Four Reasons to Enter the Duck® Brand 19th Annual Stuck at Prom® Scholarship Contest

Listen up, Creative, College-Bound Teens. This Is for You.

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Apr 01, 2019, 14:39 ET

AVON, Ohio, April 1, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Artistic. Individual. Maker. Future college student. Do these words describe you? If so, here are four compelling reasons to enter the 19^th Annual Duck^® brand Stuck at Prom^® Scholarship Contest, a unique competition that asks students to create a dress or tuxedo from Duck Tape,^®wear it to prom and submit photos of their designs from April 1 through June 3:

You Need Money for College: Tuition and fees, room and board, books, supplies and other expenses … costs for college add up quickly. Luckily, the Stuck at Prom^® Scholarship Contest gives out two coveted $10,000 Grand Prizes for the best prom dress and tux made from Duck Tape^®. Hey, that could cover one year of tuition and fees at a four-year, in-state school. Cha-ching!
You're Better with Art Than Essays or Sports: Athletic scholarships are highly competitive, and writing lengthy essays can be quite tedious. In its 19^th year, the Stuck at Prom^® Scholarship Contest encourages students to push the limits of their imagination through Duck Tape^® – no thousand-word essay or jump shot skills required. All you have to do is submit photos of your Duck Tape^® outfit along with a description detailing the inspiration and creative journey for your design. For the first time, entrants have the choice to write the brief description – or the new option to upload a video.
You're One-of-a-Kind: Are you your own person? Do you set trends rather than follow them? If so, this contest may be for you. It's for teens who march to the beat of their own drum, make their own rules and set their own paths. Check out this ferocious hand-cut lion applique on last year's winner's striped, golden jacket.
You're Going to Prom: Whether you're heading to prom solo or going with a date, you'll need to figure out what you're going to wear to the big soiree. Why not make a truly unique, jaw-dropping dress or tuxedo that will make a statement and potentially earn you scholarship money in the process? For the second year, creative makers can enter their unique promwear designs to win one of two coveted $10,000 Grand Prizes as individuals (rather than as a couple).

"The entrants of the Stuck at Prom Scholarship Contest are truly exceptional. Their attention to detail, dedication to the contest and passion for art and design are present in each piece they create … from the ornately decorated bodices to their showstopping tuxedos," said Ashley Luke, category manager at ShurTech Brands, LLC, the company that markets the Duck^® brand.

Since 2001, Stuck at Prom^® has inspired the creativity and uniqueness of students across the U.S. and Canada. Throughout the years, Stuck at Prom^® judges, and the public, have awarded creative high school students with more than half a million dollars in scholarships. Students have made countless never-seen-before designs and styles from the hundreds of Duck Tape^® colors and prints available, giving these makers the opportunity to showcase their talents and highlight their individuality in new and exciting ways.

Important Dates:

Submission Period: April 1 through June 3, 2019
Judges Voting Period: June 4 through June 18, 2019
Finalists Announced and Public Voting Begins: June 18, 2019
Public Voting Period: June 18 through June 28, 2019
Grand Prize Winners Announced: July 9

Contest judges responsible for selecting the five finalists in each category will review all submissions based equally on creativity, workmanship, originality, use of color and design, and the accessories that were created using Duck Tape^®. The Grand Prize Dress winner and the Grand Prize Tux winner, selected by public vote, will each receive a scholarship prize of $10,000, totaling $20,000. The remaining eight runners up will each receive $500 and a Duck Tape^®prize pack.

For additional details on Stuck at Prom^®, visit DuckBrand.com/Stuck-At-Prom.

DUCK TAPE^® BRAND DUCT TAPE
An American original, Duck^® brand is known for its quality and innovation, which now includes a wide variety of colors, designs and licenses. Duck Tape^® brand duct tape is available nationally at mass merchandise, hardware, home center, craft, food, drug, office, auto and specialty retailers in colors such as gold, electric blue, fluorescent rose, olive and chrome, and designs such as galaxy, mermaid and marble.

Duck Tape^®, marketed by ShurTech Brands, LLC, offers a vast array of innovative, forward-thinking solutions that help everyone – from makers and creators to do-it-yourselfers and professionals – to bring their ideas to life. The brand sets trends, inspires creativity and leads the way in do-it-yourself or jobsite projects, making and crafting, and more, providing the tools you need to make or repair anything you can imagine. Visit DuckBrand.com for additional product information as well as DuckTapeMaker.com for a source of everyday inspiration, imagination and creativity. Keep up-to-date on Duck^® brand news by joining our more than 5 million fans on Facebook^® (Facebook.com/DuckTape), following us on Twitter^® (@TheDuckBrand) and Instagram (@TheDuckBrand), following our boards on Pinterest^® (Pinterest.com/TheDuckBrand) and watching us on YouTube^® (YouTube.com/TheDuckBrand).

SHURTECH BRANDS, LLC
ShurTech Brands, LLC, markets DIY (Do It Yourself), Professional and Home & Office consumer products under the Duck^®, T-Rex^®, FrogTape^®, Painter's Mate^® and Shurtape^® brands. The company is a subsidiary of Shurtape Technologies, LLC, Hickory, N.C., an industry-leading producer of pressure-sensitive masking, duct, packaging and specialty tape products, with facilities in the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Germany, Mexico, Peru, United Arab Emirates and China. Shurtape services numerous markets, including industrial, packaging, HVAC, professional paint, auto, marine, aerospace, arts and entertainment, and retail. Shurtape also manufactures and markets the Shurtape^® and Kip^® brands. Visit ShurtapeTech.com for more information.

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