Posted 11:06 pm Sunday, March 18, 2012
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Students Invited To Enter ‘Vote Counts’ Video Contest
The League of Women Voters of Tyler/Smith County has a message this election year: “Your Vote Counts.”
To help spread the word about the importance for all to register and go to the polls, the bipartisan organization is seeking the help of high school students.
LWV is inviting all high school students in Smith County to enter a video contest called “Your Vote Counts.”
Students are challenged to produce a 30-second public service video emphasizing the importance of voting – the process by which people select their leaders on every level of government.
To help spread the word about the importance for all to register and go to the polls, the bipartisan organization is seeking the help of high school students.
LWV is inviting all high school students in Smith County to enter a video contest called “Your Vote Counts.”
Students are challenged to produce a 30-second public service video emphasizing the importance of voting – the process by which people select their leaders on every level of government.
“Last year’s contest - our first - was lots of fun and very successful,” says Kristi Roberts, president of LWV-Tyler/Smith County in information sent to the newspaper. “It attracted a lot of teenagers, and the PSAs elevated awareness of the importance of voting in our community, especially in young voters.”
Texas needs all the help it can get in encouraging residents to let their choices be known, notes the LWV announcement.
Sadly, Texas ranks last in terms of the percentage of people who are eligible to vote compared to those who actually go to the polls.
Texas needs all the help it can get in encouraging residents to let their choices be known, notes the LWV announcement.
Sadly, Texas ranks last in terms of the percentage of people who are eligible to vote compared to those who actually go to the polls.
Peggy Downing, chair of the “Your Vote Counts” Video Contest in Tyler, says students can work alone or in teams and be creative as possible as long they video stays within the 30-second limit.
Each entry must include a entry form and adhere to the LWV principles of nonpartisanship and fairness. The videos cannot show products with brand names or trademarked material and they must not include indecent language or behavior or any form of bigotry or racism.
The entries will be judged by a panel of university faculty and media professionals.
The local contest will name three winners. The top two videos will then be entered in an LWV-Texas statewide contest and become eligible for more prizes.
For more information about the contest and to download the entry form, log on to the LWV-Tyler/Smith County website at lwvtyler.org. The deadline to enter is June 1.
Contact Danny Mogle at dmogle@tylerapaper.com or 903-506-6256.
Each entry must include a entry form and adhere to the LWV principles of nonpartisanship and fairness. The videos cannot show products with brand names or trademarked material and they must not include indecent language or behavior or any form of bigotry or racism.
The entries will be judged by a panel of university faculty and media professionals.
The local contest will name three winners. The top two videos will then be entered in an LWV-Texas statewide contest and become eligible for more prizes.
For more information about the contest and to download the entry form, log on to the LWV-Tyler/Smith County website at lwvtyler.org. The deadline to enter is June 1.
Contact Danny Mogle at dmogle@tylerapaper.com or 903-506-6256.
