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The McCormick Freedom Project celebrates youth voices through the annual Seen & Heard National Student Expression Contest by rewarding twelve talented high school students for their depictions of contemporary freedom issues. Using four media outlets – editorial cartoons, film,  photojournalism and digital design – students exercise First Amendment freedoms to express their perspectives on contemporary social, political or economic issues.

Each year, winning and notable entries are featured in a subsequent exhibit at a Chicagoland venue, as well in an online exhibit featured on our Web site.

The entry deadline for the 2010 Seen & Heard contest has now passed. Check back on March 5, 2010 to see the contest winners. You can also sign up for FreeSource, our monthly e-newsletter just for teachers, to stay in the know!