The contest is open to any high school or middle school student living in Montgomery County. Producers of the second-place video will win $750. The third place and fan favorite video producers will win $500. Montgomery County Public Schools students can earn 10 Student Service Learning hours by participating.
Entries must be submitted by Friday, Nov. 8.
The contest is part of the State’s Attorney’s Office’s “Speak Up, Save a Life” program, whose goal is to spread awareness about the dangers of drug use.
More information about the contest, including the guidelines and how to enter, can be found at https://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/SAO/other/speakup.html
Montgomery County Public Schools and the Montgomery County Council of PTAs are partnering with the State’s Attorney’s Office on the contest.
The contest’s prize sponsor is Magnolia Companies, in honor of Matthew Loudon and Michael Pisarra, two young Montgomery County residents who lives were lost to fentanyl.