PARMA CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
2020-21 SCHOOL YEAR VIRTUAL CONTESTS
October Pitch Challenge (Grades K-12)
PCSD Connects will be hosting Virtual Pitch Contests for the months of September, October and November.
Each month we will select a winner from the following Grade bands:
K-4 Division
5-8 Division
9-12 Division
The winner of each division will receive a $50 Amazon Gift Card. We will then place the names of all of the other participants together and have a random drawing for a $50 Amazon Gift Card.
October Pitch Challenge: Fundraising Pitch
Step 1: Identify an organization or cause that is important to you that gets money through fundraising or donations, for example the American Cancer Society who is dedicated to researching and eliminating cancer.
Step 2: Create a pitch to encourage people to donate to the cause that you are supporting and why they should consider it.
Step 3: Create a video between 45 and 75 seconds in length explaining your cause and how peoples donations can help a problem that we face.
Step 4: Submit your video to PCSD Connects using the submission button below. Submission deadline for the October Pitch Challenge is Friday, October 30, 2020.
November Pitch Challenge (Grades K-12)
PCSD Connects will be hosting Virtual Pitch Contests for the months of September, October and November.
Each month we will select a winner from the following Grade bands:
K-4 Division
5-8 Division
9-12 Division
The winner of each division will receive a $50 Amazon Gift Card. We will then place the names of all of the other participants together and have a random drawing for a $50 Amazon Gift Card.
November Pitch Challenge: Online Educational Application or Platform
Step 1: Identify a problem that students or educators might face with teaching students online.
Step 2: Think of a business opportunity that would make online teaching and learning easier for students, teachers, or parents.
Step 3: Create a video between 45 and 75 seconds in length explaining your product/service and how it is a solution to the identified problem.
Step 4: Submit your video to PCSD Connects using the submission button below. Submission deadline for the November Pitch Challenge is Friday, November 20, 2020.
Second Quarter: Stock Market Challenge (Grades 4-12)
Registration Information will be released late October
Third Quarter: Young Entrepreneurs Day (Grades 2-8)
Registration information will be released in early January
