Lambda Sigma Pi and the St. Pat’s Board will host the ninth annual St. Pat’s Door Decorating Contest for faculty and staff. There is no entry fee and doors will be judged Friday, March 10. Participants must register by 1 p.m. Monday, March 6, via online registration or by submitting a paper form to Jacee Wood, Lambda Sigma Pi representative, or Alex Lore, St. Pat’s representative. Winners will be announced Wednesday, March 15, during court arrival.

The contest features two categories: single-occupant office and multiple-occupant office. Requirements for a single-occupant office include:

• “109th Annual Best Ever St. Pat’s”
• “2017”
• “Missouri S&T”
• three shamrocks
• two snakes
• at least two different official 2017 merchandise items

Requirements for a multi-occupant office include:

• “109th Annual Best Ever St. Pat’s”
• “2017”
• “Missouri S&T”
• five shamrocks
• three snakes
• at least three different official 2017 merchandise items

Doors will be judged on creativity (25 percent of the score), amount of green (15 percent), including all the listed items (15 percent), humor (15 percent), double shamrocks or snakes (10 percent), extra merchandise (10 percent) and tradition or artifacts (10 percent). Merchandise can be purchased at the St. Pat’s sales box outside the Curtis Laws Wilson Library.

Prizes will be awarded for first, second and third places in each category. For questions, please contact Jacee Wood or St. Pat’s Representative Alex Lore.