Own Your Story: Teen Video Contest 2026 Official Rules & Guidelines

A colorful, stylized lotus design with blue, yellow, green, and pink petals. Below it, text reads: “DON’T HIDE IT, FLAUNT IT® Celebrating a World of Differences.”.
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Flaunt Stories

Motivated by our theme, “The things that make me different make me, me,” Don’t Hide it, Flaunt It (DHIFI) provides opportunities for people of all ages to “FLAUNT” and share what makes them unique. Whether through essays or artwork, kids, teens or adults provide insight about their own personal experience (or that of a family member) living with a visible or invisible difference.

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A smiling young girl proudly holds a "Warrior Queen" sign. She wears a dress and has a patch on her arm, embodying resilience from diverse social-emotional learning activities. The collage captures her posing, running in a dress, and showing a finger. Another image shows her lying on tiles.

Kid Flaunts

A person with long dark hair holds a large, red needle on a giant gauge with numbers. The cracked surface in the background resembles a cliff edge, creating tension reminiscent of SEL activities designed to explore emotional balance and self-awareness skills.

Teen Flaunts

A young girl with long hair in a tie-dye hoodie and a boy in an orange shirt embrace and smile at the camera in a sunlit room, reflecting the warmth of social emotional learning activities. Both wear medical patches on their arms, adding depth to their shared journey.

Sibling Flaunts

A person with long, light hair smiles at the camera, exuding warmth and openness. They wear a black blazer over a white top against a blue background, embodying the essence of diversity programs in fashion.

Guest Flaunts

The purpose of a "Flaunt It" artwork or essay is to share what makes you, you.

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CASEL Competencies
 
  • Self-awareness: Assessing
 one’s own strengths […] and possessing confidence and growth mind-set
  • Social awareness: Taking the perspective of and empathizing with others from diverse backgrounds and cultures
  • Relationship skills: Establishing healthy and rewarding relationships with diverse individuals.

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FAMILY WITH KIDS
Military Family or Community Member WITH KIDS
School/Educator