Video Contest for Polk County High School Students

2016 Winners Announced:
First Place: “It’s All You” by Tenoroc HS
Second Place: “I Pledge” by Winter Haven HS
Third Place: “For Your Future” by Winter Haven HS
Tenoroc High students, from left, Shariffa Richardson, Tashena Macomber and Alexandria Polingo
with trophies for winning the League of Women Voters’ video contest. Congratulations to all the students who participated.
Are you good at creating videos? If so, engage your audience through an educational, fun video informing young Floridians on critical facts about registering and voting! Videos should be geared towards a youthful audience. Entrants will be competing for the First Place Prize of $700.00. An example of what we are looking for can be found here. See last year's winner here.
Voting Impacts the Lives of Young People Have you ever heard the myth that your vote doesn't count? That it doesn't matter who is elected? Well, it’s actually untrue.
Do you care about:
· Financial aid for college?
· Finding a job when you graduate?
· Funding for sports and music programs, prom and other events at your school?
Guess what? Every single one of those things, and so many more, are decided by our elected officials (the people who run your school board, work in city hall and represent you in Congress). They are making decisions every day that impact your life.
Video Requirements:
· Voting brings us all together as proud Floridians. It’s one time whether you’re young or old, rich or poor, that we all have the same say.
· Florida's future is our future and we must elect leaders who will lift up our communities and make them better. We must vote for or against the Constitutional Amendments to do the same.
· We can’t complain about the way things are going if we don’t stand up for what we believe in and what we want. Voting is our chance to take control over what happens to us, our families, and our community.
3. Include all of the following facts:
4. Include other facts and concrete examples pertinent to young people, such as
· Local elections are important - Polk County School Board, Polk County Officials, City Officials.
· Constitutional Amendment 1, Water and Land Conservation (in 2014) passed with 75%.
· Constitutional Amendment 2, Medical Marijuana (in 2014) failed with 58%.
Must be 1 - 3 minutes long.
May be animated, comedy, drama, contain music, etc. Should not contain violence, nudity, endorsement of illegal activity, etc.
All videos must be submitted in mp4 or .mov format and must be 200MB or less.
Important Dates
Prizes
First Place: $700, distribution of award-winning video, and public recognition at Winner's Reception Award Ceremony.
Second Place: $350, certificate, recognition at Winner's Reception Award Ceremony.
Third Place: $150, certificate, recognition at Winner's Reception Award Ceremony.
Honorable Mention: certificate, recognition at Winner's Reception Award Ceremony.
Participation – certificates for all participants, flag pins, recognition at award ceremony
Select video submissions will be posted on the contestVOTE website (http://www.youtube.com/user/contestvote) and on the League of Women Voters of Polk County’s Facebook page.
The League of Women Voters of Polk County is sponsoring this contest. The League:
o is nonpartisan
o encourages participation in government
o works to empower citizens to take control of their democracy
o promotes voter registration and education
Contest Rules: See detailed contest rules.
Contest Entry Form: Complete the form here & email it to [email protected]
Voting Impacts the Lives of Young People Have you ever heard the myth that your vote doesn't count? That it doesn't matter who is elected? Well, it’s actually untrue.
Do you care about:
· Financial aid for college?
· Finding a job when you graduate?
· Funding for sports and music programs, prom and other events at your school?
Guess what? Every single one of those things, and so many more, are decided by our elected officials (the people who run your school board, work in city hall and represent you in Congress). They are making decisions every day that impact your life.
Video Requirements:
- Convey the need for young people (ages 18-29) to register and vote in an enjoyable and memorable way. Must feature the idea that it is important to young people that they register and vote.
- Use one or more of the following as the theme of your video to show why young people should care or haw they're affected:
· Voting brings us all together as proud Floridians. It’s one time whether you’re young or old, rich or poor, that we all have the same say.
· Florida's future is our future and we must elect leaders who will lift up our communities and make them better. We must vote for or against the Constitutional Amendments to do the same.
· We can’t complain about the way things are going if we don’t stand up for what we believe in and what we want. Voting is our chance to take control over what happens to us, our families, and our community.
3. Include all of the following facts:
- You must be a U.S. citizen to be eligible to register to vote.
- You must be at least 18 years old by Election Day to vote, but you may pre-register you are 16 or 17 years old (but not vote until you are 18).
- During the 2014 Election, only about 22% of young people age 18 – 29 voted.
- Florida has closed primary elections, so you must register as either a Republican or Democrat to vote for either of those party’s Presidential candidates in the primary.
4. Include other facts and concrete examples pertinent to young people, such as
· Local elections are important - Polk County School Board, Polk County Officials, City Officials.
· Constitutional Amendment 1, Water and Land Conservation (in 2014) passed with 75%.
· Constitutional Amendment 2, Medical Marijuana (in 2014) failed with 58%.
Must be 1 - 3 minutes long.
May be animated, comedy, drama, contain music, etc. Should not contain violence, nudity, endorsement of illegal activity, etc.
All videos must be submitted in mp4 or .mov format and must be 200MB or less.
Important Dates
- Monday, January 25th: Contest Opens to Entry Forms
- Monday, February 29th: Video Submission Opens
- Friday, March 18th at 11:59PM: Video Submission Ends
- Wednesday, March 30th: Judging Occurs
Prizes
First Place: $700, distribution of award-winning video, and public recognition at Winner's Reception Award Ceremony.
Second Place: $350, certificate, recognition at Winner's Reception Award Ceremony.
Third Place: $150, certificate, recognition at Winner's Reception Award Ceremony.
Honorable Mention: certificate, recognition at Winner's Reception Award Ceremony.
Participation – certificates for all participants, flag pins, recognition at award ceremony
Select video submissions will be posted on the contestVOTE website (http://www.youtube.com/user/contestvote) and on the League of Women Voters of Polk County’s Facebook page.
The League of Women Voters of Polk County is sponsoring this contest. The League:
o is nonpartisan
o encourages participation in government
o works to empower citizens to take control of their democracy
o promotes voter registration and education
Contest Rules: See detailed contest rules.
Contest Entry Form: Complete the form here & email it to [email protected]
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