C-SPAN and Spectrum will visit a variety of St. Louis region schools starting Wednesday to celebrate winners for C-SPAN’s annual student video documentary competition.
Both C-SPAN and Spectrum will celebrate students efforts in the documentary competition, StudentCam which announced the winners in March. During their visit both companies will present StudentCam certificates of merit to Clayton High School, Kirkwood High School, and Liberty High School on April 25.
Since 2006, the public affairs network has been partners with local cable providers in communities nationwide to invite middle school students and high school students to create short documentaries on a subject of national importance. This year, students addressed the theme, “The Constitution & You: Choose a provision of the U.S. Constitution and create a video illustrating why it’s important to you.”
According to C-SPAN, the company has received a record of 2,985 video submissions from over 5,700 students in 46 states and Washington, D.C. One hundred fifty students and 53 teacher prizes were awarded, totaling $100,000 in prize money.
Adam Falk, senior vice president, state government affairs at Charter Communications, praised the students’ efforts in the competition.
“Congratulations to all of our local prize winners in C-SPAN’s national StudentCam documentary competition – it’s a terrific recognition,” Falk said in a written statement. “This year, C-SPAN’s StudentCam contest gave students the opportunity to learn more about and deeply appreciate the U.S. Constitution and its impact on our local community. We are proud to partner with them on this important initiative.”
In the St. Louis area, C-SPAN programming is provided by Spectrum as a commercial-free public service and can be seen in HD on channel 794; C-SPAN2 in HD on channel 795; and C-SPAN3 in HD on channel 796 and on the web at C-SPAN.org. Funding for C-SPAN operations, including Bus visits, is provided by cable and satellite TV providers.
Schedule for the local assemblies:
7:45 am Assembly to honor winning students at Kirkwood High School
801 W Essex Ave, Kirkwood, MO 63122 (in lecture hall of journalism wing)
Jack Rintoul won Third Prize and $750 for the video, Curing Hazelwood.
Lizzie Stobbe won Honorable Mention and $250 for the video, America’s Prisons: A Hidden Crisis.
Kenan Dogan won Honorable Mention and $250 for the video, Affirmative Action in College Admissions.
Matthew Johnson won Honorable Mention and $250 for the video, Your Cell Phone: Will the Vault be Opened?
Fraye Beyene won Honorable Mention and $250 for the video, Rigged.
Assembly to honor winning students at Clayton High School
1 Mark Twain Circle, Clayton, MO 63105
Grace Morris won Honorable Mention and $250 for the video, Sold.
1:25 pm Assembly to honor winning students at Liberty High School
2275 Sommers Road, Lake Saint Louis, MO 63367
Dominic Reyes, Andrew Chastain and Zainub Ahmed won Honorable Mention and $250 for the video, Gun Violence the Second Amendment.