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St. John the Baptist DHS Students Win 2nd Place for Animated Video and 3rd Place for Best Documentary at the Hendrick Hudson Film Festival.
West Islip, NY - On May 9th, students from St. John the Baptist Diocesan High School won 2nd place honors in the category of animation for their video “Life of a Paper Clip” and also won 3rd place honors for best documentary at the 12th annual Hendrick Hudson Film Festival.
The Hendrick Hudson Film Festival gives local high school filmmakers from the surrounding areas the opportunity to see their talents on the big screen. Regarded as the premiere high school film festival in New York, it showcases and highlights the film making talents of students throughout the tri-state area and across the country.
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SJB students Caroline Herrera of Deer Park and Phineas Reichert of East Northport created the digital animation for “Life of a Paper Clip”. Their Computer Generated Imagery teacher Ms. Keri Kelly stated “I am so impressed with the work and determination these students put into their stop motion project. Phineas and Caroline are two talented individuals and I cannot wait to see what the future holds for them.”
Mr. Carl Coulanges, a teacher at SJB and the moderator of the SJB Media News Network offered; “the Hendrick Hudson Film Festival was a great experience for the SJB Media News Network. Our videos were selected out of more than 200 entries. These students are very dedicated and work extremely hard in producing content not only for the SJB community, but also for the world to see. I am very proud of them.”
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Please click on the attached links to view these videos.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vRjba1CBZ08
About St. John the Baptist Diocesan High School
About St. John the Baptist Diocesan High School: 1,700 students attend St. John the Baptist DHS, a college preparatory Catholic High School located on the south shore in West Islip. As part of the Diocese of Rockville Centre, St. John’s offers a value-centered education that recognizes the unique talents and abilities of each child, while fostering a school environment that challenges students to reach their true potential. Open since 1966, St. John’s offers a rigorous curriculum and extensive activity and athletic programs. Students have the opportunity to take numerous Advanced Placement classes and 99% of St. John’s graduates continue on to higher education. For Mission Statement and additional information: http://www.stjohnsdhs.org/
