The 2013 Best Moms have been chosen! Click here for finalist names, essay highlights and videos of the winning entries.

Welcome to the Best Moms Contest, an annual event that provides San Diego, Coachella Valley, Beaumont, Banning and Morongo Basin children the opportunity to celebrate the qualities that make their moms special and earn them well-deserved recognition for Mother’s Day. The Best Moms Contest invites students in grades four through 12 to submit an essay or short video sharing their stories of what makes their mom a “Best Mom.”

The Time Warner Cable Best Moms Contest welcomes video entries, along with essay submissions, in an effort to inspire the development of students’ science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) skills.