Submissions for the Teen Safe Driving Video Contest are now being accepted. Duval County high school students can create a 30-60 second video highlighting the dangers of distracted or impaired driving. The contest offers students more than $3,000 in scholarships, with their school receiving a $1,000 grant.
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JACKSONVILLE,
FL (February 8, 2012) — Duval County Public Schools, the Jacksonville Sheriff’s
Office, and local non-profit organization, The SELF Movement, announced a
partnership today to launch a Teen Safe Driving Video Contest in Duval
County.
The
contest offers individuals or teams of up to four students more than $3,000 in
scholarships and prizes. The first-place winner will designate a Duval County
public high school in advance to receive a $1,000 grant for a student-focused
improvement project of the school’s choice.
The video contest provides
an opportunity for teens to educate their peers on the dangers of distracted or
impaired driving. Students are asked to create a 30-60 second video, which must
be submitted to The SELF Movement’s YouTube channel by midnight on March 17,
2012. The public will select seven finalists from April 7 – 22, 2012 and
a local panel of judges will select three additional finalists. The
finalists and honorable mention candidates will be announced by May 5, 2012 in
advance of a formal red carpet award ceremony later that month.The Teen Safe Driving Video Contest will also raise funds to benefit the Duval County Public Schools’ driver education program. The financial support for both the video contest and updated driver education resource material will be provided in part by a $10,000 donation from the Allstate Foundation.
To learn more about the Teen Safe Driving Video Contest, including the official rules and registration, visit www.theselfmovement.org.