CONTEST RULES

Hello and welcome to Westlake’s Wellbeing Awareness Campaign! We’re excited to allow students this opportunity to create a public service announcement (PSA) to raise awareness on the effects of bullying, healthy relationships, substance use, and social media. So, what is a public service announcement? It’s a message to the public with the objective of raising awareness or changing public attitudes and behavior towards a social issue. This is an opportunity for you to express your creativity while making a positive impact! Read on for rules, guidelines, and requirements.

Please be sure to read everything below carefully!

Who can submit?

Any student currently enrolled at Westlake High School for the 2024-2025 school year. Students may submit individually or in teams of no more than 4 students. All students must submit an art medium (video, painting, graphic, comic, photo, music recording, etc.) with their first and last names.

One submission is allowed per student or team. One student is not allowed to enter individually and with a team.

What are the categories?

There are 4 categories: bullying, healthy relationships, substance use, and social media. Choose one category for your PSA.

When are the submission and voting deadlines?

Final Submission Deadline: March 7th, 2025 at 11:59 PM

Voting Begins: March 10th, 2025

Voting Ends: March 12th, 2025 at 4:15 PM

Winners Announced: March 14, 2025

What are the prizes?

The top three submissions per category will receive cash prizes.

1st place - $400

2nd place - $300

3rd place - $200

Who gets to vote?

All current students and staff at Westlake High School will be able to vote. A Google Form will be emailed to all students to vote for their favorite PSA announcement. The form will be sent out on March 10th, 2025 and students will be allowed to enter their votes until March 12th, 2025 at 4:15 PM.

Contestants are highly encouraged to spread the word about their PSA.

What are the art medium requirements?

Video and audio submissions must run between 30 seconds to 2 minutes in length. Other art mediums that are physical must be brought to Room 250 before the deadline. You must also fill out the submission form with a photo or recording of the art medium. 

Each submission will be verified before being posted. Any submission not abiding to the length requirements or containing inappropriate material will not be entered.

The content of your Public Service Announcement must be school appropriate (no vulgar language, explicit sexual content, excessive violence, etc.). The competition moderators reserve the right to determine the eligibility of any art media submission.

Do not use copyrighted material without express written permission. This includes but is not limited to music, pictures, videos, drawings, and digital graphics. Any videos using copy-written material without consent will be disqualified.

For videos - You must include an opening title and closing credits on your submission. Please note that the credits are included in the overall length of your film. In addition, submit your credits on the submission form at upload.

All films must be submitted via the submission google form. An email acknowledgment will be sent upon successful submission of your film. All art forms will be reviewed in their entirety by the moderators to qualify them for the voting round.

If you have any questions and/or concerns, please send an email to kkight@eanesisd.net and syao@eanesisd.net.