Stormwater Partners coalition announces student video contest winners

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Stormwater Partners of Southwest Washington is proud to announce the winners of the third annual Students for Clean Water Video Contest. Clark County middle and high school students submitted more than 60 videos for the contest. Five $500 first place and five $100 honorable mention prizes are awarded to:

  • “Where does stormwater go?” long video category
    • First place: “Where Does Your Stormwater Go?” by Elliot Coco
    • Honorable mention: “Protect Water at All Costs” by Grace Cooper
  • “Where does stormwater go?” short video category
    • First place: “Stormwater’s Journey” by Eliana Yuen and Adelaide Huelsmann
    • Honorable mention: “How to Keep Our Water Safe” by Sola Feldheger
  • Community storytelling category
    • First place: “My Memory of the Lake” by Griffin and Graysen Aldridge
    • Honorable mention: “Welcome to Round Lake” by Elena Luberg
  • BIPOC filmmaker category
    • First place: “How to Keep Our Water Safe” by Sola Feldheger
    • Honorable mention: “Don’t Waste a Drop” by Angelie Rivera Vidals
  • People’s choice category
    • First place: “Healthy Habits that will Take You by Storm!” by Reese Billington and Jovie Gorham-Brown
    • Honorable mention: “Clean Up the Earth” by Ryden Aguilar and Jerad Mack Pickner

Winning videos will be featured on Stormwater Partners social media profiles. They will also be shown this summer prior to movies in the park events (specific events to be determined).

Winning videos can be seen at stormwaterpartners.com/video-contest.

Stormwater Partners launched the student video contest in 2021 to encourage students to think about their impacts on and connections to local streams. The annual contest asks students to show their creativity by producing 25 or 55-second videos about their connection to water or ways to prevent pollution. This year more than 65 students from 12 Clark County middle and high schools submitted videos.

Local businesses Consor Engineering, MacKay Sposito, Olson Environmental, Otak, and Northwest Watersheds LLC sponsored the cash prizes. The Liberty Theater in Camas supported the contest by running promotional videos before movie screenings.

Stormwater Partners of Southwest Washington is a coalition of local jurisdictions and organizations including Clark County and the cities of Battle Ground, Camas, La Center, Ridgefield, Vancouver and Washougal. Learn more at stormwaterpartners.com.

CONTACT
Eric Lambert, clean water outreach specialist
Community Engagement and Inclusion, Public Works
360.600.9164
eric.lambert@clark.wa.gov