{"id":20910,"date":"2023-02-08T09:31:00","date_gmt":"2023-02-08T15:31:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.altonmo.com\/?p=20910&#038;preview=true&#038;preview_id=20910"},"modified":"2023-02-05T17:27:51","modified_gmt":"2023-02-05T23:27:51","slug":"hslda-has-their-poem-and-video-contests-open-now-until-april-1st","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.altonmo.com\/lifestyle\/recreation\/hslda-has-their-poem-and-video-contests-open-now-until-april-1st-20230208","title":{"rendered":"HSLDA Has Their Poem And Video Contests   Open Now Until April 1st"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>HSLDA (Homeschool Legal Defense Association) has different contests year-round. From now until April 1st, 2023, a poem and video contest are being held by them. This brings the creativity out of homeschoolers.<\/p>\n<h2>Poem<\/h2>\n<p>There are three categories for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jotform.com\/200544143752145\">poem contest<\/a>. The maximum length for all the categories is sixteen lines, and they must have a discernable rhyme pattern. Individuals can submit up to three poems.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>For kids 7-10, they write a poem about what life would be if they were invisible.<\/li>\n<li>For kids 11-14, they write a poem that contains all three of the elements in one of the lists: (1) A plane ticket, a juice box, a cave; (2) A violin, an old parachute, a beach; or (3) A coffee cup, a mysterious letter, a garden.<\/li>\n<li>For the last group, kids 15-19, they write a poem that praises something underappreciated or disliked. <a class=\"simple-footnote\" title=\"https:\/\/hslda.org\/post\/contests\" id=\"return-note-20910-1\" href=\"#note-20910-1\"><sup>[1]<\/sup><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Video<\/h2>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jotform.com\/210553881386158\">video contest<\/a> is a new one to HSLSA; in fact, this is the first year that they&#8217;re having it.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>For kids 7-10: they&#8217;re going to<span class=\"d-block\"> set up an interview with one of their teachers. In the video, show us what his or her favorite subjects are to teach!\u00a0 <\/span><\/li>\n<li>For kids 11-14: <span class=\"d-block\">In your backyard, they meet a friendly alien who has never seen Earth before. In a video, show us how you would explain Earth to the alien!<\/span><\/li>\n<li>For kids 15-19: Y<span class=\"d-block\">ou have been assigned to share a modern retelling of a classic story. In a video, show us how you would do this! <a class=\"simple-footnote\" title=\"https:\/\/www.jotform.com\/210553881386158\" id=\"return-note-20910-2\" href=\"#note-20910-2\"><sup>[2]<\/sup><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>You can submit up to two videos, with the minimum length being one minute and the maximum of two minutes. You can use anything to record your video with, whether it&#8217;s a phone, camera, or another filming device. HSLDA accepts only Youtube and Vimeo links.<\/p>\n<h2>Participants<\/h2>\n<p>Homeschoolers ages 7 to 19 can participate in these contests. Students enrolled in public schools at home or virtual public charter schools are not eligible.<\/p>\n<h2>Prizes<\/h2>\n<p>In the video contest, three winners and four honorable mentions in each category will be selected. For both contests, the winners will receive up to $500.<\/p>\n<h2>Entry Date<\/h2>\n<p>The contests started on February 1, 2023, and will end on April 1, 2023.<\/p>\n<hr \/><div class=\"simple-footnotes\"><h4 class=\"notes\">Notes:<\/h4><ol><li id=\"note-20910-1\" class=\"simple-footnote\"><a class=\"tjfootnotes\" href=\"#return-note-20910-1\">&#94;<\/a>https:\/\/hslda.org\/post\/contests <a href=\"#return-note-20910-1\">&#40;go back &nbsp;&#8617;&#41;<\/a><\/li><li id=\"note-20910-2\" class=\"simple-footnote\"><a class=\"tjfootnotes\" href=\"#return-note-20910-2\">&#94;<\/a>https:\/\/www.jotform.com\/210553881386158 <a href=\"#return-note-20910-2\">&#40;go back &nbsp;&#8617;&#41;<\/a><\/li><\/ol><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From now until April 1st, 2023, a poem and video contest are being held by HSLDA for homeschoolers ages 7-19.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":11878,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[193],"tags":[243,224,225,229,250,264,203],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.altonmo.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20910"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.altonmo.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.altonmo.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.altonmo.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.altonmo.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=20910"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.altonmo.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20910\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":21044,"href":"https:\/\/www.altonmo.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20910\/revisions\/21044"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.altonmo.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/11878"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.altonmo.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20910"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.altonmo.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=20910"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.altonmo.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=20910"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}