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Challenge | 1-2 hours

2026-27 SRL SHORTS


SRL Shorts

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Shorts are brief, creative videos made by student journalists that focus on personal stories, opinions, or creative takes on a topic, usually in 1 to 2 minutes, for publishing on social media. They’re often fun, personal, or reflective.

SRL SHORTS do not require pitches; you will submit these via our submission form (COMING SOON).

Come to my party

Students share the fun, chaotic, and meaningful family, friend, and cultural traditions that make their celebrations theirs.

Little things, big feels

Students share their everyday moments of gratitude and the small joys that make life feel good amidst the chaos of the world.

Fired Up

What issues are you passionate about? How are you using your First Amendment rights to amplify this issue? Talk to camera or interview a young advocate in your community.

What are you learning outside of school?

From side hustles to random skills and life lessons, students share what’s teaching them the most outside the classroom.

Feeling Seen on Screen

Share a time when you felt seen by something in pop culture or in media (a movie, book, TV show, song, podcast, video game, comic book, etc.) How did you relate or not? Did it feel like it was an accurate depiction?

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1-2 hours