SWIC-o-ween Spooktacular Party - Southwestern Illinois College

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What is SWIC-o-ween?

SWIC-o-ween is an online virtual way to celebrate the Halloween Season hosted by Southwestern Illinois College.

We hope you enjoy the Halloween events we planned and had a great time!

Contests ended Midnight OCT 31st
Enrollment events ended OCT 30th

Congratulations Everyone!

SWIC.edu Lunch And Learn

Melanie Phillips

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Wicked Costume Party Contest Rules

Wicked Costume Party

Individual

Best Overall Costume

Student Workers

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Pumpkin-fest Contest Rules

Pumpkin-fest

Student Workers

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EEK-tastic Art Contest Rules

EEK-tastic Art

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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.
  • Student needs 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 5th

Winners announced via social media and website.

Prize
Pickup

November 5th

Prizes can be picked up starting as soon as winners are announced.

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)