Rishan Rashed, Carter Chew and Aerick Mallari
A team of Egg Harbor Township students were winners in a C-SPAN competition that asked for their message to the president about what is most important.
"It's the Economy Stupid!" the video created by Aerick Mallari, Carter Chew and Rishan Rashed replied to "Your Message to the President: What issue is most important to you or your community?"
The Egg Harbor Township High School group will receive $250 for their honorable mention in C-SPAN’s 21st annual StudentCam competition.
Their adviser, teacher Michael Martirone, also was recognized.
The project-based learning experience asked students to explore and analyze matters of personal, local or national importance.
C-SPAN received more than 1,700 entries with nearly 3,500 students participating from 42 states and Washington, D.C.
Now in its 21st year, this project-based learning experience asked students to explore and analyze matters of personal, local or national importance. In response, C-SPAN received over 1,700 entries and nearly 3,500 students participated from 42 states and Washington, D.C.
In addition to the grand-prize and first-prize winners, there were 16 second prizes awarded, 32 third prizes and 97 honorable mention prizes.
The StudentCam competition has awarded more than $1.6 million in prizes since 2004.
The most popular topics addressed were:
“Congratulations to all of the incredibly talented young students who won awards in this year’s competition," C-SPAN’s Director of Education Relations Craig McAndrew said. "Through in-depth research and interviews with an array of topical and technical experts, you have crafted impactful short stories that capture issues of wide public interest and importance.
"Your documentaries set a very high bar for future StudentCam filmmakers, and you should be proud knowing your work will inspire your peers and foster thoughtful consideration from all audiences. We can’t wait to see what you do next."
C-SPAN is funded by America’s cable and satellite television companies as a commercial free public service.
In Egg Harbor Township, C-SPAN is available through Comcast, their local partner in StudentCam.
High school students competed on a regional level, with the United States divided into three regions: East, Central and West. Middle school students were judged on a national basis.
The grand-prize winner was selected nationally among all regions and grade levels.
The 150 winning videos can be viewed at studentcam.org and may be used in a broadcast with attribution to C-SPAN.
The annual StudentCam competition is funded by the C-SPAN Education Foundation. Videos were evaluated by a panel of educators and C-SPAN representatives based on the thoughtful examination of the competition’s theme, quality of expression, inclusion of varying sides of the documentary’s topic, and effective incorporation of C-SPAN programming.
