2012 “Living on the Ocean Planet” Divisional Winners Announced and Entered into “Fan Favorite” Contest
We are excited to announce the Divisional Winners of the 2012 “Living on the Ocean Planet” Video Contest! This year’s video contest submissions were some of the best yet, doing a very impressive job portraying this year’s theme, A Sea of Change: Evolution and Development, in creative, entertaining and informative ways. Congratulations to the winning Divisional submissions:
Division A
1st Place: From Cells to Saviors – Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology
2nd Place: Humans and the Ocean – Marine Academy of Technology and Environmental Science
3rd Place: The Lionfish: Depleting Ocean Diversity – Gulliver Preparatory
Division B
1st Place: “The Warming” Trailer – Marine Academy of Technology and Environmental Science
2nd Place: Their Evolution is Our Progress – Marine Academy of Technology and Environmental Science
3rd Place: A Changing Ocean – Marine Academy of Technology and Environmental Science
Division C
1st Place: Essence of the Ocean – Troy High School
2nd Place: Mercury Pollution – Maui High School
3rd Place: The Evolution of Climate – Marine Academy of Science and Technology
Division D
1st Place: Sea Change – Marine Academy of Science and Technology
2nd Place: Sea of Change: Diversity – Marine Academy of Technology and Environmental Science
3rd Place: Changing with the Ocean – Marine Academy of Technology and Environmental Science
The 1st Place video from each division will go on to the next round of judging to contend for the title of National Winner. Good luck to all of you!
Additionally, NOSB and NMEA are pleased to announce a new aspect of the “Living on the Ocean Planet” Video Contest: our first annual Fan Favorite Contest!
Here’s how it works: go to NOSB’s YouTube Channel and check out our “Fan Favorite” playlist, where all twelve divisional winners can be found. To vote for your favorite, just click the “Like” button for that video.* Feel free to vote for multiple videos, and recommend them to your friends. The video that collects the most “Likes” by 12:00 AM, April 10th will be declared the 2012 Fan Favorite, and the team that submitted it will win a prize from NOSB’s National Office. Get your votes in soon!
*Only “Likes” will contribute to the final score; “Dislikes” will be not be counted and are discouraged.

