The student winners proudly hold their plaques from C-SPAN on April 30. Teacher Tracy Van Dusen, C-SPAN producer Debbie Lam, Comcast community affairs manager Maria Holmes and Pioneer Principal Michael White congratulate the students on their work.
By Tara Cavanaugh
Six Pioneer High School students jumpstarted their future careers in documentary filmmaking this week. The junior AP government students were honored with awards from C-SPAN after submitting mini-documentaries to its 2012 StudentCam competition.
C-SPAN producer Debbie Lam and Maria Holmes from Comcast visited Pioneer on Monday to give Ruby Emberling, Maria Newton, Delaney Wright, Tamar Hofer, Andrew Siddal and Jassadi Moore plaques for receiving an Honorable Mention in the competition. They will also receive $250 for placing among the top 75 of the 1,203 entries. Continue reading