I Heart Mac N Cheese Ads Far From Cheesy: Vote For Your Favorite

PALM DESERT, CA — Students from Palm Springs High School, led by their Cal State San Bernardino-Palm Desert Campus graduate teacher, have developed several commercials to showcase the I Heart Mac & Cheese restaurant.

Voters have until Nov. 18 to decide on their favorite of nine 30-second student-produced holiday commercials.

View all nine submissions and vote for your favorite at www.pshsfilm.com/vote.

A spokesperson for the I Heart Mac & Cheese restaurant dished on the project.

"We loved partnering with Palm Springs High School students to provide aspiring student filmmakers with an opportunity to write scripts and produce a professional television commercial," I Heart Mac & Cheese owner Blu Bryan said in a statement. "This project is an example of how our restaurant continues to involve different communities in our area."

Local actors from several organizations, along with students and their families, collaborated to produce a variety of holiday-themed commercials, according to restaurant officials. The scripts showcase the Mac & Cheese menus while also embracing the LGBTQ+ community in advance of the holidays.

"A big thank you to Tracy & Jerry Turco for providing our beautiful set, industry mentors Diego Elias and Collin Finn for guiding students, Ms. Bea Haven and the Youth Training Orchestra for providing acting, PSUSD for educational support, and I Heart Mac and Cheese for creating a creative environment for our FILM students," the students shared.

About 190 PSHS students took part in the competition, with their work being featured on television through the four-year FILM Pathway program, according to a statement from Cal State San Bernardino's Palm Desert Campus.

Last year, students worked to create COVID-19 commercials with the school's Health Academy for the Desert Healthcare District and Foundation in an effort to encourage the community to get vaccinated.

I Heart Mac N Cheese Commercials Show Palm Desert FILM Teacher's Chops