The Vermont Jump$tart Coalition is excited to announce the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place winners for our 2021 Financial Literacy video contest!

“Save for a Rainy Day” Video Contest

The video contest theme was “Save for a Rainy Day.” Participants could choose one or more of these topics to create a public service announcement that describes the importance of the topic.

  • Spending and Saving
  • Investing
  • Financial Decision Making

Judging was based on these criteria:

  • Clarity of message and structure, 40%
  • Production value, 30%
  • Creativity, 30%

We're incredibly proud of all the video submissions and judging them was not easy! We commend and applaud everyone for their videography skills, financial literacy knowledge, and efforts expended to create and share such wonderful messages.

To view all of the student entries, visit the Vermont Jump$tart YouTube page.

Without any further ado, we’re excited to announce the winners!

The Winners for 2021


The 1st place prize of $500 was awarded to Team Extreme from Lamoille Union Middle School.


The Science of Food and Water Class from Pacem School in Montpelier placed 2nd, taking home $250.


The 3rd place $100 prize went to Kaityln Vaupel from Georgia Elementary & Middle School.

Video Contest 2022

Watch for our 2022 video contest announcement!