C-Span to honor local winners of StudentCam documentary competition

(McKINNEY, TX — April 28, 2017) C‑SPAN and Spectrum will visit Imagine International Academy of North Texas on May 2 to honor local winners for C‑SPAN’s annual student video documentary competition, StudentCam. During the visit a C‑SPAN Representative will present a StudentCam certificate of merit to all 12 winning students during ceremonies in front of classmates, teachers and family members to recognize their achievement in the national competition.

StudentCam encourages middle and high school students to think critically about issues that affect our communities and nation. This year, students were asked to create a 5-7 minute video documentary about the topic, “Your Message to Washington: What is the most urgent issue for the new president and Congress to address in 2017?” In response, C‑SPAN received 2,903 video submissions from over 5,600 students in 46 states and Washington, D.C. One hundred fifty student and 53 teacher prizes were awarded, totaling $100,000 in prize money. Visit www.studentcam.org to watch all the winning videos.

EVENTS (press invited):
2-3PM
Ceremony to honor winning students at Imagine International Academy of North Texas
2860 Virginia Parkway, McKinney, TX, 75071

Names: Jazmon Malone, Ananya Ponangi and Kayla Allen – 11^th graders
Prize: 3^rd Prize, $750
Topic: “Federal Student Loans.”

Names: Nandita Vegesna, Kyra Page and Uma Reddy – 11^th graders
Prize: 3^rd Prize, $750
Topic: “Our Message to Washington: Euthanasia.”

Names: Siani Ellis, Tatiana Laporte and Shayden Smith – 11^th graders
Prize: Honorable Mention, $250
Topic: “Protecting the Integrity of American Aid,” about drug testing for federal welfare.

Names: Bella Colandrea, Maxim Jelton and Asha Christensen – 11^th graders
Prize: Honorable Mention, $250
Topic: “Securing the U.S Power Grid.”

“Spectrum is honored to partner with C-SPAN on their annual documentary contest, StudentCam, and we congratulate these local winners on their hard work and national achievement,” said Todd Baxter, Regional Vice-President, Government Affairs.

In McKinney, C‑SPAN programming is provided by Spectrum on channel 2 and 225; C‑SPAN2 on channel 28 and 226; and C‑SPAN3 on channel 6 and 227, as a commercial-free public service. All funding for C‑SPAN operations is provided by local TV providers.

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