The Education Action Team of the League of Women Voters of Sarasota County is partnering with Sarasota County Public Schools for the third year on its YVote contest.  This year’s theme, Your Vote is Your Voice, invites public high school students to create an essay, 2D artwork, or video in which they share their thoughts on how their voices are expressed through their votes. The contest is funded by Gulf Coast Community Foundation – Ruth and James Whitney Charitable Fund.  All students in Sarasota County’s public charter and district public high schools are eligible to enter, regardless of whether they are yet able to register to vote. Each winner in the essay, poster, and video categories will receive a $500 award. Second-place winners will receive $300 and third-place winners will receive $200. The deadline for submissions is October 25, 2024, and winners will be announced on November 21, 2024 on social media and elsewhere. Winning entries are exhibited at Sarasota County libraries. To receive this year’s YVOTE Contest Application and additional material, including a look at last year’s winning entries, visit www.lwvsrq.org . Contest information is available in both English and Spanish.