ArtsBridge and the Georgia Lottery teamed up for the HOPE Jingle Contest. To enter, accredited Georgia High School Musical Theatre and Dramatic Arts Programs were invited to perform a creative version of the “HOPE Jingle” and submit a video of themselves performing it in their own unique way. Ten semi-finalists were selected by a panel of judges. Then the public cast more than 66,000 votes to help choose five winners who will be awarded additional funds for their theatre departments by the Georgia Lottery. Here are the five winners of the HOPE Jingle Contest.

$5,000 Grand Prize 1st Place Winner: New Manchester High School (Douglasville, GA)
 
$2,500 2nd Place Winner: Martha Ellen Stilwell School of the Arts (Jonesboro, GA)
 
$1,500 3rd Place Winner: Marietta High School (Marietta, GA)
 
$1,000 4th Place Winner: Greenbrier High School (Evans, GA)
 
$1,000 5th Place Winner: Tri-Cities High School (East Point, GA)

“We were delighted to work with the Georgia Lottery on such an impactful project,” states Sarah Clay Lindvall, Director of Arts Education & Community Outreach at ArtsBridge. “We know that funding can be a hindrance in arts education, and hope that the winners can use their additional funds to continue the growth of their theatre programs and continue to educate and inspire their students through the arts.”

Since its first year, the Georgia Lottery Corp. has returned more than $19.8 billion to the state of Georgia for education. All Georgia Lottery profits go to pay for specific educational programs, including Georgia’s HOPE Scholarship Program and Georgia’s Pre-K Program. More than 1.8 million students have received HOPE, and more than 1.6 million 4-year-olds have attended the statewide, voluntary prekindergarten program.