2025 – 2026 Poster & PSA Project

The Massachusetts Partnerships for Youth (MPY) has selected several students from across the Commonwealth as winners of this year’s annual poster project.

The winners were chosen from a pool of 151 entries from 33 school districts throughout Massachusetts. Since 2009, MPY has hosted the poster project to provide a platform for student voices and allow them to share their perspectives on important topics. Each year, students submit original, creative posters that reflect the theme. Three winners are selected from the elementary, middle and high school levels, with honorable mentions also receiving recognition. 

The theme, “Kind People Are the Best Kind of People,” focused on the importance of showing compassion, care and understanding to everyone, including oneself. Students embodied the theme by volunteering in their community, spreading messages of encouragement and helping out neighbors or strangers.

View all the winning posters and honorable mentions below!

GradeStudent DistrictPoster TitlePlace
3Framingham/Charlotte Dunning ElementaryTreat People with KindnessWinner-Elementary
3Norfolk/Freeman Kennedy SchoolKind people are the Best Kind of People!Honorable Mention/Elem
4Nahant/Johnson Elementary SchoolKind WorldHonorable Mention/Elem
6Medford/ Andrews Middle SchoolRainbow of LoveWinner-Middle School
6North Middlesex Regional School District/Hawthorne Brook Middle SchoolKind PeopleHonorable Mention/MS
5Marblehead Community Charter Public SchoolOut of this WorldHonorable Mention/MS
10Lynnfield High SchoolBe Kind to YourselfWinner-High School
10Westford/Nashoba Valley Technical High SchoolBe a FriendHonorable Mention/HS
11Norwood High SchoolHelping HandsHonorable Mention/HS
11Westford/Nashoba Valley Technical High SchoolShow KindnessHonorable Mention/HS

2025 – 2026 Poster & Public Service Announcement Project

The theme for this year’s poster/public service announcement (PSA) project is Kind People are the Best Kind of People. The deadline for POSTER submissions is Friday, January 30, 2026. The deadline for PSA submissions is Friday, April 10, 2026.

KIND PEOPLE ARE THE BEST KIND OF PEOPLE

  • Volunteer in your community
  • Make a donation to support a cause
  • Treat yourself with kindness and positive self-care
  • Leave a note of encouragement to someone in need
  • Do something nice for a neighbor or stranger
  • Email a teacher or mentor to thank them for their impact
  • Smile often – it’s contagious
  • Compliment yourself and others
  • Stay connected with family and friends
  • Send a small gift to show someone appreciation

We invite you to express the power of kindness through art! Submit your creative poster and PSA projects that showcase the importance of showing compassion, care and understanding to everyone, including yourself. Together, through small, thoughtful gestures, we can build a more caring, connected world. Choose kindness because kind people are the best kind of people!

The Poster Project is open to all elementary, middle and high school students from Massachusetts Partnerships for Youth (MPY) member districts, and includes individuals and groups of students, as well as student organizations, classes, clubs or athletic teams.

The PSA Project is open to all middle and high school students from MPY member districts, and includes individuals and groups of students, as well as student organizations, classes, clubs or athletic teams.

A panel of students, educators, law enforcement, and MPY staff will review the entries.

Posters and PSA Projects submitted:

  • Cannot include copyrighted images
  • Cannot include images from movies or television shows
  • Cannot include profane language, nudity, sex, weapons or depict excessive violence
  • Cannot reference any commerical product or advertiser
  • Cannot have images of people wearing clothing with logos or any other commercial reference
  • Cannot depict scenes of substance abuse or sexual activity
  • Should not identify the school district or town through clothing, signage or logos.

Posters and PSAs should be original and directed toward youth. They should be inclusive in terms of race, gender, and sexual orientation and they should communicate a positive message that reflects the theme, Kind People are the Best Kind of People.

Massachusetts Partnerships for Youth, Inc. reserves the right to determine the eligibility of any project.

POSTERS

Projects  with spelling or grammatical errors cannot be accepted. Projects should not identify the school district through clothing signage or logos.

All posters must be an electronic .jpg/.jpeg file (no hard copies). Please use the following file name format:  last name_first name_ grade.jpeg. Please complete the information requested on the adjacent page and use the “Choose File” upload button for your poster submission. A student and parent signed consent is required for all submissions.  Check the consent box on the adjacent page indicating that the student’s form with consent has been received. The Poster Project Student Application Form with original signatures must be kept on file and made available upon request. 

Click here for Poster Project Student Application

PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENTS

Film Information – Note: The film length must not exceed 60
seconds. Sound and visuals must be clear. Projects  with spelling or grammatical errors cannot be accepted. Projects should not identify the school district through clothing signage or logos.

All PSAs must be an electronic file using mp4 format. Please label the file: title_school_grade. All entries must include a title slide in the video that identifies the title of the PSA (Do not include school/district name or student names in the title.) Please complete the information requested on the adjacent page and use the “Choose File” upload button for your PSA submission. A student and parent signed consent is required for all submissions.  Check the consent box on the adjacent page indicating that the student’s form with consent has been received. The PSA Project Student Application Form with original signatures must be kept on file and made available upon request. 

Click here for PSA Student Application

For additional information or if you have any questions, please contact Wendy Leone at wendy@mpyinc.org.