diff --git a/app/models/announcement.rb b/app/models/announcement.rb
--- a/app/models/announcement.rb
+++ b/app/models/announcement.rb
@@ -1,9 +1,15 @@
 class Announcement < ActiveRecord::Base
 
-  def self.find_published
-    Announcement.find(:all,
-                      :conditions => "(published = 1) AND (frontpage = 0)",
-                      :order => "created_at DESC")
+  def self.find_published(contest_started=false)
+    if contest_started
+      Announcement.find(:all,
+                        :conditions => "(published = 1) AND (frontpage = 0)",
+                        :order => "created_at DESC")
+    else
+      Announcement.find(:all,
+                        :conditions => "(published = 1) AND (frontpage = 0) AND (contest_only = 0)",
+                        :order => "created_at DESC")
+    end
   end
 
   def self.find_for_frontpage