The 2022-23 FWEA High School Video Contest Winners Announced

theme. Students got extra points if they mention the 3 “Ps” that can be flushed down a toilet.

Winners and Prizes

The PCOC is excited to award the winning students and their teachers with the following prize money:

FWEA contest website at www.fwea.org/video_ contest.php.

Plans are now underway for the 2023-24 video contest and details will be posted to the contest website at the beginning of the new school year.

Contest Volunteers Needed

The FWEA Public Communications and Outreach Committee (PCOC) wrapped up a successful video contest this school year! High school students were challenged to submit a family-friendly video between 30 and 45 seconds in length that explains what items are safe to flush. Due to a great response, the PCOC had much work to do to view and judge the 75 entries it received.

Judging of Entries

Entries were ranked according to creativity, originality, education criteria, and which ones best promoted the “To Flush or Not to Flush”

S The first-place winner from New World School of the Arts in Miami-Dade County will receive a $700 prize.

S The second-place winner from Seminole High School in Pinellas County will receive a $500 prize.

S The third-place winner from Miami Sunset Senior High in Miami-Dade County will receive a $300 prize.

The winning teachers also received checks to spend for their classrooms. Additionally, two students will be recognized with honorable mention certificates.

To view the creative winning entries, visit the

The PCOC is always looking for new ways and new people to promote the contest. Anyone interested in this outreach opportunity should contact Debbie Sponsler at Debbie.Sponsler@ocfl.net. S

Debbie Sponsler is the communications section manager at Orange County Utilities and chairs the FWEA Public Communications and Outreach Committee Video Contest. Melody Gonzalez, E.I., is a project engineer with Black & Veatch. She serves as the FWEA Member Relationships Committee chair and treasurer/contact for the FWEA South Florida Chapter.

Patrick “Murf” Murphy President, FWPCOA