ACWD Announces 6th Annual Student Video Contest

Fremont, Calif. – Lights, camera, water! The Alameda County Water District’s 6th annual WaterClips Student Video Contest invites Tri-City area students in grades 6-12 to create 30-second videos showcasing the impact and importance of District water in their daily lives. The District will award students over $1,500 in scholarships with winning entries at an awards ceremony and reception hosted at the Fremont Downtown Events Center. Students can submit entries now through March 7, 2025.

This year’s contest theme, “ACWD Water and Me,” challenges students to produce an entertaining, captivating, and informative 30-second video that conveys the personal significance of ACWD water delivered to their home, neighborhood, school, local businesses and community.

“We’re thrilled to provide an innovative space for students to generate digital content that shows their awareness and appreciation of the critical role water plays in everyday life,” said ACWD Board President Jim Gunther. “The contest is an important component of our water education program, and year after year, the students’ videos are impressive and inspiring.”

A panel of judges of local professionals from various industries, including government, media, non-profit organizations and environmental agencies, will evaluate student entries in, grades 6-8 and grades 9-12. ACWD will award winning students from both groups with six scholarships worth $500, $250 and $100. Students can enter the contest as an individual participant or submit a group entry.

Teachers can win, too! ACWD will award classroom scholarships of up to $200 to teachers in both groups sponsoring the most student submissions or the winning videos.

“It’s exciting to see the contest grow in popularity with hundreds of entries submitted over the past five years,” added Gunther. “It’s a testament to the decades-long partnership with Tri-City area schools, and the value of our water education program to educators, students and their families.”

For more information about the WaterClips Student Video Contest, visit acwd.org/waterclips or email waterclips@acwd.com.

Since 1914, the Alameda County Water District has supplied water to the residents and businesses of southern Alameda County. ACWD supplies drinking water to the 342,000 people living in the cities of Fremont, Newark and Union City. For more information, please visit www.acwd.org.