First place: Betsy Somanji

I shot and edited everything except the two photos in the third place video. I also created the animations.

Last year, H&M and Mentor once again held a slogan contest. DC area high school students were asked to submit drug-free slogans. The winner would be used on an H&M t-shirt to be sold in about 20 area stores, with a portion of the money going to anti-drug causes. The winning design was revealed at the end of the National Drug Facts Day 2013 event at the House of Sweden. Of course, the kids in attendance got shirts.

One of the lessons from last year's event: the kids are very nervous when they are called up to get their award. Too nervous to give a little interview about the inspiration behind their slogans. This year, we decided to do the interviews before the show and show the videos as the kids came up. That way, they only had to focus on not tripping on their way to the stage. 

Betsy Somanji won first place, with "Drug Free Works For Me." I shot, edited, and created the animations in that video. I'm rather fond of the gear animation.

Second place went to Donnie Weiss with "You Can't Lose If You Don't Use." 

Second place: Donnie Weiss

Fredy Cardenas won third place, with "#TeamDrugFree".

Third place: Fredy Cardenas