Welcome to the Save The Hoedag Video Contest. The Hoedag's natural habitat, Grand Lake St. Marys, is being threatened, and it's up to you to save it! All high school students in Auglaize and Mercer County are invited to submit a video to spread the word about the dangers the Hoedag faces, and what needs to be done to save the Hoedag's environment. Then the public chooses the best video for a cash prize. Read the rules below and get started saving the Hoedag today.
Thank you to all of our teams for their outstanding submissions to the contest! Your winners are:
Best Video (voted by the public), $200 to team, $500 to team's school
Team: Leadership Team, Celina High School
Team Members: Taylor Guingrich, Marissa Gibbons, Emily Bihn, Sarah Curtis, Angela Fisher, Jennifer VanTilburg, Justin Green, Katelyn Stahl, Annie Mir, Jill Hedrick, Kylee Holbrook and Eric Weitz.
School: Celina High School
Lake Improvement Association Vice President Mark Piening and LIA Content Manager Brian Morris present Celina High School Leadership Class ( Taylor Guingrich, Marissa Gibbons, Emily Bihn, Sarah Curtis, Angela Fisher, Jennifer VanTilburg, Justin Green, Katelyn Stahl, Annie Mir, Jill Hedrick, Kylee Holbrook and Eric Weitz) and Celina High School Principal Jason Luebke with a $200 check for winning the publicy-voted Best Video award from the recent LIA Save The Hoedag Video Contest.
Lake Improvement Association Vice President Mark Piening and LIA Content Manager Brian Morris present Celina High School Principal Jason Luebke with a $500 check for the CHS Leadership Class winning the Best Video category in the recent LIA Save The Hoedag Video Contest.
Most Creative Video (chosen by LIA panel), $200
Team: GLSM News, Celina High School
Team Members: Eric Lochtefeld and Jeremy Walls.
School: Celina High School
Attached Photos Hoedag-2: Lake Improvement Association Vice President Mark Piening and LIA Content Manager Brian Morris present Eric Lochtefeld and Jeremy Walls with a $200 check for winning the Most Creative category and a $100 check for winning the Funniest Video category in the recent LIA Save The Hoedag Video Contest. Also pictured is Celina High School Principal Jason Luebke.
Funniest Video (chosen by LIA panel), $100
Team: GLSM News, Celina High School
Team Members: Eric Lochtefeld and Jeremy Walls.
School: Celina High School
Attached Photos Hoedag-2: Lake Improvement Association Vice President Mark Piening and LIA Content Manager Brian Morris present Eric Lochtefeld and Jeremy Walls with a $200 check for winning the Most Creative category and a $100 check for winning the Funniest Video category in the recent LIA Save The Hoedag Video Contest. Also pictured is Celina High School Principal Jason Luebke.
President's Award (chosen by LIA President Tim Lovett), $100
Team: The Hoedaggernaughts, Parkway High School
Team Members: Jason Ford, Joel Cesar
School: Parkway High School
Attached Photos Hoedag-4: Lake Improvement Association Vice President Mark Piening and LIA Content Manager Brian Morris present Jason Ford and Joel Cesar with a $100 check for winning the President's Choice Award in the recent LIA Save The Hoedag Video Contest. Also pictured is Parkway High School Principal Brian Fortkamp.
