Student Video Contest 2023

Lights, Camera, Action!

This year’s Video Contest will showcase the resilience our students are showing in the face of adversity. The isolation and overall impact of the pandemic has been profound, and we are still living its effects more than 2 years later. So, we wanted to honor that reality by listening to our students’ experiences. How are students best utilizing coping strategies? How are they supporting their own mental health, or the mental health of each other?

Our Participants Benefit by:

Learning important information regarding behavioral health
Receiving community service credit or class credit
Influencing their peers and the community in a positive way
Seeing your video shown in the community
Winning awesome prizes

Step 1 Pick a Prompt and Create a 2 Min Video

Influence the Choice is sponsoring our 11th annual video contest to inspire youth to POSITIVELY influence each other by producing 2 minutes public service announcements on one of the following topics:

“Learning to manage emotions (stress, anxiety, sadness, joy, love, hate, anger…and so many more) is a part of growing up. What advice do you have or what lessons have you learned, about how to positively handle your emotions day-to-day?”
“We’ve all come through two very difficult years because of the pandemic. How were you helped by a friend? How did you help a friend? What lessons did you learn from the pandemic about resilience and gratitude?”
“To My Younger Self--Telling Middle Schoolers What They Can Do to Stay Drug-Free”

Step 2 Read Rules Carefully Here!

Step 3 Upload Video Here!

Step 4 Fill Out Entry Form Here!

Step 5 Have Fun! Videos Due March 19, 2023

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Past Winners

Thank you to all the students who participated this year in our 10th annual Student Video Contest!

We had 23 video submissions by 48 students for a total of 508 hours of healthy student engagements in support of their peers!

2022 Overall Winner!!
Grand Prize Winner

The Alternative Timeline by Ryan Lee

How have these past years impacted who you are and your community?
In what ways have you helped or been helped by a neighbor or friend?

"Renewed" by Ethan Doan, Kai Reilly, Jack Faris, Nicholas Grabowski, & Luke Antipow

To My Younger Self
Telling Middle Schoolers What They Can Do to Stay Drug-Free

"Dear Me" by Sarim Khan, Cece Cha, Jefferey Lin, Zak Baydass, Kalli Tran, Yousef Baydass, Isaac Tran, Rylie Erfe-Johnson, & Archit Bhujang

There are a lot of big emotions surrounding everything that is going on in the world. What are positive ways you are handling those big emotions?

"Our Universal Language" by Daniel Heechan Lim

To My Younger Self: Telling Middle Schoolers What They Can Do to Stay Drug-Free

High School:

Angelina Pimkina, "Substance Abstinence Advice"
Lucas Counts,"Drugs are Not the Answer"

Middle School:

Amber Lyu,"Why Not Drugs"

How have these past years impacted who you are and your community? In what ways have you helped or been helped by a neighbor or friend?

High School:

Shayla Bansal,"Worthy"

Middle School:

Cosette Dobson,"The Contagious Neighbor"

There are a lot of big emotions surrounding everything that is going on in the world.
What are positive ways you are handling those big emotions?

High School: