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2025 Holiday Card Contest

The annual holiday card contest is an opportunity for Idaho students to showcase their creativity and for the state to recognize the importance of arts in education. The contest is open to all Idaho public school students in grades K-12. An overall winner will be chosen for each of two divisions, one for grades K-6 and one for grades 7-12.

Each overall winner’s artwork will be published on the Idaho Department of Education’s website and used as the Department’s holiday greeting card. The students selected as overall winners will receive cards for their own use. The Department also selects grade-level winners. See the most recent winners below.

Holiday Card Contest Guidelines

This contest is now closed. It will reopen in late 2026, and guidelines will be published here at that time.

2025 Overall Winners

Contact

Taylor Baggerly
Executive Assistant
(208) 332-6812
tbaggerly@sde.idaho.gov

Mailing Address:
Idaho Department of Education
Attn: Taylor Baggerly
PO Box 83720
Boise, ID 83720-0027

2025 Grade Level Winners

Painting of an owl wearing a Santa cap holding an ornament that reads: "2025".
Claire Atkinson | Buhl High School, Buhl
Drawing of city buildings and cars covered in snow under text that reads "Merry Christmas"
Vivian Haag | Sandpoint High School, Lake Pend Oreille
Drawing of a bear standing on another bear's head to put a star on top of a Christmas tree.
Kamray Rodriguez | Idaho Home Learning Academy
Drawing of a reindeer holding up a police booking placard that reads "ran over grandma"
Cumorah Carter | Malad High School, Oneida
Painting of snow-covered cabins in the forest with cars parked out front and people walking toward the front door.
Paityn Goodnight | Summitvue Middle School, Vallivue
City streets decorated for Christmas vanishes into the distance, where a snow-covered mountain glistens beneath bright stars.
Annie Steele | Summitvue Middle School, Valllivue
Snowman and presents nestled beneath a large, bare-branched tree decorated in Christmas lights.
Felicity McClure | Ola Elementary, Emmett
Gingerbread man, cookies, muffins, Christmas lights, ornaments, carrots and a present.
Aliza Ricks | Terreton Elementary, West Jefferson
Drawing of the State of Idaho wrapped in ribbon, wearing a Santa cap. Text reads: "Happy Holidays from Idaho"
Abigail Hernandez | Thomas Jefferson Charter
A watercolor painting of a snow globe features a Christmas tree. Ornaments hang above it.
Elaina Tope | Kootenai Elementary, Lake Pend Oreille
Drawing of a Christmas wreath surrounded by candy canes and stars. Text reads: "Merry Christmas"
Chloe Cantrell | Thomas Jefferson Charter
Drawing of snow globe that features a snowman. The snow globe base reads: "Merry Christmas."
Tulip Hossain | Sage International
Drawing of a smiling snowman next to a smiling house. Snow. Sun. Smiley face. Text reads: "Happy Christmas"
Nathaniel Perez-Rosales | Thomas Jefferson Charter