A Fairfield High School sophomore, Rachel Lewis, is one of the six finalists in the high school category for the Take Care of Texas video contest. She is the only student from the FHS Audio Video Productions class to make the finals. Rachel needs your help to advance to the final round.
The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality invited Texas students to participate in the Take Care of Texas Video Contest. To enter, students had to create a 30-second video that portrays positive ways Texans can help keep our air clean, keep our water clean, conserve water, save energy, or reduce waste.
There are three rounds of judging, including a round of public voting. In the first round, Take Care of Texas staff reviewed 507 submitted videos and selected the top six. In the second round, the public will get the chance to vote for their favorites from among the top 6 videos in the high school division.
Public voting will be held starting Jan. 15, 2020, at 8:00 a.m. CST and end Jan. 29, 2020, at 4:00 p.m. CST.
The top three from each age group will then go on to the final round. In the final round of judging, commissioners and executive staff from TCEQ and representatives from Waste Management of Texas Inc. will pick the first-, second-, and third-place winners from each age group.
Waste Management of Texas Inc. will provide scholarships to three high school students. Winners will be announced on February 24, 2020. Prizes for high school students will include scholarship funds awarded as follows: 1st place: $2,500, 2nd place: $1,500, and 3rd place: $500.
TCEQ will invite 1st place winners to Austin to be recognized at the 2020 Environmental Trade Fair and Conference.
Rachel needs your help to advance to the top three and win a scholarship. During the voting period, visit takecareoftexas.org and vote for Rachel’s video.
