StudentCam is C-SPAN’s annual national video documentary competition that encourages students to think critically about issues that affect our communities and our nation. 2024 marked the 20th anniversary of the competition and we invited middle and high school students to create a short documentary addressing the theme, “Looking Forward while Considering the Past.”
10th grade student Hendrik DuBois from Jenks High School in Oklahoma won 2nd Prize for his documentary, “Fractured: How SuperPACs Broke Campaign Finance.” As a 2nd Prize winner, Hendrik will receive $1,500 in prize money.
C-SPAN is funded by America’s cable and satellite television companies, who also support StudentCam. In Jenks, C-SPAN is available locally through Cox Communications.
More Information:
- Press Release: Jenks Students Win Prizes in C-SPAN’s National Video Documentary Competition (Google Doc)
- Article: Jenks students win at C-Span’s National Video Documentary Competition (Tulsa World)
StudentCam 2024 Second Prize: "Fractured: How SuperPACs Broke Campaign Finance"
Congratulatory Messages and Recognition

Citation of Congratulations - Oklahoma Lieutenant Governor Matt Pinnell

Congratulatory Letter - Jenks Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Stacey Butterfield, Ed. D
Written by studentcam
Recent Posts
- 2026 3rd Prize High School Western Division – “Community, the Consent of the Governed, and our Right to Protest” by Ean Scott & Tyler Jorgenson
- 2026 3rd Prize High School Eastern Division – “The Human Cost of the Bureaucracy Chainsaw” by Mira Sylvan, Eleanor Hoffmann, & Dylan Ward
- 2026 3rd Prize High School Western Division – “AI Copyright Infringement: The Newest Threat to Creators Unalienable Property Rights” by Nora Mangan & Oliver Bonnici Langham
- 2026 3rd Prize High School Central Division – “A Long Way to Prosperity” by Rayna Wright
- 2026 3rd Prize High School Eastern Division – “Shapes of Suppression: Partisan Gerrymandering in America” by Devansh Kumar