Overview
In its second year, the I Don't Want to Miss... contest is accepting entries until March 18th. The Clorox Company is calling on school musical groups nationwide to develop a video performance of a song written by Berklee College of Music student Will Wells on what teens would not want to miss out on if they were home sick and why prevention is important. School groups are encouraged to be creative and put their own spin on the song. Download song/lyrics under "Important Links."
You can also grab a friend, do your best and have fun! You don't have to have the voice of an angel to win big!
How to Enter
- Download the song/lyrics.
- Share the song/lyrics with your teacher and school musical group.
- Check the judging criteria below to make sure you understand the directions.
- As a group, work together to develop a video performance of the song.
- Remember to include a video introduction and to include your teacher in the video and/or performance.
- Make sure your teacher collects signed consent forms from all students participating in the video. These will be needed if you win. You can find these forms under "Important Links."
- Go to "Upload Your Video Here" and select the I Don't Want to Miss... 2010 subcategory under the Contests Category.
To upload an entry, user must register on SchoolTube.com and agree to SchoolTube.com's Terms and Conditions. Once a user submits an entry, it will be sent to the teachers for moderation and then will go live on SchoolTube.com. If a teacher is not signed up at a user's school, the entry must wait in line for SchoolTube staff to approve.
More information is available at http://www.Facebook.com/Clorox .
* A group entering the contest can be one student and one teacher.
To Win
Five top finalists will be chosen by a panel of judges based on the following criteria:
- 34% Creative rendition and overall quality of the song;
- 33% Video introduction (including visual, instrumental, or vocal opening sequence with School name and why flu prevention is important), and;
- 33% Incorporation of the teacher or faculty member.
Have any questions? E-mail Lauren.wasserman@ketchum.com
Grand Prize winner will be chosen out of the top five by an open voting process on SchoolTube.com!
For each entry submitted, The Clorox Company will donate $100 (up to $10,000) to the Sophia's Heart Foundation, a charity founded by Danny Gokey in honor of his late wife, Sophia and dedicated to helping children achieve academic success via musical training, and restoring musical dreams in children.
Prizes:
- Grand Prize: Former American Idol finalist, Danny Gokey, will lead a music class at the winner's school
- First-Fourth Place Prizes: Framed, autographed photo of Danny Gokey
For the first 100 groups to submit, the teacher will receive a care package from The Clorox Company. (Limit one per school)
Timeline:
January 28, 2010; 12:00 a.m. ET, video submissions will begin to be accepted on SchoolTube.com
March 18, 2010; 11:59 p.m. ET, will be the deadline for entries
March 19, 2010; 12:00 a.m. ET, judges will begin selecting the top five entries
March 26, 2010; 12:00 a.m. ET, voting on top five entries will begin
April 10, 2010; 11:59 p.m. ET, voting will end
* No entries will be accepted after the above deadline. Clorox and SchoolTube hold the right to pull videos and make a final decision on winners if necessary at their discretion.
It's All Up to Them
Alan Janssen, MSPH, Samuel Vincent Hernandez and Stefan Youngblood will narrow the competition down to five finalists.
- Alan Janssen, MSPH is a Health Communications Specialist with the National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. He was a judge in last year's I Don't Want to Miss... contest.
- Samuel Vincent Hernandez is a video technology teacher with Hutto ISD in Hutto, Texas. Mr. Hernandez has more than 7 years of teaching experience in career and technology. His students entered and won the I Don't Want to Miss... contest last year.
- Stefan Youngblood is a singer/songwriter and the Director of Contemporary Worship at Edenton Street United Methodist Church. He has taught music around the globe, in places like Africa, Asia, Eastern Europe and the Americas.