8th grade student Nathan Yu from Isaac Newton Graham Middle School in Mountain View, California won 2nd Prize in the Middle School division for his documentary, “Who’s Watching Me? Threats to Our Data Privacy.” As a 2nd Prize winner, Nathan will receive $1,500 in prize money.
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. 2025 marked the 21st year of the competition and in this presidential inaugural year, we asked students to explore and analyze matters of personal, local or national importance by addressing the theme — “Your Message to the President: What issue is most important to you or your community?”
C-SPAN is funded by America’s cable and satellite television companies, who also support StudentCam. In Mountain View, C-SPAN is available locally through Comcast.
Press:
- Press Release: San Francisco Bay Area Students Win Prizes in C-SPAN’s National Video Documentary Competition (Google Doc)
StudentCam 2025 2nd Prize: "Who's Watching Me? Threats to Our Data Privacy"
Congratulatory Messages and Recognition
California Governor Gavin Newsom
Senator Alex Padilla (D-CA)
Mountain View, CA Mayor Ellen Kamei
