CTE Month Video Public Service Announcement Contest
This fall, ACTE held its third annual video public service announcement contest for secondary and postsecondary CTE students. This
year’s videos were based on the 2010 CTE Month theme CTE: Invest in Your Future and emphasized the importance of career and technical education. ACTE partnered with SchoolTube, a safe, moderated Web site for online video and image sharing that reaches thousands of teachers and students, to host this year’s contest. More than 150 entries were received. A panel of marketing and media professionals judged the final entries.
First place:
The Future Is in Your Hands
Katie Eldredge & Hannah Read
Silsbee High School
Silsbee, Texas
Second place:
Invest in Your Education
Sam Evenson
Kokomo Area Career Center
Kokomo, Indiana
The first place students will receive a $750 prize, and their school will receive one complimentary copy of Apple's Final Cut Studio 2, a professional video-editing suite, which Apple is donating for the contest. The second place student will receive $250 and one complimentary copy of Apple's Final Cut Studio 2 for their school. The first and second place videos will be distributed nationally to television stations and posted on the Internet.
Schools, businesses and organizations can use the PSAs as tools to educate policymakers and their communities about the important role CTE programs play in developing a qualified workforce. You can purchase DVD copies of “The Future is in Your Hands” and “Invest in Your Education” through Shop ACTE
for $5 plus shipping. If you would like a copy on BetaSP tape to
distribute to television stations, please contact Catherine Imperatore
at onlinemedia@acteonline.org.
If you have questions or would like more information on obtaining copies of the PSAs, please contact onlinemedia@acteonline.org. Details for the 2011 CTE Month Video PSA Contest will be announced by summer 2010.