Entry Fees and DeadlinesFinal Entry Submission Deadline*: Monday, February 5, 2018

Cost Per Entry: $5.00 per entry An Awards Banquet will held April 21, 2018 to present winners with their

awards.

Jump start your Advertising Career with a Pele Award.The prestigious Pele Awards rewards creative excellence in the art of advertising and

design. Winning a Pele is more than something for your resume. Winning a Pele will jump start your advertising or design career.

sample categoriesPackaging Stationery Package - single or multiple piecesPrinted Annual Report or BrochureSpecial Event Materials (invites, cards, etc)Magazine Or Book Design Specialty or Promotional items with ad messages Magazine or newspaper adsPostersWebsite design

Social MediaAppsWeb Banner AdsBlogsTV, Radio and Internet spotsLogo designPhotographyIllustrationsAnimation and special effects Music

And we are happy to announce the launch of the Hawaii High School Pele Awards Competition.Open to all public, private and home school students, grades 9 to 12.

The PELE AWARDS is one of fifteen National District Competitions for the American Advertising Awards, the advertising industry’s largest and most representative competition, attracting more than 40,000 entries every year from

local American Advertising Federation (AAF) Clubs competitions from across the United States.

Selection of the most creative entry in each category is conducted through a scoring process in which a panel of 3 judges comprised of accomplished advertising and design creative professionals evaluates all creative dimensions

of every entry. A PELE or GOLD ADDY is recognition of the highest level of creative excellence and is judged to be superior to all other entries in the category. Entries that are also considered outstanding and worthy of recognition

receive a SILVER or a BRONZE ADDY. The number of awards given in each category is determined by the judges, judges, based on the relative quality of work in that category.

Eligibility Requirements (subject to change) • Applicants must be enrolled full or part-time in an accredited Hawaii U.S. educational institution

from Grades 9 to 12. Includes public, private and or home school students.• All worked entered into the competition must have been created between January 1, 2017 to Feb. 1, 2018.

• Work may be developed specifically for this competition or submitted from previous projects or competitions. Group and/or individual work are eligible.

• Work must be created while entrant is a student not employed in the advertising industry. Student intern work is eligible if it is not used by or paid for by a client. Work developed for paying clients will not be accepted with the exception

of work created for clubs as a fundraiser or work created for student publications.• Recent graduates are eligible to enter as long as the entry was created while a student during the 2017-18 school year.

“ It wasn’t easy for me to participated in the Pele Awards as I was also a shy student. The design course was very intense, I didn’t have much time to work on my design. I’m glad that I didn’t give up, it was a truly valuable experience. I felt like it is more like a festival—celebrating all great works and having fun with good people. Do what you love and work your ___ off.”

“The Student Pele Awards are an amazing first step into “the real world”—whether it’s meeting industry professionals and seeing award-winning work, or having your own work judged on a more grown-up scale—not to mention winning a Pele is a great way to show potential employers that you’ve got the creativity needed to be successful in this career path”.

student Success stories

“Winning Gold at the Peles was an incredible honor for me. It was more about feeling affirmed in my decision to become a graphic designer. This was a career change for me (going back to school to learn design) and having won gave me encouragement that I was on the right path. Winning on a national level was an even greater honor that I could never have imagined. I’m still incredibly grateful for Paul Lam and those at HCC who made it possible for me.”

Special acknowledgment to Electric Pencil for printing of flyers.

Photo : Ric Noyle©Designed By: Josh Sheetz; Senior, Hawaii Pacific University

And we are happy to announce the launch of the Hawaii High School Pele Awards Competition.Open to all public, private and home school students, grades 9 to 12.

Hyela Lee

Alex Kawamoto

Linda Inamasu