Choose Respect PSA Contest 2023
Deadline: March 13, 2023
The 2022-2023 Choose Respect Video Contest is open! Enter Today! This contest challenges MS and HS students to create an original 60-second video to promote awareness of dating violence/abuse among teens. Participants are encouraged to be creative!
Students who submit a quality video entry to the contest will earn 10 SSL Hours. Video entries illustrating child abuse, bullying, cyberbullying, and adult domestic violence will NOT be accepted. Students will be awarded SSL hours in May of 2023 if their submission has met all of the requirements of the contest. Students SHOULD NOT complete Form 560-51 for this opportunity.
Submission Deadline: March 13, 2023
- All submissions must have a title.
- All submissions must be in either English or Spanish.
- All submissions must be 50-70 seconds in length.
- All submissions must be uploaded to Google Drive, Dropbox, YouTube, or similar program.
- You will then have to provide us with the link via our Online Contest Submission Form below
- All submissions must address at least one of the following as it relates to dating violence between teens:
- Physical abuse, emotional/verbal abuse, types of technological abuse, financial abuse or issues around consent).
- Examples of healthy behaviors in a relationship.
- Bystander intervention (how to step in and help a friend who is being abused).
- All submissions must include the Montgomery County Family Justice Center - 240-773-0444 as the resource where victims of domestic violence and dating abuse can get help.
- Submissions must reflect careful planning, thoughtful insight into the material presented, and accurate and thorough coverage of the content.
- Submissions may NOT include ANY copyrighted music, audio/video clips, characters, logos, or other protected material. Videos may include music only if it is considered “open source” music, or if it is composed and played by a student (or students) in the group.
1st Place: $1,000
2nd Place: $750
3rd Place: $500
2022
1st Place - "Not My Fault" - MLK Jr. Middle School
2nd Place and Fan Favorite - "High School Simulator" - Einstein High School
3rd Place - "Words do Hurt" - Shady Grove Middle School
Honorable Mention - "Dating Shouldn't Hurt" - Julius West Middle School
Honorable Mention - "It's Fine" - Charles E. Smith Jewish Day School
2021
1st Place and Fan Favorite - Love Should Never Hurt - Poolesville High School / Takoma Park Middle School2nd Place - Boys Will Be Boys - Martin Luther King, Jr., Middle School
3rd Place - Guys Can Be Victims, Too - Eastern Middle School
Honorable Mention - I Promise - Paint Branch High School
Honorable Mention - False Reflections - Rockville High School
2020
1st Place and Fan Favorite - "I'm the Victim" - Northwood High School
2nd Place - "He Loves Me" - Roberto Clemente Middle School
3rd Place - "Our Memories" - Richard Montgomery High School
Honorable Mention - "Distraction" - Eastern Middle School
Honorable Mention - "Excuses" - Poolesville High School
Student participation in this service project is at the discretion of the student’s parent/guardian. The nonprofit organization is responsible for maintaining student safety and privacy at any time the student is interacting with the nonprofit and its clients. The nonprofit organization will determine the number of SSL hours awarded based on the evidence submitted. Parents/guardians should contact the nonprofit directly with any questions and/or concerns. This service activity is designed to be completed within the safety of the student’s home.