Important Entry Forms
Below are downloadable PDF forms that are required to enter the contest. You also can pick these up at our law firm.
- Student Registration Form
This form must be completed, signed, and turned in with your entry. - Student Release Form
This form must be completed, signed, and turned in with your entry. - Friends and Family Release Form
If you have friends or family members appear in your PSA, they must each complete this form.
Welcome to Students With A Cause PSA Contest
Richard Harris Law Firm
Richard Harris Law Firm is asking Nevada teens to focus on safe driving and discuss problems such as distracted driving, lack of seatbelt use, and impaired driving. The rules are simple: Create a video PSA that encourages fellow teens to be better drivers. Your topic can focus on one of the following ideas, or can come up with your own. Just be sure your message stays on the topic of safe driving.
In the News
Teens Create Videos to Discourage Underage Drinking
KLAS - May 28, 2010
A Few Ideas for Your PSA
Different Perspectives
Interview a police officer, crash victim, or a friend to get a personal take on the topic. Use different perspectives to present your message.
Discuss the Repercussions of Risky Driving
In addition to causing serious injuries and fatalities, risky driving can result in a suspended driver’s license, juvenile detention, attorney fees and court costs, and probation.
The Cold, Hard Facts
Sometimes putting things into perspective is the best way to make your point.
- Nearly 50,000 traffic accidents were attributed to underage impaired drivers.
- Every day, three teens die when they drink alcohol and drive.
- Using a cell phone increases the risk of an accident by four times.
- Drivers reaching for something are nine times more likely to have an accident than drivers who pay attention to the road.
The Prizes
Let's get to the good stuff, as in THE PRIZES! What do you get if you win the Students With A Cause PSA Contest?
First Place Prize
The first place winner can choose between a new Apple MacBook with Apple Final Cut Express HD or a $1,500 gift card to an electronics store. The first place winner’s school will receive a $500 donation as well.Second Place Prize
The second place winner will receive a $500 gift card to an electronics store.
The Rules
All the rules for the contest can be found here. If you have a question or suggestion, send an email to StudentsWithACause@gmail.com, and we’ll get right back to you. details for our spring 2012 PSA contest are coming soon.. Don’t forget to fill out the forms below.