Contest Description:
Every year, Enterprise through Literature (UMCP Ed Snider Center for Enterprise and Markets, Robert H. Smith School of Business) sponsors a national video contest for high school students and their teacher sponsors. Working in teams, students chose and read a book that they felt exemplified the theme of the contest: Individual Identity in Utopia and Dystopia. To enter the contest, students answered the prompt (In a utopia/dystopian society, how does the restriction of an individual’s rights impact their role in society and therefore entrepreneurial spirit? Cite examples from both your chosen piece of literature and real world examples.) by creating a video that visually demonstrated their findings. They were also encouraged to consider a range of approaches to creating a video including examining historical, real world, or fictionalized accounts. Each team also prepared an abstract explaining how the video illustrated their conclusions.

Prizes and Winners:

•     1st place video $500 for each team member – Seniors Allen Shieh, Doria Pertea, and Angela Zhao
•     2nd place video $250 for each team member – Seniors Alina Tann and Nina Yuchi
•     3rd place video $100 for each team member – Juniors Kelsey Firman, Jordan Lowman, and Lexxi Skochinski
•     Finalist video $50 for each team member – Seniors Iris Hu, Laurel Pulford, and Rachel Scrandis
•     Finalist video $50 for each team member – Juniors Bailey Schwab and Miriam Sheetz
•     Finalist video $50 for each team member – Seniors Richard Xu, Ben Xu, Mac Smith, and Eric Frank
•     Finalist video $50 for each team member – Juniors Julie Kim and Ryan Moy
•     Finalist for incorporation of enterprise ($50) - Seniors Jake Parker, Sam Park, Omar Mira, and Chris Messer
•     Finalist for creativity ($50) - Juniors Faris Aziz, Bill Cao, and Bryan Yoon

Congratulations to all the winners!