Charge Up Change!
It's cool to drive electric.
Charge Up Change! is a middle school video competition, designed to encourage young people to research and learn about electric transportation. The challenge is to create a short video that is less than 2 minutes to demonstrate why electric vehicles are cool.
2021 winners
2021 was the third year that SMUD sponsored this competition. Some students worked in teams and there were 36 students that participated.
Schools that participated:
- Alice Birney
- Brookfield School
- David Lubin Elementary School
- Edward J Harris Middle School
- Folsom Middle School
- Mills Middle School
- Sacramento Country Day School
- Sutter Middle School (Folsom)
- Sutter Middle School (Sacramento)
- Will Rogers Middle School
- Winston Churchill Middle School
First place
Eliza Philip, Folsom Middle School
Second place
Judah Wollwerth, Sutter Middle School (Folsom)
Third place
Charlotte Brown and Eryn Roddy, David Lubin Elementary School
Fourth place
Rohan Gopinath, Folsom Middle School
Fifth place
Reena Prasad, Mills Middle School
2020 was the second year of this competition and was open to middle school students in SMUD’s service area. There were 32 applicants and 18 videos submitted. Some students participated in teams.
Schools that participated:
- Folsom
- Folsom Charter
- Gold River Discovery
- John Barrett
- Kit Carson
- Mills
- Natomas Charter
- Robert L. McCaffrey
- Sutter
- Toby Johnson
- Will Rogers
- Winston Churchill
School Districts that participated:
- Elk Grove Unified School District
- Folsom Cordova Unified School District
- Galt Unified School District
- Natomas Unified School District
- Sacramento City Unified School District
- San Juan School District
First place: Joel Phillip
Winston Churchill
San Juan Unified School District
Second place: Quinn Gordon
Natomas Charter
Natomas Unified School District
Third place: Garrott Roddy
Kit Carson
Sacramento City Unified School District
Fourth place: Jacob Wollwerth, James Msechu and Rohan Chivukula
Sutter Middle School
Folsom Cordova Unified School District
Fifth place: Grace Timmons
Folsom Charter
Folsom Cordova Unified School District
Thanks to all the students that participated in this competition. We know that this year has been especially challenging and we are so proud of each and every one of you.
All the students that submitted a video will receive a family pass to the California Automobile Museum and the winners will receive scholarships at a virtual ceremony held early next year.
Congratulations to all!
First place: Jacob Wollwerth and James Msechu
Sutter Middle School, Folsom
Second place: Grace Timmons
Folsom Cordova Charter
Third place: Garrott Roddy, Liam Tudor and Tyler Woodhill
Kit Carson, Sacramento
Fourth place: Poorvaja Panneerselvan
Sutter Middle School, Folsom
Fifth place: Kaitlyn Dias
Sacramento County Day School, Sacramento
