2025 2nd Prize High School Eastern Division – “Carolina Connections: Understanding Others” by Lillian Mirosavich

12th Grade student Lillian Mirosavich from Richland Northeast High School in Columbia, South Carolina won 2nd Prize in the High School East division for her documentary, “Carolina Connections: Understanding Others.” As a 2nd Prize winner, Lillian 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 Columbia, C-SPAN is available locally through Spectrum.

Press:

• Press Release: Columbia Student Wins Prize in C-SPAN’s National Video Documentary Competition (Google Doc)