- November 11
Contest Guidelines
Students submit an online video of themselves giving a 5 minute special occasion oratory. Six finalists will be chosen to present their speeches and compete for monetary prizes and the chance to speak at the Patriotic Service at a location TBD.
Students may choose to speak on the purposes and applications of the First Amendment that may include its history, adoption, and recognition of significant individuals involved. Or they may speak on any concept or specific freedom included in the First Amendment, such as the freedom of religion, freedom of speech, freedom of the press, freedom to peacefully assemble, and freedom to petition the government. Students may also apply the First Amendment protections to current or historical situations and court cases.
SUBMISSION DEADLINE: APRIL 1
How-to Submit
Click here to enter the Art Contest.
If you have any questions or are having difficulty submitting your artwork send an email to: artcontest@
Awards and Prizes
Cash prizes will be based on judging criteria.
Grade 10-12: Win up to $500.00
Grade 7-9: Win up to $250.00
Grade 4-6: Win up to $100.00
Grade K-3: Win up to $75.00
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Submission deadline – March 1
2025 Winners
Grades K-3
Freedom Award:
Freedom to Speak, Worship and Share
Poorvi Madhusudhan
Challenger School
Sunnyvale, CA
Grades 7-9
Freedom Award:
Land of the Free
Becky Yuhan Yang
Warren E. Hyde School
Cupertino, CA
Patriot Award:
Speak, Believe, Write: Our First Amendment
Mythri Madhusudhan
Challenger School
Sunnyvale, CA
Patriot Award:
Restrained
Jasmine Zhang
Dream Art Studio
Cupertino, CA
Liberty Award:
The Statue of Liberty
Mikhail Lavrukhin
Challenger School – Strawberry Park
San Jose, CA
Patriot Award:
Free Speech
Jessica Chen
Basis Independent Silicon Valley
San Jose, CA
Liberty Award – tie:
Freedom Forever
Sophia Wu
Challenger School – Middlefield
Palo Alto, CA
Honor Award:
The Lost Words
Qi-En Tsai
Dream Art Studio
Cupertino, CA
Honor Award:
Freedom!
Eden Zean Yu
Challenger School – Middlefield
Palo Alto, CA
Honor Award:
Propaganda
Catherine Sun
Harker School
San Jose, CA
Honor Award:
The Value of Liberty
Evan Chang
Challenger School – Almaden
San Jose, CA
Honor Award:
Religious Freedoms of the Press
Ian Lapioli
Home School
Provo, UT
Honor Award:
The Heart of Freedom
Celine Xiling Mao
Challenger School – Avery Ranch
Austin, TX
Grades 10-12
Freedom Award:
Where Liberty Dwells
Angela Cisneros
Home School
Pleasant Grove, UT
Grades 4-6
Freedom Award:
Wings of Hope
Vinciane Su
Dream Art Studio
Cupertino, CA
Patriot Award:
Birth of an American Voice
Beyah Delfin
West High School
Salt Lake City, UT
Patriot Award:
Proclaim Liberty
Sujin (Sophia) Kim
Challenger School – Berryessa
San Jose, CA
Liberty Award:
Freedom of Speech
Erin Lucillia Grimshaw
Bingham High School
South Jordan, UT
Patriot Award:
Birth of an American Voice
Beyah Delfin
West High School
Salt Lake City, UT
Patriot Award:
Flight of Freedom
Andrew Liu
Cupertino Middle School
Sunnyvale, CA
Honor Award:
Madrasah of Children
Warisha Iftikhar
Tabb High School
Yorktown, VA
Honor Award:
Founding Fathers
Jonathan Rees
Hidden Hollow Elementary School
Eagle Mountain, UT
Patriot Award:
Freeman’s Toolshed
Aidan Linus von Arx
Uintah High School
Vernal, UT
Art Ideas for the First Amendment
The founders of our nation believed that we must have the right to think, believe, argue, and worship freely, and, in turn, to express our beliefs to our fellow citizens and to our government as freely as possible. That idea—the freedom of conscience—is the core of the First Amendment.
To help you come up with an Art subject, ponder these questions:
1. What if there were no First Amendment? How would your life be affected?
2. Do you think the freedoms identified in the First Amendment would already be protected in a democracy where citizens have a role in shaping the government? Was it necessary to establish these rights in an official document?
3. The First Amendment does not permit people to do anything they want to do. How and why are the liberties and rights of people not unlimited? In what kinds of situations do you think it is fair and reasonable to limit freedom of expressions?
4. Are the First Amendment freedoms among the “self-evident” and “unalienable rights” referred to in the Declaration of Independence? What is the relationship of the Declaration of Independence to the Bill of Rights?
5. What do you think about Supreme Court Justice Louis Brandeis statement that the founding generation “believed that freedom to think as you will and to speak as you think are means indispensable to the discovery and spread of political truth; that without free speech and assembly discussion would be futile; that with them, discussion affords ordinarily adequate protection against the dissemination of noxious doctrine; that the greatest menace to freedom is an inert people; that public discussion is a political duty; and that this should be a fundamental principle of the American government.”?
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