<body><div><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=2EhsGp_1FaOaBuO00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=2EhsGp_1FaOaBuO00" width="511" height="422" ><h2>Attention 3rd-12th Grade Artists</h2><p><b>Parents and Teachers</b></p><h2>What is the Educational Trail Mail Project?</h2><p>To honor the Historic Iditarod Trail’s use as a mail trail, the Educational Trail Mail project will give classrooms the chance to send a piece of mail in a musher’s sled along the Southern Route in the 2027 Iditarod. Details on how to get your class involved in sending mail on a sled will be announced in early December…. stay tuned!</p><p><b><i>What are the Trail Mail Art Contest details? </i></b></p><p>We are looking for student artwork to print on the envelopes that will carry the Educational Trail Mail down the trail.</p><ol><li>To salute our young mushers and future Iditarod competitors, the theme for the artwork this year is “50 Years of Junior Iditarod”. The words of the theme do not have to be in the design, but it must <b><i>reflect</i></b> the theme. The design must include the words “Junior Iditarod” and the year “2027”. Entries missing these components will not be considered in judging.</li><li>Any visual medium is acceptable. A clear, high res scan or photo of the artwork will need to be submitted electronically along with the student’s name and age and the teacher or parent contact information. If you are submitting multiple student designs, each must be submitted separately – separate PDFs, separate scans, in separate emails, etc. This is to keep the artwork and student information together.</li><li>Artwork will be printed on the left side of each Trail Mail envelope. The total printable space for the artwork is approximately 5”x4”. Please take into consideration that the artwork will need to be scaled down to fit this space.</li><li>Iditarod EDU staff will narrow down the entries to up to 10 finalists. The winning piece of art and two runners up will be chosen by renowned Alaskan artists Jon and Jona VanZyle.</li><li>The winner will receive a prize package featuring a copy of the official Trail Mail carried by a musher of your choice that has traveled down the trail, a 2027 Iditarod T-shirt, a race guide, and other treats.</li><li>The top three finalists will have their designs published in the 2027 race guide. </li></ol><p>While it is certainly acceptable to be inspired by a piece of artwork or photograph you have seen, it is not appropriate to sketch directly from another source. Many artists, when they are learning, trace images or copy famous works of art. Many times, students go to museums and sketch in art galleries. However, in a situation like this contest, it is not appropriate to submit copied artwork as your own. Even if the student hand draws it, but it is directly copied from another source, copyright concerns would not allow us to choose the design for the Trail Mail. Instead, let your imagination be the inspiration for your work!</p><h2>Deadline for Submissions: Friday, November 20, 2026</h2><h2>Email submissions or questions to: trailmail@iditarod.com</h2></div></body>

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To honor the Historic Iditarod Trail’s use as a mail trail, the Educational Trail Mail project will give classrooms the chance to send a piece of mail in a musher’s sled along the Southern Route in the 2027 Iditarod. Details on how to get your class involved in sending mail on a sled will be announced in early December…. stay tuned!

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To honor the Historic Iditarod Trail’s use as a mail trail, the Educational Trail Mail project will give classrooms the chance to send a piece of mail in a

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