STICKERS CONTEST RESULTS
STICKERS
AND STUFF Magazine
conducted a national contest entitled
“See You in 2061” in which youngsters were invited to submit “sticker essays”
directed towards the children of 2061, when Halley’s Comet returns again. The Sumer Issue, 1986 (Issue 11) reports on
the results:
…We didn’t have to search the skies
for entries to our Halley’s Comet Contest – they were all here, hundreds of
them, right under our noses. And what a
selcection! We received a great variety
of entries, from sticker art masterpieces to poems about peace, war, love,
Betty Boop, Halley’s Comet, and of course, stickers.
Judging these entries was not easy,
but we’re happy to tell all who entered that their entry WILL be sent to the
Halley’s Comet Society—USA in Vincentown, NJ, and placed inside a time capsule
to be opened in the year 2061. So,
you’re all winners, every single one of you.
As you can see, it was pretty
difficult for us to choose our 10 favorite entries from the batch – we enjoyed
reading them all. Some of the more
outstanding entries used stickers in a clever way. For example, some of you used sticker backings to create a comet
sweeping through the sky. Others used
stickers to illustrate a story or poem. (Not surprisingly, glitter and prismatic
stickers were popular comet-makers.)….
Here are some of the winning
entries. (Unfortunately, we are unable
to show the colorful variety of sticker art which accompanied most of these
entries).
COMET
WARNING:
Edmond
Halley says to say,
Halley’s
Comet’s on the way
He doesn’t
know the precise date
So
I guess we’ll have to wait.
If it
crashes to the ground,
It
will make a deafening sound.
So, if
you’re in your backyard,
LOOK
OUT!
‘Cause you
might get hit in the head Real hard
Amy Patterson, age 9
Des Moines, IA
I think it is very interesting that on
April 11, 1986, Halley’s Comet will be closest to Earth, because on April 11,
1968, I made my appearance on Earth.
Since then, so many changes have taken place. Some examples of these changes have been in fashion, school,
food, looks, speech, science, and toys.
Prices have also changed, mostly by increasing. Kids have also changed. What would we do without Swatch watches,
television, and of course, stickers? I
really do not know, and am happy I do not have to think about it.
The most exiting part of all of this
is that in the year 2061 the new generation of kids will get to find out,
almost first-hand, how it was 75 years before.
Sarah Goldman, age 17
Halley’s Comet only comes every 76th year,
It used to bring people many a fear.
A light, bright in the sky,
Barely seen by the naked eye.
Rocks, ice and gases,
Through the atmosphere it passes.
Powerful telescopes we will use
To get the comet into our views.
We’ll observe it orbit
And in our minds absorb it.
‘Cause agtain we won’t see it come
Until 2061!
Tiffany Hoebeck, age 13
Racine, WA
1986
Dear Citizens of 2061:
By the time you read this, I will
probably be 86 years old, and won’t remember that I ever wrote this letter to
you. I probably won’t remember anything
from fifth grade on. This letter is
from 1986, a year to remember. In 1985
it was recoded that 1985 was the worst year for plane crashes. I can’t tell you much about 1986 because I
am writing this in February, but I can tell you that 1986 is a good year for
robotics and making cars and other things.
In January the Chicago Bears won the football Super Bowl against the New
England Patriots.
When you read this letter in 2061,
some humans may be living in space and in a different galaxy. In 2061, I hope that all humans will work
together instead of fighting against each other. I also hope in 2061 all weapons will be torn apart and destroyed
and put to good use instead of killing people.
In 2061, you may never hear of the space shuttle that exploded in
mid-air. There were seven astronauts,
all with families.
Chuck Heapy, age 11
Grosse Pointe Woods, MD
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