Happy Winter SHEF community!
The season brings crisp air, cozy moments, and a time for reflection, we’re delighted to share the latest happenings at the Steilacoom Historical Education Foundation. Whether you’re a longtime supporter or new to our foundation, there’s something for everyone to enjoy.
Design the New Logo for SHEF!
(Steilacoom Historical Education Foundation)
The Steilacoom Historical Education Foundation (SHEF) facilitates community support for Steilacoom School District students through scholarships that help graduates continue their education. We are looking for a new logo that supports our mission
Open to students, community members, alumni, and local artists!
Winner will receive: $100 gift card to local establishment & Your design featured on the SHEF website, social media, and newsletter
Submission Deadline: March 31, 2026
Submit your design to: [email protected] For all contest details/rules: Visit us on Facebook or https://www.shefonline.com Selected designs will be celebrated and recognized publicly, but final decisions regarding SHEF’s official logo and branding are at the discretion of the board. The winning design may or may not be adopted as the official logo.
SHEF 2026 LOGO CONTEST RULES AND INFORMATION
We’re on the hunt for a new logo for the Steilacoom Historical Education Foundation (SHEF), and we’d love your creative ideas! This contest is open to ALL: students, community members, alumni, and local artists!
We’d love to see designs that show the spirit of SHEF education and community coming together — SHEF facilitates community support for Steilacoom School District students through scholarships that help graduates continue their education. Feel free to be creative and interpret that in your own style; it doesn’t have to be too literal. SHEF is a separate nonprofit organization and is not affiliated with Steilacoom High School.
Here’s what you need to know:
1. Unlimited Entries – Submit as many designs as you’d like.
2. How to Submit – Email your designs to [email protected] (please include your name & contact info).
3. Deadline – all logos need to be submitted by March 31, 2026.
4. Prize – The winner will receive a $100 gift card to a local business of their choice.
5. Recognition – All selected designs will be celebrated publicly (including:
social media, website, newsletter shout-outs).
6. Honorable Mentions – Even if your design isn’t the winner, it may still be featured online and in SHEF materials.
7. Rights/Usage – State that by submitting, artists agree to let SHEF use
the designs for promotional purposes (social media, newsletters, etc.), even if the design isn’t chosen as the official logo.
8. Board Decision – The SHEF board has the final say in choosing the winning design.
9. Logo Adoption – The winning design may or may not become the official SHEF logo—it depends on what best fits the foundation’s branding needs.
10. Original Work Only – Please make sure your design is your own creation (no copyrighted material, clipart, or AI-generated logos that aren’t fully your design).
11. Rights/Usage – By submitting, artists agree to let SHEF use the
designs for promotional purposes (social media, newsletters, etc.), even if the design isn’t chosen as the official logo.
12. Winners will be contacted soon thereafter.
Please direct any questions to [email protected].
The season brings crisp air, cozy moments, and a time for reflection, we’re delighted to share the latest happenings at the Steilacoom Historical Education Foundation. Whether you’re a longtime supporter or new to our foundation, there’s something for everyone to enjoy.
Design the New Logo for SHEF!
(Steilacoom Historical Education Foundation)
The Steilacoom Historical Education Foundation (SHEF) facilitates community support for Steilacoom School District students through scholarships that help graduates continue their education. We are looking for a new logo that supports our mission
Open to students, community members, alumni, and local artists!
Winner will receive: $100 gift card to local establishment & Your design featured on the SHEF website, social media, and newsletter
Submission Deadline: March 31, 2026
Submit your design to: [email protected] For all contest details/rules: Visit us on Facebook or https://www.shefonline.com Selected designs will be celebrated and recognized publicly, but final decisions regarding SHEF’s official logo and branding are at the discretion of the board. The winning design may or may not be adopted as the official logo.
SHEF 2026 LOGO CONTEST RULES AND INFORMATION
We’re on the hunt for a new logo for the Steilacoom Historical Education Foundation (SHEF), and we’d love your creative ideas! This contest is open to ALL: students, community members, alumni, and local artists!
We’d love to see designs that show the spirit of SHEF education and community coming together — SHEF facilitates community support for Steilacoom School District students through scholarships that help graduates continue their education. Feel free to be creative and interpret that in your own style; it doesn’t have to be too literal. SHEF is a separate nonprofit organization and is not affiliated with Steilacoom High School.
Here’s what you need to know:
1. Unlimited Entries – Submit as many designs as you’d like.
2. How to Submit – Email your designs to [email protected] (please include your name & contact info).
3. Deadline – all logos need to be submitted by March 31, 2026.
4. Prize – The winner will receive a $100 gift card to a local business of their choice.
5. Recognition – All selected designs will be celebrated publicly (including:
social media, website, newsletter shout-outs).
6. Honorable Mentions – Even if your design isn’t the winner, it may still be featured online and in SHEF materials.
7. Rights/Usage – State that by submitting, artists agree to let SHEF use
the designs for promotional purposes (social media, newsletters, etc.), even if the design isn’t chosen as the official logo.
8. Board Decision – The SHEF board has the final say in choosing the winning design.
9. Logo Adoption – The winning design may or may not become the official SHEF logo—it depends on what best fits the foundation’s branding needs.
10. Original Work Only – Please make sure your design is your own creation (no copyrighted material, clipart, or AI-generated logos that aren’t fully your design).
11. Rights/Usage – By submitting, artists agree to let SHEF use the
designs for promotional purposes (social media, newsletters, etc.), even if the design isn’t chosen as the official logo.
12. Winners will be contacted soon thereafter.
Please direct any questions to [email protected].
2025 Scholarship Winners
Congratulations to the SHEF Scholarship Winners of 2025!
School Year 2025-2026 Scholarship Application Information
It's scholarship season! To apply for a SHEF scholarship, graduating Steilacoom High School students must create an online profile on the SHEF Dollars for Scholars website. This profile matches students to local scholarships and national scholarship opportunities. If you are interested in scholarships offered by SHEF, its generous individual donors, the Kiwanis, and We Love Steilacoom organizations; then start your profile now to take full advantage of these resources and possibilities. Local scholarships open January 31, 2026 and final applications must be submitted by April 1, 2026.
SHEF Grants: No grants will be issued
Steilacoom Historical School District (SHSD) staff members are invited to apply for grants to supplement or enhance educational opportunities for SHSD students. Grants are not being provided. Please contact SHEF for information.