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Colorado High Schoolers' Drug Abuse Awareness Video Strikes A Chord

HIGHLANDS RANCH, Colo. (CBS4) - A team of Colorado high school students are among the Top 10 in a national filmmaking contest.

The group from Rock Canyon High School in Highlands Ranch has moved past the first two rounds of competition and are now in the running for the top prize.

Teams were tasked with creating a drug abuse awareness public service announcement for the Colorado Meth Project.

Their video, titled "You're Going To Have A Wonderful Life" has already been viewed more than 10,000 times online.

Paige Von Bank: You're Going to Have a Wonderful Life

VOTE: Life or Meth Contest To participate, simply watch the 10 commercials in our #LifeorMeth video playlist and vote by 'liking' your favorite. The 3 commercials with the most likes will move on to be judged by a celebrity panel for a chance to win $20,000 and fame. Online voting concludes at midnight MST on July 15th.

Posted by Colorado Meth Project on Thursday, June 23, 2016

Voters will choose the best three videos from this final round. Then those will be judged by three Hollywood directors who will pick a single winner to get a $20,000 prize.

The voting ends on July 15. Vote at facebook.com/coloradomethproject/.

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