Que Pasa? – Anchorage

Film contest!

As more and more families across America are affected by Alzheimer’s disease, many teenagers as well are becoming aware of this heartbreaking brain disease—from personal experiences in their own families, watching friends and neighbors, or involvement in community service.

The Alzheimer’s Foundation of America is holding a video competition for teens impacted by family members with Alzheimer’s. AFA will award $500 to the grand-prize winner and $250 to the first runner-up.

For more information on the contest, visit http://www.afateens.org/competition_video.html

The deadline is December 1.

Que Pasa? – Anchorage

Enter the Fleet Reserve Association Student Essay Contest and you could win up to $5,000! Just write a 350-word essay explaining “Why I am proud to be an American.”

The contest is open to all students in grades 7-12.

The deadline to submit is December 1, 2014.

For more information visit http://www.fra.org/essay

Que Pasa? – Anchorage

What do you think a helicopter of the future would look like?

Enter the 4th Annual Helicopter 2050 Challenge and you could win $1000 and a trip to the Sikorsky technologies headquarters in Stratford, CT to attend the award presentation and tour the facility.

The challenge is open to youth 16 and under.

The deadline to submit is September 30.

Que Pasa? – Anchorage

Calling all nerdy girls! Do you love technology and computer science? Apply for the 2015 ProjectCSGIRLS Outreach Team. ProjectCSGIRLS is a competition designed to challenge middle school girls to actively use computer science and technology to develop a solution to an imminent social problem.

The outreach team promotes participation in ProjectCSGIRLS to middle school girls in your area, communicates with possible sponsors/partners, and does publicity work for ProjectCSGIRLS.

Apply by September 1!

Que Pasa? – Anchorage

Are you the crafty type? Enter the TerraCycle #Upcycleit contest and you could win some cool upcycled stuff! Just snap a photo of something you made out of a household item and enter it in their contest by August 25.

To enter, visit bit.ly/1ogO45a