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Junior Filmmakers Need Your Vote

The polls are open for the County of Santa Barbara WaterWise video contest.

Junior Filmmakers Need Your Vote

Santa Barbara County high school students have been put to the challenge of creating specialized video content for the 23rd Annual Waterwise High School Video Contest, part of the Santa Barbara County Water Agency’s efforts to conserve water.

This year’s theme is “Be Water Wise in Your Garden,” and students rushed to splice together their own videos for a chance at winning the “People’s Choice Award.” Seventeen videos were submitted by 41 students from five different high schools in the area, including Bishop Garcia Diego, Dos Pueblos, Santa Barbara, Santa Ynez Valley, and Orcutt Academy.

From comedy skits, voiceovers, stop-motion animation, and even a little cartoon gopher speaking about ways to save water, these high school students put their all into creating these 30-second videos.