HITECH QUEST KEIKI

Too often we say: "My voice is unimportant, no one listens. My vote doesn't count." Well, your voice does matter! The rise of the Internet has changed the rules of the game. No matter how young or how old you are, the Internet gives you the opportunity to share your concerns and ideas with a much larger audience….the world! HiTech Quest Keiki is all about speaking out about a cause that matters to you, and educating and influencing others to share your same ideals.

This Web Page Design Contest is open to students in grades K-5.

The web site must advocate on behalf of an issue that's important to Hawaii's youth or community and must be designed by students.

Create your web site using Hyper Studio, Microsoft Front Page, Macromedia DreamWeaver, Macromedia Flash, or whatever other program you choose to use.

As a means of demonstrating that your web site is communicating to a wide audience, 10% of your project’s score will be based on the number of “popular votes” your web site receives. From Wednesday, March 2, 2005, through Tuesday, March 8, 2005 , have your friends and family go to the HiTech Quest web site to vote for your project. The more votes you generate, the more points (maximum 10 points) your project will receive.

HiTech Quest will award three prizes: first place ($250 scholarship), second place ($200 scholarship), and third place ($100 scholarship).

The first-place project’s participants will receive a pizza party for their classroom (or 10 of their friends if done individually).

How to Participate:

1. In order to participate in the 2005 HiTech Quest Keiki Scholarship Competition, register your project online using the HiTech Quest website by FRIDAY, February 4, 2005 . Registration requires a project title, a brief project description (please use complete sentences), names of the participating students, school name, and name & email address of the coach (teacher/mentor). Students may enter in projects individually or as a team (Maximum team made up of students in a single classroom).
   
   
2. A registration fee of $10 is due PER PROJECT. The team's registration forms and $10 fee (checks payable to "HiTech Quest") must be postmarked by FRIDAY, February 4, 2005 to the following address: 

   HiTech Quest Keiki
   550 Paiea Street, Suite 222
   Honolulu, HI 96819

3. Your web site must be accessible on the Internet by FRIDAY, February 25, 2005. If you do not have access to a web server/host, HiTech Quest can host the site for you. If you plan on using this option, please email HiTech Quest at info@hitechquest.com by FRIDAY, February 4, 2005 .

Rules:

1. Student work on the project entered must be done during the 2004-05 school year.

2. Students may enter one project per category.

3. HiTech Quest reserves the right to disqualify any entry deemed by its Board of Directors to be inappropriate.

4. The project must be cross browser compatible (Internet Explorer and Netscape Navigator).

5. All graphics and links must work.

6. The image file extension should be either .gif or .jpg.

7. Must display a link to the HiTech Quest website at http://www.hitechquest.com