12th grade students Cody Finnegan & Mae Seward from Arlington Career Center in Virginia won 3rd Prize in the High School Eastern division for their documentary, “How to Save a Generation: Battling the Youth Drug Crisis.” As 3rd Prize winners, the duo will split $750 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 Arlington, C-SPAN is available locally through Comcast.
Press:
- Press Release: Northern Virginia Area Students Win Prizes in C-SPAN’s National Documentary Competition (Google Doc)
StudentCam 2025 3rd Prize: "How to Save a Generation: Battling the Youth Drug Crisis"
