2024 Student Video Submissions
See some of the amazing work students prepared for this year’s competitions.
Language Arts
See the student submissions for the Language Arts challenges.
STEAM
See the student submissions for the STEAM challenges.
History
See the student submissions for the History challenges.
2024 Language Arts Video Submissions
LANGUAGE ARTS CHALLENGE:
Op-Ed Text Alive! – A Story of Words
Maine Corridor - Bruce Whittier Middle School, ME - FIRST PLACE
Have you heard of the CMP Corridor? CMP Corridor is a company in Maine that's chopping down thousands of acres of forest to produce power but this power does not benefit Maine.
OP-Ed Text Alive - Bruce Whittier Middle School, ME - SECOND PLACE
What are pesticides doing to plants and the environment?
LANGUAGE ARTS CHALLENGE:
A Book Without Beginning or End – Creating a Fictional World about …Books
MEJ Publishing House World - Bruce Whittier Middle School, ME - THIRD PLACE
Imagine four countries that represent a different aspect of literature with a center city being the main publishing house. Watch this to have it all explained.
Book Without END - Bruce Whittier Middle School, ME
A world of books based on Fantasy
Worlds Collide! - Whittier Middle School, ME
When worlds collide genres work together to find a way back home. But sometimes things don't go as planned....
Journey Across Beseha - Westbrook Middle School, ME - SECOND PLACE
Students introduce the land of Beseha...
Nuovo Mundo - Westbrook Middle School, ME
Explore the fictional world of Nuovo Mundo, a world based in books.
Storyland - Solanco HS, PA - FIRST PLACE
An overview of a world divided into different tenses.
LANGUAGE ARTS CHALLENGE:
Comic Poetry Sketch
Order in the Court - Wantagh HS, NY
These students created a debate about technology using poetry!
The Zoom - MS2TC, MI - FIRST PLACE
A board meeting to discuss ideas to increase sales goes very badly wrong for one employee while the cast teaches us about Odes. haikus, and Limericks.
The Coffee Shop - MS2TC, MI - THIRD PLACE
The coffee shop workers and customers teach us about Odes, Haikus, and Limericks in a hilarious skit.
Crazy Cabin Crew - MS2TC, MI - SECOND PLACE
The crazy pirates have stolen some gold, but what should they do now?
LANGUAGE ARTS CHALLENGE:
“The Lottery” – Reimagined: A Photographic Storyboard
"The Lottery" Re-imagined (K, J, K, and T) - Westbrook Middle School, ME - FIRST PLACE
"The Lottery" Re-imagined
"The Lottery" Re-Imagined (A, G & S) - Westbrook Middle School, ME - SECOND PLACE
"The Lottery" Re-Imagined
The Reasoning: A Twist on the Lottery by Shirley Jackson - Durham Community School (non-competitive)
This is a massive twist on the story, and we're sorry it went so long. We had fun.
The Lottery, Reimagined to the Roman Days - Durham Community School, ME - THIRD PLACE
This video is our creation and change of The Lottery
Mr. Summers' Revenge - Freeport Middle School, ME
This video tells the story behind Tessie not-so-randomly drawing the black dot.
The Lottery - Freeport Middle School, ME
This video tells the story behind Tessie's secret love interest.
The Lottery, Reimagined - Durham Community School, ME
Our Twist is a bit Different
2024 STEAM Video Submissions
STEAM CHALLENGE:
The Passion Pitch: Imagining Your Future Selves
My Future Is - Wantagh HS, NY - SECOND PLACE
This student created a get-ready-with-me video portraying a woman who is unsure about her future.
Day-in-the-Life of an Actor - Wantagh HS, NY
This student created a day-in-the-life video showcasing his passion.
Rise to Fame - Wantagh HS, NY - THIRD PLACE
The group of students created a movie trailer of three self-help influencers who are surprised by an unexpected package.
Sustainable Deconstruction - Solanco HS, PA - FIRST PLACE
A video about the practice of reusing old buildings in a sustainable way.
STEAM CHALLENGE:
The Game’s Afoot – Mathematical Board Game Creation
The Game's Afoot - Westbrook Middle School, ME - FIRST PLACE
A documentary about the creation process and game play of a new mathematical board game.
DERC (Division, equation, roll, chance) - Whittier Middle School, ME - SECOND PLACE
Bruce M. Whittier Middle School students designed a board game about math.
STEAM CHALLENGE:
Plagiarizing Nature – Pitch Video
Coral Housing - Whittier Middle School, ME - THIRD PLACE
The video shows how coral designs can be used to save houses along shore lines, and all over the world with supportive structure and examples of why this is needed because of what is happening to the environment.
The Living Lamp - Whittier Middle School, ME - FIRST PLACE
An elevator pitch about the living Lamp an eco-friendly lighting solution that harnesses the power of bioluminescent plankton.
Waztastical Winder Pitch - Westbrook Middle School, ME - SECOND PLACE
A new product for sale, inspired by nature!
STEAM CHALLENGE:
Social Media and Your Mental Health: A Dramatic Monologue
Safety for Sigmas - Westbrook Middle School, ME - FIRST PLACE
The story of a kid and the Internet.
2024 History Video Submissions
HISTORY CHALLENGE:
Both Sides Now – An Historical Podcast
The Virginian Report - Westbrook Middle School, ME - FIRST PLACE
Clark Smith interviews Paul Revere and Thomas Preston about the Incident on King Street on the Fifth of March.
Rising Tensions--Solanco High School, PA - SECOND PLACE
This podcast features a debate between George Grenville and Benjamin Edes about the Stamp Act of 1765.
HISTORY CHALLENGE:
Countries of the World – A Promotional Video
Japan - Westbrook Middle School, ME - SECOND PLACE
A video about the wonders of Japan.
Philippines - Westbrook Middle School, ME - FIRST PLACE
An introduction of what you should know about visiting the Philippines
HISTORY CHALLENGE:
Tales and Myths from Ancient Civilizations, …Re-told and Modernized
The Tale of the Ghosts and the Flutes - Westbrook Middle School, ME - SECOND PLACE
We retell and update a folktale from Cameroon.
King Midas - Westbrook Middle School, ME - FIRST PLACE
Students retell and update the myth of King Midas.
Ragnarok - Westbrook Middle School, ME - THIRD PLACE
Students retell and update the Norse myth of Ragnarok.
HISTORY CHALLENGE:
Supreme Court/World Court Movie Trailer
Terry v. Ohio - Westbrook Middle School, ME - FIRST PLACE
Coming soon to a movie theater near you, the dramatic story of a potentially unlawful stop and frisk...