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2020 CPS Legends Project Submission Information (for seniors only)

Project Description: You are part of the legendary Class of 2020. While your senior year is not what anyone expected, you have a unique vantage point of what the world looks like right now. You are invited to document, not only this moment in your life, but this moment in our community’s history.

This project will collect the Cincinnati Public Schools’ Class of 2020 reflections of this time through video journal, written submission, music, art, and dance. We encourage all students to participate, at minimum by providing a video or written journal documenting your responses to the seven questions listed below under “Types of creations accepted”. Select submissions will be added to the Cincinnati Museum Center archives to develop a lasting, meaningful record of this time and a valuable resource for future generations.

What you can do: Share your own personal experiences and perspectives. Keep a journal, write a story, make a video of yourself, document the changes you see in photographs and videos, or create art that conveys the range of emotions you and others may feel in reaction to this pandemic. Also, please submit digital text or photo files of your personal experiences and perspectives directly to the Cincinnati Museum Center’s “Pandemic Stories: Greater Cincinnati and the 2020 COVID-19 Crisis.”

  • Digital submissions: All submissions to this website must be in a digital format and may be uploaded using this form. Please follow all social distancing and health guidelines while creating! Submissions to the Museum Center’s website must be digital text or photo files (e.g., .doc, .pdf, .txt, .jpg, etc.) and can be submitted here.
  • Permission: All students must download, complete and submit the attached form (see below) granting CPS permission to display their submission online. Please include this form with your submission.
  • Parental Permission (if under the age of 18): If you are not yet 18-years-old, a parent must complete and submit the attached form (see below) granting their permission for your submission to appear online. If under the age of 18, please include this form with your submission.

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Types of creations accepted

  • Video journal of you responding to these questions about your emotions and feelings during this pandemic. (The person who is asking you these questions should not be seen in the video but may be heard off camera.)

    1. Describe how your life has changed during this pandemic?

    2. What is the most difficult aspect of this pandemic for you?

    3. Describe how you feel about being part of the first high school senior class that will not have a public graduation ceremony in over 100 years.

    4. What do you do to get your mind off of the pandemic?

    5. Has this pandemic changed your immediate plans for your future (college, career, military)? If so, in what way?

    6. In your opinion, is there a lesson that we can all learn from this difficult pandemic experience? If so, what is it?

    7. What is the first thing you will do when all pandemic restrictions are lifted?

  • PDF/Word document of an original song/composition. Video of you singing or performing an original music composition on any instrument. The music composition must be written during and related to the pandemic.

  • PDF/Word document of an original written work. Video of you reading an original written work such as a poem, dramatic monologue, or short story. The original written work must be written during and related to the pandemic.

  • Video of you performing a dance with your original choreography. The choreography must be written during and related to the pandemic. Music does not need to be included. Music may accompany the dance but because of copyright issues it has to be either student created or music in the public domain.

  • 2D original art work (painting, drawing, etc). Any 2D materials can be used. The work must be created during and related to the pandemic. Student will submit a digital photo of the work.

  • 3D original artwork (sculpture, collage, etc.). Any 3D materials can be used. The work must be created during and related to the pandemic. Student will submit a digital photo of the work.

  • Digital Artwork (graphic art). The work must be created during and related to the pandemic and submitted digitally.

  • Submissions to the Museum Center’s website must be digital text or photo files (e.g., .doc, .pdf, .txt, .jpg, etc.) and can be submitted here.

Submission period

All work must be completed and uploaded to the website between May 18 – July 31, 2020.

Submission format and length

All work submitted must be in digital form. No links (YouTube or other) will be accepted.

  • Written: PDF/word document whether a written piece or an original song/composition

  • Music: MP4 Video File (preferred) or MP3 audio, time limit: 6 minutes

  • Reading of original written work: MP4 Video File, time limit: 6 minutes

  • Dance: MP4 Video File, time limit: 6 minutes

  • 2D, 3D Art: Digital photo(s) of work in a JPEG, PNG or GIF file format

  • Digital Art: JPEG, PNG or GIF File format

Criteria for acceptance of student work into the 2020 Legends Project

  • Only current CPS seniors are eligible to submit work.

  • The work must be a totally original creation by the student. No help is to provided by a professional or another student.

  • The work must adhere to every provision of the current CPS Student Conduct Code including appropriate language.

  • The work must not verbally or visually intimidate, demean, ridicule or attack any person or group of people.

  • The work must not verbally or visually advocate violence against any person or group of people.

  • The work must be completed and successfully uploaded to the CPS2020 Legends site between May 18 and July 31, 2020

  • The student must complete and electronically submit the CPS 2020 Legends Student Ownership and Agreement For Distribution Form to the CPS 2020 Legends site between May 18 and July 31, 2020. For students who do not turn 18 by July 31, 2020 you will also need to submit a completed and signed CPS Photo/Video Parent Permission Form.

  • Submissions to the Museum Center’s website are subject to their terms of acceptance as indicated on the submission form which can be found here.

Permission forms

  • Permission Form: All students must complete and submit this form granting CPS permission to display their submission online: Download form
  • Parental Permission (if under the age of 18): If you are not yet 18-years old, a parent must complete and submit this form granting their permission for your submission to appear online: Download form

CPS has the right to not accept submissions due to inappropriate content, insufficient effort or not meeting any of the above criteria.

Students whose submissions are not accepted will receive e-mail notification.

For questions about completing any part of this project, please contact: 2020Legends@cpsboe.k12.oh.us

Be on the lookout for your submission to appear on the CPS2020 Legends website and other CPS media. Be sure to share on your own feeds with #2020CPSLegends.