Flying Hands ASL Competition 2022 Information

Описание: Dear Schools/Programs of the Deaf,

We are thrilled to be hosting our annual Flying Hands ASL Literary competition. Please read this letter carefully for this year’s competition categories, rules and plans.

Due to the ongoing pandemic, we will have a Plan A and Plan B:
Currently the plan is to proceed with Plan A. If anything changes, we will communicate that with you.

Plan A:
Each school will choose their top 1-2 performers for each category/each grade. In Plan A, those performers will qualify to come to WSD and perform on stage in-person. All performers will receive a T-shirt, participant medal, and winners will receive 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place medals. Only performers and accompanying staff may come to WSD. We will livestream the event so that fans can watch from their school.

Plan B:
Each school will choose their top 1 or 2 performers in each category/each grade. In Plan B, the school will submit film of the student’s work to WSD. We will not host an in-person competition, instead, we will post the winning student videos on WSD’s Facebook page. We will ship T-shirts and participant medals to everyone as well as winning medals.

For both Plan A and B, we will have judges choose 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place for each category in each grade. Here are the rules for each category:

Criterias:
The Theme for ALL: Emotions (anger, sadness, excitement, joy, etc)
3 Categories:
ASL Poetry Competition for PreK-6th Grade
ASL Short Film Competition for 7th-12th Grade
Deaf Art Competition for PreK-12th Grade

Category Rules & Guidelines
ASL Poetry (PreK-6th Grade):
Create an ASL Poetry using limited handshapes to tell a story centered around an Emotion (anger, sadness, excitement, etc)
2-minute limit.
Can have up to 4 handshapes.
All submissions must include a title slide that lists the handshapes used in the video.
Entries must be clear, judges should easily understand the content.
Must be original.
Must include Deaf Culture or History
Judges will look for originality and creative use of ASL.


2. ASL Short Film (7th- 12th Grade):
Create an ASL Short Film centered around an Emotion (anger, sadness, excitement, etc)
1 minute limit
Use any platform such as Capcut, TikTok, Instagram Make sure you have school and parent’s permission
Can have 1-3 members in group
Must include Deaf Culture or History
Judges will look for originality and creative use of ASL and presentation.


3. Deaf Art (PreK-12th Grade):
Create Deaf Art centered around an Emotion (anger, sadness, excitement, etc)
Artwork must be original
Include Deaf Culture, ASL or Deaf History theme

Disclaimer: we may choose more or less people to compete, depending on how many entries there are because our goal is to have a full competition that all can enjoy. For questions and clarification, you may contact Kelly Souhrada at [email protected].


Registration Information: Due February 25th at 11:59 pm.

No late submissions will be accepted.
$20 dollars per participant

Please include the following information in e-mail to [email protected]:


Student’s Name (s)
Grade
Category
Title
If ASL Poetry, which handshapes will be used
T-shirt size

*If sending a video and/or Deaf Art, please contact Stephanie at [email protected]*

ASL video on rules/criteria coming soon.