Celebrate 250 Video Essay Contest Submission Form
Submit a 1–2 minute student video essay for the Celebrate 250 / Celebrate St. Louis contest. A parent or guardian must complete consent before the video can be submitted.
Student Information
Student First Name
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Student Last Name
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Current or Entering Grade
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Please Select
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
Age Bracket
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Please Select
Grades 3-5
Grades 6-8
Grades 9-12
School Name
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Student Email Address
example@example.com
City
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State
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Please Select
Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida
Georgia
Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio
Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont
Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming
Video Submission
Video Title
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Short Video Description
Submission Method
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Upload video file
Paste a YouTube/Vimeo link
Video File Upload
Upload a File
Drag and drop files here
Choose a file
Videos must be submitted in .mp4, .mov, or .m4v format and may not exceed 250 MB. Recommended video length is 2 minutes or less.
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Video Link
Parent/ Guardian Information, Consent, and Eligibility
This section must by filled out by the parent / guardian.
Parent/Guardian First Name
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Parent/Guardian Last Name
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Parent/Guardian Email
*
example@example.com
Parent/Guardian Phone Number
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Please enter a valid phone number.
Format: (000) 000-0000.
Parent/guardian authorization
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I authorize my child’s participation in this contest and confirm I am the child’s parent/legal guardian or am authorized to provide this consent.
Permission to review for judging
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I give permission for Celebrate St. Louis Foundation, Elasticity, Celebrate 250 partners, contest sponsors, and their representatives to review this submission for contest administration and judging.
Permission to use submission materials
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I give permission for Celebrate St. Louis Foundation, Elasticity, Celebrate 250 partners, contest sponsors, and their representatives to use, reproduce, edit, display, publish, and distribute my child’s submitted video, image, likeness, voice, first name, grade bracket, school or city, and related submission materials on event screens, social media, websites/press media materials, sponsor reporting, and future Celebrate St. Louis storytelling, without additional compensation.
Original work and licensing confirmation
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I confirm the submitted video is my child’s original work and that any third-party materials, including music, images, video clips, or other content, are original, properly licensed, or used with permission.
Eligibility confirmation
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I confirm the student is eligible for the selected grade bracket and is not an immediate family member of a contest judge, sponsor, or scholarship sponsor.
Acknowledgment of file accessibility review
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I acknowledge that inaccessible video files or links may result in contact to the parent/guardian email before judging and that failure to provide an accessible file or link may affect eligibility for review.
Optional Referral Source
How did you hear about the contest?
School
Teacher
Scouts
Library
Community organization
Social media
Parent/friend
Other
If from a school, troop, library, or organization, please name it.
Grade category
Please Select
Grades 3-5
Grades 6-8
Grades 9-12
Submit Video Essay
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