Rishan Rashed, Carter Chew and Aerick Mallari
C-SPAN will visit Egg Harbor Township High School on Wednesday afternoon to honor three students for their winning documentary.
Aerick Mallari, Carter Chew and Rishan Rashed will receive $250 for their honorable mention in the C-CPAN 21st annual StudentCam competition at an assembly that will include classmates, teachers, family members and elected officials.
Teacher Michael Martirone, who served as their StudentCam adviser, also will be honored.
"It's the Economy Stupid!" was the group's reply to "Your Message to the President: What issue is most important to you or your community?"
The group found out about their win in March.
The competition included more than 1,700 entries and nearly 3,500 students from 42 states and Washington, D.C.
“Congratulations to all of the incredibly talented young students who won awards in this year's competition! 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,” C-SPAN's Director of Education Relations Craig McAndrew said. “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 their local StudentCam partner, Comcast.
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.
Now in its 21st year, this project-based learning experience asked students to explore and analyze matters of personal, local or national importance. The most popular topics addressed were:
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:
