Irvington Students' PSAs to Be Screened Wednesday

IRVINGTON, NY - Public service announcements created and filmed by Irvington Middle School seventh-grade students will be screened Wednesday, March 23 at the Irvington Campus Theater.

The students made the PSAs as part of their final video projects for English language arts classes taught by Kelly Kozak, Caroline Lehoczky, Allicia Rios and Thomas Sandler.

The fifth annual Irvington Middle School and Jacob Burns Film Center Movie Premiere will feature the students’ PSAs on social issues, including bullying, drug abuse, peer pressure, body image, techology addiction and pollution.

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“Students selected and researched current social issues of importance, then story-boarded and filmed their movies at Irvington Middle School with the support of Brandon Shenkman, an educator from the Jacob Burns Film Center,” said Assistant Principal Allyson Daley.

To wrap up the project, students will each write a persuasive business letter to an organization with a call to action about the chosen social issue.

The film festival will take place from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. The Irvington Campus Theater is located at 40 North Broadway in Irvington.

Photo credit: Courtesy Irvington Union Free School District.