Viddler

During the month of April C-SPAN and Viddler have been featuring videos every morning by both middle school and high school students for C-SPAN’s StudentCam 2009 Contest. As mentioned in Donna’s post, the topic in this year’s contest was ‘What is the most urgent issue for the new president to address after taking office, and why?’

Third Prize Middle School Winners

April 2nd

Hunter Gill
8th Grade
“Liberal Arts Education: A Strategy to Save the Nation”
Homeschool
Highlands Ranch, CO
Comcast

April 4th

Liam Sorahan
6th Grade
“Making a Difference”
Meadowbrook Middle School
Poway, CA
Cox Communications

April 6th

Zane Jones, Nathanial Burton, & Mark Miles
6th Grade
“Save Our Economy”
Throop Elementary
Paoli, IN
Avenue Broadband

April 8th

Neel Desai, Riya Patel, & Ronak Bhagat
8th Grade
“SBNN: Financial Crisis”
Frederick H.Tuttle Middle School
South Burlington, VT
Comcast

April 10th

Walter Gottlieb, Rachel Feinstein, & Cassandra Fresse
7th Grade
“Go Green for Life”
Elysian Charter School
Hoboken, NJ
Cablevision

April 12th

Abby Icenhour, Ashley Wilcox, & Gloria Yu
8th Grade
“Not Enough for Your Buck”
Farragut Middle School
Knoxville, TN
Charter Communications

April 14th

Matthew Helm & Benny Richmond
8th Grade
“Environmental Crisis: Should We Drill in Alaska?”
Lora L. Batchelor Middle School
Bloomington, IN
Comcast

April 16th

Michael Pyskaty
6th Grade
“The Auto Industry’s Ripple Effect”
Starpoint Middle School
Lockport, NY
Time Warner Cable

Second Prize Middle School Winners

April 18th

Eric Beeler
8th Grade
“Job Loss: Weakening The American Economy”
Haynes Bridge Middle School
Alpharetta, GA
Comcast

April 20th

Zachariah DeGiulio
8th Grade
“Healthcare for all in our Lifetime: An Impossible Dream?”
High Bridge Middle School
High Bridge, NJ
Comcast

April 22nd

Robert Levinson & Adam Zionts
8th Grade
“Health Care Viewpoints A Message to President Elect Barack Obama”
Falcon Cove Middle School
Weston, FL
Advanced Cable Communications

April 24th

Allison Moore, Michelle Harris, & Whitney Strong
8th Grade
“Today’s Special: No Money, Low Self Esteem, with a Side of Poor Education”
Selma Middle CHAT Academy Selma, AL
Charter Communications

Third Prize High School Winners

April 1st

Garrett Padera & Wesley Davison
12th Grade
“Consumerism and Waste: A Message to Barack Obama”
Glenbard South High School
Glen Ellyn, IL
Comcast

April 3rd

Alexander Macina
10th Grade
“Following the Money Down Pennsylvania Avenue”
Shaker High School
Latham, NY
Time Warner Cable

April 5th

Carla Aronsohn, Catherine Skipp, & Damian Hunt
12th Grade
“One Nation Under God”
MAST Academy
Key Biscayne, FL
Comcast

April 7th

Kenzie Clark & Alexia Dickey
11th Grade
“Crossing New Borders”
Jenks High School
Jenks, OK
Cox Communications

April 9th

Noah Gray
11th Grade
“Left Behind”
Miami Palmetto Senior High School
Miami, FL
Comcast

April 11th

Alec Weaver
10th Grade
“The U.S. Economy Crisis”
Lincoln Public Schools: Information Technology Focus Program
Lincoln, NE
Time Warner Cable

April 13th

Mariah Standal & Caitlin Buhr
12th Grade
“The Climbing Climate”
Mount Horeb High School
Mount Horeb, WI
Charter Communications

April 15th

Christopher Else & E’mani Daughtery
11th & 9th Grade
“Crisis In Darfur”
Angelo Rodriguez High School
Fairfield, CA
Comcast

Second Prize High School Winners

April 17th

Chad Klitzman & Dustin Slade
9th Grade
“Bailout or Failout”
Cypress Bay High School
Weston, FL
Advanced Cable Communications

April 19th

Sheema Golbaba
11th Grade
“The U.S. and Iran: Force or Diplomacy?”
Jenks High School
Jenks, OK
Cox Communications

April 21st

Ryan Wright
11th Grade
“The America No One Wants To See”
Milton Hershey School
Hershey, PA
Comcast

April 23rd

Zach Redpath & Ross Dixon
10th Grade
“Education: A Message to Obama”
Baton Rouge Magnet High School
Baton Rouge, LA
Cox Communications

The first prize winners will be featured over the weekend and C-SPAN’s StudentCam 2009 will conclude on Monday with the Sawyer Bowman’s video which won the grand prize of $5,000 for himself and $1,000 for his school to spend on digital video equipment.

First Prize Winners

April 25th

Madison Richards, Samantha Noll, & Lauren Nixon
7th Grade
“Down to the Last DROP”
McKinley Middle Charter School
Racine, WI
Time Warner Cable

April 26th

Charles Greene & Eliza McNitt
12th Grade
“Requiem for the Honeybee”
Greenwich High School
Greenwich, CT
Cablevision

Grand prize winner

April 27th

Sawyer Bowman
10th Grade
“Cancer: It’s Personal”
Woodlawn School
Davidson, NC
MI-Connection

Congratulations again to all the winners. Don’t forget many more students participated in this contest. You can find Honorable Mention Winners on C-SPAN’s Winners 2009 page.

Which student’s video meant the most to you? At this point in time I’m quite concerned about the sustainability of Earth, and thus the videos ‘Requiem for the Honeybee‘ and ‘Go Green For Life‘ meant the most to me.

C-SPAN anchors have been interviewing the winners via Skype or telephone every morning live on television. You can watch the interviews on C-SPAN’s video page.