Stormwater Partners of Southwest Washington is proud to announce the sixth annual Students for Clean Water Student Video Contest. Middle and high school students throughout Clark County are invited to create fun and impactful short videos to inspire stewardship of our community’s water resources. 

Students currently in grades 6-12 can submit 25 to 60-second videos on topics related to water pollution prevention, stewardship, environmental justice or their personal connection to water. Videos are due by April 17. 

Local businesses and non-governmental organizations are sponsoring five first-place prizes of $500 each, and five honorable mention prizes of $100 each. This year’s sponsors include Northwest Watersheds LLC, Olson Environmental, Otak, E.R.S.M. LLC. One first prize and one honorable mention prize will be awarded in each of five categories: 

• “Protecting water in our community” animated video (25-40 seconds) and long-form video (45-60 seconds) categories for videos exploring infrastructure and actions to protect watersheds
• “Community storytelling” for videos where students to share their personal or cultural connections to water
• “Clean water for all" for videos investigating progress in environmental justice related to water resources
• “People’s choice” for the video with the most views and engagement on social media, between May 11-18, when videos are shared by Stormwater Partners

Winning videos will be shared on Stormwater Partners’ social media accounts and at summer movie-in-the-park events. 

“Students have an opportunity to share their creative filmmaking skills and passion for protecting water,” said Clean Water outreach manager Eric Lambert. “We’re excited to share their messages and to recognize their efforts with cash prizes provided by our generous sponsors.” 

Students and supporters can visit stormwaterpartners.com/video-contest for detailed contest information. Stormwater Partners is a coalition of local agencies and organizations, including Clark County and the cities of Battle Ground, Camas, La Center, Ridgefield, Vancouver and Washougal.