By Nicola Zanchi

Washington State Ferries

Calling all high school students. Washington State Ferries is looking for a sunny new look for its summer 2017 sailing schedule.

Summer is the busiest sailing season, as millions of tourists and locals flock to the ferries to spend time on the water. Whether it is yoga on the sun deck, riding a bicycle aboard for a two-wheeled island adventure, or taking in the sights from the pickle fork, summer on the ferry is an unforgettable experience.

High schoolers are invited to send us their best drawing of what “Summer sightings on the ferry” means to them.

This summer WSF will print more than 985,000 ferry schedules with the selected cover art and distribute them across 10 ferry terminals and 22 vessels that make up our fleet. With more than eight million passengers traveling aboard Washington’s ferries last summer, just think of all of the people who will see your artwork!

All students currently in grades 9-12 are eligible and invited to participate in this contest. Submissions will be accepted beginning Wednesday, March 22. The contest ends Monday, April 10. No submissions will be accepted after that date.

A panel of judges from the WSF executive team will review entries. A winner whose work best depicts the theme of “Summer sightings on the ferry” will be selected. Entries will be judged on creativity, originality, clarity of theme and artistic merit.

Five finalists will be selected and featured on the WSF website, on the WSF Twitter, and in the WSF weekly update. From those finalists, the winning artwork will be chosen to be featured on the 2017 WSF summer sailing schedule.

All digital submissions must be submitted digitally at https://goo.gl/Hx6etA or mail by Monday, April 10.

Each student may only submit one entry. With summer just around the corner, it’s time to leave the passenger cabin for sunnier skies on the sun deck!

For more information, visit https://goo.gl/mhNMpU.