Fire Safety Rules!

Congratulations to Coconut Creek Elementary School in Coconut Creek, Florida! Students from Mrs. Fay's third grade and Mrs. Rothacker's second grade classes produced the winning entry -- "Fire Safety Rules!"

The school will be presented a check for the $10,000 grand prize in January 2011. In addition, Coconut Creek Fire Rescue will receive a $2,500 donation.

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• video contest
• fire safety

[FireSafetyProject]

Our attorneys have reviewed the video that received the most votes – “Fire Safety Rules” – for validation purposes. They requested that the sponsor of that entry submit the appropriate intellectual property permissions before certifying that entry as the winner. The sponsor did supply that evidence to the satisfaction of our attorneys and they have since advised us that we are clear to declare that submission as the winner of contest.

[sockcreature]

So my friends entered this contest (another video, obviously) and they told me that the rules said you couldn't use any copyrighted stuff. Which is why they worked so hard to write their own song for their entry.

I watched this video and while I find it perfectly fine, I think it's unfair that it should be allowed to compete with an introduction and closing that clearly use outside music if it was stated that this wasn't allowed in the rules.

[sharonmdoran]

I am concerned that this video is using a song by The Doors and the end song (I forget the title, but I know I've heard it before) in violation of the owner's copyright. Why is this video still permitted to compete?

[123456brand]

good job

[safetyissues]

Very well made, helpful video.

[blastoisemetapod]

Thanks Nykole436,i am a student at CCES and i was part of the class that made this video. I think everyone did an amazing job. Techniclly,everyone should win. Great Job!!

[blastoisemetapod]

Sharonmdoran, sweetie,I am a student at this school and my mom (Mizcatfan13) commented and you are one dumb brat. My teacher MArcia Fay competed fairly and we didn't cheat. so go on with this crap but u are faking it. jeez

[wer4geeks]

I've posted a video response ("Why did CCES win the Fire Safety Project?"), which has yet to be approved by PDR/whoever runs this channel. If they don't post it, it is on my channel and everyone involved in this contest needs to view it ASAP regarding the rules violations of the entrant from CCES.

[BigRed453]

okay, i know im only adding to the fire storm here but there are several rule infractions here that have stolen a legitimate win from another deserving team that followed the rules to the letter. This clearly uses a copyrighted or song or a cover thereof. This also is clearly edited by someone a little more capable than a 8 year old and the rules state explicitly that it has to be the product of solely the students, which its not

[blackpartide]

@Nykole436 Theree is a huge difference from using video editing software and a powerpoint presentation. Even though this video takes the form of a PowerPoint presentation, it still had to be done in a video editing program, particularly the beginning and ending. There is a massive difference between Microsoft PowerPoint, and even the simplest of editing programs, Windows Movie Maker. If a second grader could even make THIS, he/she would be a very advanced student.

[blackpartide]

@reddjetta Some of these students actually worked, hard, for weeks to pull off something to wow people. This video is essentially a powerpoint presentation with horrible audio, copyrighted songs, and clip book effects clearly edited into the video by the class' teacher.