SSC Recognizes HS Students at 11th Annual Video Competition

South Suburban College Recognizes High School Students at 11th Annual Video Competition

SOUTH HOLLAND, IL– South Suburban College (SSC), with the assistance of Career Development Systems (CDS), hosted the 11th Annual South Suburban College Video Competition on Thursday, April 12, 2018, in the Kindig Performing Arts Center. The competition showcases talent from high schools as well as provides tours of the college's facilities, including the television studio, audio studio and multimedia lab.

Current SSC student Claude Martinez, a former competition participant when he attended Bremen High School, joined Communication Professor John Geraci and other SSC staff in welcoming high school students and their families to the event.

Martinez enjoyed speaking with his former classmates about projects he completed as an SSC student, and how additional production opportunities provided outside of class have helped him gain real world experience. He also addressed the audience during the award presentation. “I wrote a speech for the ceremony because I wanted to speak about what SSC provides in the communications field,” said Martinez. “I thought the competition this year was great. The students submitted great films, and I was very happy to be part of the event.”

Seven high schools submitted entries into the competition: Bremen, Eisenhower, Hillcrest, Oak Forest, Richards, Shepard and Thornwood. Students entered work in eight different categories: Commercial/Promo, PSA, Short Subject, Music Video, Live Multi-Camera Program, Creative Editing, News Story or Feature and News Program. The 53 entries were judged on aesthetic quality, technical quality, program design and overall effectiveness.

In addition to the student awards, high schools competed for the Regional Award of Distinction. Eisenhower High School won this year’s award having the highest average score per entry. Thirteen of Eisenhower’s twenty submissions placed in the competition this year.

The student awards for each category are as follows:

Commercial/Promo: First Place, "Don’t Get Slaps, Get Tide Pods" – Thornwood; Second Place, "Dance Fever Trailer" – Eisenhower; Third Place, "Richards High School: The Invasion" – Richards.

PSA: First Place, "Be Active" – Eisenhower; Second Place, "Find Your Sport" – Eisenhower; Third Place, "Digital Addiction" – Eisenhower.

Short Subject: First Place, "Fed Up" – Bremen; Second Place, "Dear Marina," – Eisenhower; Third Place, "Ryan Book" – Shepard.

Music Video: First Place, "Missing You" – Eisenhower; Second Place, "Beautiful Ruin" – Thornwood; Third Place, "Culver’s" – Richards.

Live Multi-Camera Program: First Place, "The Late Show" – Bremen; Second Place, "Performing Arts: Fall Play" – Eisenhower.

Creative Editing: First Place, "This is Ike" – Eisenhower; Second Place, "Civil War" – Eisenhower; Third Place, “For Moms” – Shepard.

News Story or Feature: First Place, "Female Football Players" – Eisenhower; Second Place, "BUILD" – Eisenhower; Third Place, "Luis Torres" – Eisenhower.

News Program: First Place, "Ike Update 2/23/2018" – Eisenhower; Second Place, "Good Morning Midlothian Harry Potter Edition" – Bremen; Third Place, "Broadcast" – Shepard.

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