The SAR Youth Video Contest is an exciting new format where you can share what you know about the American Revolution. Tell us about a person, battle, document, or event during the American struggle for independence, and do it in video form. The key is to BE CREATIVE! Your project could be filmed or animated. As a couple examples, it could look like a cable news broadcast or a pretend movie trailer. Perhaps you will create a music video or even a rap battle. Show the judges you can think outside of the box.
Entries must contain ORIGINAL content based on scholarly research on the presented topic. Content may not violate copyright laws. The subject of the entry should focus on an event, personality, document, or topic pertaining to the American Revolution. Emphasis on the 250th anniversary of the Revolution is recommended. The style, approach, and perspective are not limited.
- Eligible contestants: 6th – 12th grade students
- Video length: 3 – 5 minutes
- Individual or group projects are accepted, but only one prize will be given to be shared by a group
- At least three research references are required
- National Contest submission deadline: 15 February 2025 (the date state winners must be sent to the National Contest)
- Kansas State Contest submission deadline: 25 January 2025 (the date the state chairman must receive chapter-winning videos)
- Chapter Contest submission deadline: 31 December 2024 (the date the sponsoring chapter must receive submissions)
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Contest Awards
- National First Place: $1500*
- National Second Place: $500
- * The National First-Place winner will receive a stipend of up to $1500.00 to reimburse travel to the NSSAR National Congress to participate in the Youth Awards Luncheon.
- Cash awards greater than $600 may be received as a scholarship with the completion of appropriate tax documents.
- The Kansas Society award will be for First Place: $750
The contest will be administered at the Chapter, State, and National levels. Contestants begin by applying to their local SAR Chapter contest. Each first-place chapter-winning submission will advance to the Kansas SAR state-level contest. Awards at the Chapter and State levels are at the discretion of the Chapter and State Society, respectively. At-large entries may be accepted in the absence of local programs upon approval of the state chairman.
For contest information, please contact:
Bruce Smith: bsmith@ksssar.org