Central Regional TV Production Students win $1,000 Award for Best Documentary

Central Regional High School Television Production Program students receive $1,000.00 award for Best Documentary produced for the Ocean County Cultural and Heritage Commission

On Tuesday, April 4, 2017, the Ocean County Cultural and Heritage Commission (OCCHC) presented their annual program, "Salute to Ocean County; A Celebration of Arts and Heritage" held at the Grunin Center for the Arts at Ocean County College, Toms River. The OCCHC in conjunction with the Jay and Linda Grunin Foundation partnered with area high school students attending television and video production programs in their respective high schools.

This year, the Central Regional High School TV Production students paired up with professional filmographer/producer, Ms. Sandy Levine, to produce a 5-minute documentary about Jeanette Lloyd, a local Beach Haven historian and this year's recipient of the Pauline S. Miller Lifetime Achievement Award in Ocean County History. Ms. Levine is a producer and news anchor for the NJN Network and an award-winning independent producer of her own company, Sandra Levine Productions. Central Regional students along with their teacher, Ms. Leslie Mangold, dedicated countless hours which included pre-production meetings, field trips, interviews, recording and reviewing footage, writing and editing to produce the documentary.

The hard work of the Central Regional students did not go unnoticed; their documentary received the award for the "best" in their documentary category and the Central Regional Television Production Program was awarded $1,000.00 for their achievement funded by the Jay and Linda Grunin Foundation.

The following students played the key roles to produce the documentary: Carly Santucci, student producer, Patrick McLoughlin, student director/editor, Matt Ferretich, Gia Kindangen, and Karleigh Stout, camera operators. The production was a great learning experience for the students and an excellent opportunity to gain knowledge working side by side with professional mentor, Sandra Levine.

Congratulations to Central Regional High School!! Go Eagles!