Students…

West View Water Authority is conducting its 5th annual video/photo contest open to all high schools in our service area!  Be creative with photos and submit a single photo or photo collage or produce and enter a short, educational or informational video.  You can submit as a group/team or individual.  Choose from the three categories below for a chance to win a monetary prize!  Have fun and be creative!

• Water

• The Environment

• School Spirit ( Something unique about your school or club)

The top 3 winners will receive a monetary prize and be featured on the West View Water Authority’s website, Instagram and Facebook page.

• 1st Place  – $1,000

• 2nd Place – $750

• 3rd Place  – $500
  

This is a great resume/college application builder!

Official Rules

West View Water Authority is challenging all high school students and amateur filmmakers within the service area to create videos or photos educating and informing the public on different topics related to the water, the environment, or school spirit.  All high school students’ grades 9-12 are eligible and can submit a video/photo individually or as a team effort. Only 1 video/photo per person or team accepted.  A primary contact must be designated per entry.  The prize will be given to the primary contact, to be divided up by the participants on their own terms. The winning video will be chosen by a panel from West View Water Authority. Winners will receive monetary prizes in addition to having their videos featured on the West View Water Authority’s website and Facebook page. This contest is an opportunity for high school students to publicly showcase their creativity, communication and film making skills.

 Video Details

• 1 minute to 1 minute and 30 seconds – long in length
  • .mp4 or .m4v (MPEG-4)
  • .mov (QuickTime)
  • .wmv (Windows Media Video)
  • .mpg (MPEG video file)

• The maximum upload size is 128MB

• 1 video submission per person/team
  • Must designate a primary contact.
  • If a team wins, the prize will be given to the primary contact to be divided up by the participants on their own terms.

• All videos must be educational, informative and appropriate or they will not be considered.

Photo Details

• Submit a photo or create a collage, be creative with this!
  

• 1 photo submission per person/team
  • Must designate a primary contact.
  • If a team wins, the prize will be given to the primary contact to be divided up by the participants on their own terms.

• All photos must be educational, informative and appropriate or they will not be considered.

Prizes

1st Place   – $1,000

2nd Place – $500

3rd Place   – $250

How to Enter

All videos can be submitted via email to Heather Haney at hhaney@westviewwater.org. Please include all names, a primary contact, grades, the name of the High School you attend, and acknowledgement of the disclosures written below.

Submission Deadline

Thursday, October 13, 2022 (5 pm EST) is the last day to submit videos.  No exceptions.  The winners will be notified via e-mail.

Disclosures

The contributor allows West View Water Authority, nonexclusive permission to use, copy, and distribute the submitted video/photo. The contributor acknowledges that receipt of prize money constitutes payment in full for this permission, without further consent or compensation. The contributor acknowledges that no copyrighted material has been used and that the entry was student-created.

*By entering a video or photo, you agree to all of the rules, requirements, and disclosures listed above*

Download – 2022 WVWA Video-Photo Contest