for Spring 2021!
Available on the first floor of the Information Science Building or remotely via email or Microsoft Teams.
Find the Hidden Pumpkin!
Open to all faculty and staff one day only. Oct 30th find the pumpkin to the left somewhere for a chance to win a prize.
The pumpkin picture to the left does not count as a hidden pumpkin. View full details on the Enrollment page.
Daily Costume themes! Check them out!
Beyond SWIC-o-ween
Beyond SWIC-o-ween
How do I participate?
Enter your ideas
Enter your ideas for things to do at home this Halloween season. If you need more space for your idea please also include a SWIC.edu ticket.
- Most Original
- Most Useful
- Best Halloween theme
An additional prize will be awarded for the most overall point score.
What are the rules?
You can enter as many times as you like however you will only be judged on the last entry.
How do I enter?
ideas
Not sure what to do? No problem!
Here’s some ideas!
rules
Contest Rules
Important note:
Your submission URL must be public until you see the image on the website. If we can not view your image the submission will be automatically disqualified.
- Only 1 submission per person per contest. If you submit more then one entry we will judge only the most recent submission and all other submissions will be void.
- Images/Video must be no more than 5MB in size.
- Please keep your submission family-friendly. No swearing. No mention of violence, drugs, or abusive material. Please wear modest clothing and make sure the background of your scene is clear of any inappropriate items. “Keep it PG-13!”
- Submission must maintain social distancing requirements.
- Faculty or staff need to be in the submission photo/video.
- Make sure not to use images, videos, or sounds that might be copyrighted. You must own all rights to the art or photos in the submission.
- If you are not the only person involved, you must have permission from all participants to post.
- YOUR IMAGE URL MUST BE PUBLIC. If we can not see your image the entry will be automatically disqualified.
- Please be safe.
- HAVE FUN AND A FA-BOO-LOUS TIME!!!
dates
Important dates
Contests
Start
October 16th
Submission form will open on October 16th.
Contest
Ends
October 31st
Make sure to have your submissions in by Midnight on October 31st.
Winners
Announced
November 4th
Winners announced via social media and website.
Prize
Pickup
November 5th
Prizes can be picked up starting as soon as winners are announced.
Enrollment events
October 26th – October 30th
prizes
Prize Overview
All prizes will be a Halloween Trick-or-Treat basket.
Winners will be notified by email with instructions on how to claim prize.
Teams Background or Area/desk theme
- Department Lunch for best Halloween theme
EEK-tastic Halloween Art Contest
There will be 1 winner in each category.
- Best Halloween Theme – Drawing
- Best Use of Color – Coloring
- Best Halloween themed coloring page – Submit a coloring page
An additional prize will be awarded for the best overall EEK-tastic Halloween Art Submission.
Spooky/Scary Storytelling
There will be 1 winner in each category.
- Best Classic
- Best Original
Pumpkin-fest
There will be 1 winner in each category.
- Carved
- Uncarved – Decorated or painted
An additional prize will be awarded for the best overall Pumpkin-fest submission.
SWIC.edu Lunch and Learn
- Best Costume
- Best Theme/Teams Background
Wicked Costume Party Contest
Individual
There will be 1 winner in each category.
- Funniest
- Scariest/Spookiest
- Most Original
Couples/Group Theme
There will be 1 winner in each category.
- Funniest
- Scariest/Spookiest
- Most Original
An additional prize will be awarded for the best overall costume.
Beyond SWIC-o-ween
There will be 1 winner in each category.
- Most Original
- Most Useful
An additional prize will be awarded for the best overall Pumpkin-fest submission.
Find the Pumpkin
First to find/submit where they find a specific pumpkin and first to find/submit all 3 specific pumpkins will receive an additional prize. Visit Enrollment Spooktacular for more information.
Judging
Judging
There will be a team of 6 impartial student judges.
The scale will be on a 1-10 rating.
Wicked Costume Party Contest
- Contestants will be judged on 5 criteria: Creativity, Originality, Effort, Authenticity and Presentation
- Awards will be given for the First Place in each category (Funniest, Scariest/Spookiest and Most Original), additionally one “Overall Best Costume” will be given for the highest score across all categories.
Pumpkin-fest
- Contestants will be judged on 5 criteria: Creativity, Design Originality, Effort, Difficulty, Presentation
- Awards will be given for the First Place in each category (Carved and Uncarved), additionally one “Overall Best Pumpkin” will be given for the highest score across all categories.
EEK-tastic Art Contest
- Contestants will be judged on 6 criteria: Creativity, Design Originality, Effort, Difficulty, Presentation, Color Theory
- Awards will be given for the First Place in each category (Best Halloween Theme – Drawing and Best Use of Color – Coloring), additionally one “Best EEK-tastic overall Halloween Art” will be given for the highest score across all categories.
Spooky/Scary Storytelling
- Contestants will be judged on 6 criteria: Creativity, Design, Effort, Difficulty, Presentation, Tone/Mood
- Awards will be given for the First Place in each category (Best Classic – Reading and Best Original – Writing)
EEK-tastic Art Contest Rules
Student Worker Judges
Open to all Student Worker Judges. See all entries that meet the rule requirements here!
How do I participate?
You must be a student Judge to enter!
Enter any or all of the contests you would like to participate in.
There will be a first place prize in whatever main contest activities you choose to enter.
Make sure your submission is public until the end of the contest.
You will have 3 judges following the same criteria as all other contests.