C‑SPAN To Visit East Lyme Wednesday To Honor StudentCam Documentary Winners

WASHINGTON, DC – C‑SPAN and Atlantic Broadband will visit East Lyme Town Hall and East Lyme Middle School on Wednesday to honor local winners for C‑SPAN’s annual student video documentary competition, StudentCam, according to a release.

During the visit a C‑SPAN Representative will present a StudentCam certificate of merit to Victoria Chong, Micael Guzman and Jack McDonald, as well as Jasper Wright, Sachi Vora and Cannon Dean. The students will be awarded during ceremonies in front of classmates, teachers, family members and elected officials to recognize their winning achievement in the national competition.

The winning videos will also be viewed during the congratulatory event. Visit www.studentcam.org to watch all the winning videos for 2017. (To sign up for the Lymes breaking news alerts and more, click here.)

StudentCam encourages middle and high school students to think critically about issues that affect our communities and nation. This year, students were asked to create a 5-7 minute video documentary about the topic, "Your Message to Washington: What is the most urgent issue for the new president and Congress to address in 2017?"

In response, C‑SPAN received 2,903 video submissions from over 5,600 students in 46 states and Washington, D.C. Prizes were awarded to 150 students and 53 teachers, totaling $100,000 in prize money.

EVENTS:

10 a.m. to 10:35 a.m.: Assembly to honor three winning students at East Lyme Town Hall (108 Pennsylvania Avenue, Niantic)

Victoria Chong, Micael Guzman and Jack McDonald (East Lyme HS)

Second prize - $1,500, for their documentary, “Preserve Now for the Future"

10 a.m. to 10:35 a.m.: Assembly to honor three winning students at East Lyme Middle School (31 Society Road, Niantic)

Jasper Wright, Sachi Vora and Cannon Dean

Honorable mention winners - $250, for their documentary, “Can We Put the Care Back in Healthcare?"

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