Classroom Hype-Off Contest Rules | The Hype Button

THE GREAT CLASSROOM HYPE-OFF

Official Contest Rules

Sponsored by The Hype Button

1. CONTEST PERIOD

The Great Classroom Hype-Off (“Contest”) begins September 17, 2026 and ends October 9, 2026 at 11:59 PM Pacific Time (“Contest Period”).

Entries received after the deadline will not be eligible.

2. ELIGIBILITY

The Contest is open to legal residents of the United States who are 18 years of age or older and are currently educators, teachers, or school staff members.

Students are not contestants and are not eligible to enter independently.

No purchase is necessary to enter or win. A purchase will not increase your chances of winning. Void where prohibited by law.

3. HOW TO ENTER

During the Contest Period:

  1. Create an original video featuring The Hype Button being used in a fun, funny, creative, or celebratory classroom or school-related moment.

  2. Post the video publicly as an Instagram Reel or TikTok.

  3. Tag @hypebutton.

  4. Include #ClassroomHypeOff in the post.

  5. Send the post to @hypebutton via direct message so we can confirm your entry.

Multiple original entries are permitted.

There is no minimum video length, follower count, number of views, or number of likes required to participate.

If you received your Hype Button free from The Hype Button, please clearly disclose that relationship in your post, such as by including #gifted or a similarly clear disclosure.

4. STUDENTS AND PRIVACY

Students do not need to appear on camera in order to participate in the Contest.

Entries may feature the educator, the Hype Button, classroom activities, non-identifiable students, or student reactions occurring off-camera.

If identifiable students or other individuals appear in an entry, the entrant is solely responsible for complying with applicable school and district policies and obtaining any permissions, consents, or releases required before recording, posting, or submitting the content.

The Hype Button does not require or request students' names, ages, contact information, social-media accounts, or other personal information as part of an entry.

5. JUDGING

This is a skill-based contest and not a random drawing.

Eligible entries will be evaluated by The Hype Button using the following criteria:

40% — Classroom Hype & Energy
How effectively the entry captures a fun, enthusiastic, or celebratory moment.

30% — Creativity
Originality and creativity in the use of The Hype Button.

20% — Entertainment Value
How funny, entertaining, memorable, or engaging the entry is.

10% — Creative Use of The Hype Button
How effectively The Hype Button is incorporated into the moment.

Follower count, likes, views, shares, and other social-media engagement will not be considered in judging.

In the event of a tie, the entry receiving the higher Creativity score will be ranked higher. If a tie remains, the entry receiving the higher Classroom Hype & Energy score will be ranked higher.

Decisions of The Hype Button regarding eligibility and judging are final.

6. PRIZES

🏆 Grand Prize — Hype Your School

Twenty (20) Hype Buttons plus one (1) $100 Amazon Gift Card.

🥈 Second Prize

Ten (10) Hype Buttons.

🥉 Third Prize

Five (5) Hype Buttons.

Prizes cannot be transferred or exchanged for cash. The Hype Button reserves the right to substitute a prize with an item of equal or greater value if an advertised prize becomes unavailable.

Amazon is not a sponsor of or otherwise affiliated with this Contest.

7. WINNER NOTIFICATION

Potential winners will be contacted through the Instagram or TikTok account associated with their entry on or before October 16, 2026.

Potential winners may be required to confirm their eligibility and provide a valid U.S. shipping address in order to receive their prize.

If a potential winner cannot be contacted, does not respond within five (5) days, is determined to be ineligible, or cannot accept the prize, The Hype Button may select the next highest-scoring eligible entry.

8. ENTRY REQUIREMENTS

Entries must be the entrant's original content and must not infringe another person's copyright, trademark, privacy, publicity, or other rights.

Entries must not contain unlawful, dangerous, discriminatory, obscene, or otherwise inappropriate content.

The Hype Button reserves the right to disqualify entries that do not comply with these Official Rules.

9. PERMISSION TO SHARE ENTRIES

By entering the Contest, entrants grant The Hype Button non-exclusive, royalty-free permission to repost, share, display, and feature the submitted entry on The Hype Button's website and organic social-media channels in connection with the Contest and promotion of The Hype Button.

When practical, The Hype Button will credit the creator's social-media account.

Submission of an entry does not transfer ownership of the entrant's original content to The Hype Button.

Any use of an entry in paid advertising may be subject to separate permission from the creator.

10. SOCIAL-MEDIA PLATFORMS

This Contest is sponsored solely by The Hype Button.

It is not sponsored, endorsed, administered by, or associated with Instagram, Meta, TikTok, or Amazon.

By entering, participants acknowledge that Instagram, Meta, TikTok, and Amazon are not responsible for the administration of the Contest or fulfillment of prizes.

Participants must comply with the applicable rules and terms of the social-media platform on which their entry is posted.

11. GENERAL CONDITIONS

By submitting an entry, entrants agree to these Official Rules.

The Hype Button reserves the right to disqualify fraudulent, manipulated, incomplete, or otherwise ineligible entries.

If circumstances beyond The Hype Button's reasonable control interfere with the operation, security, or administration of the Contest, The Hype Button reserves the right to modify, suspend, or cancel the Contest as reasonably necessary, subject to applicable law.

The Hype Button is not responsible for lost or undelivered direct messages, deleted posts, private accounts that prevent an entry from being viewed, platform outages, technical failures, or other circumstances that prevent an entry from being received or reviewed.

12. QUESTIONS

Questions about The Great Classroom Hype-Off can be sent by direct message to @hypebutton on Instagram.

NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED.

Contest Period: September 17–October 9, 2026.

Show us how your classroom brings the HYPE! 🎉🔊