12th grade students Xander Schmelzling, Brody Weiss, & Caitlin Reindl from Nicolet High School in Glendale, Wisconsin won 3rd Prize in the High School Central division for their documentary about gun violence, “Shots Fired, Your Message to the President.” As 3rd Prize winners, the team 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 Glendale, C-SPAN is available locally through Spectrum.
Press:
- Press Release: Glendale Students Win Prizes in C-SPAN’s National Documentary Competition (Google Doc)
- Article: Nicolet High School students take third prize award in C-SPAN video documentary contest (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel)
- Article: Group of Nicolet High School seniors achieve national recognition for work behind the camera, documenting film on gun violence (CBS 58 Milwaukee)
StudentCam 2025 3rd Prize: "Shots Fired: Your Message to the President"
Congratulatory Messages and Recognition
Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers (D)
Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI)
Senator Ron Johnson (R-WI)
Wisconsin State Senator Dora Drake (D)
Glendale, Wisconsin Mayor Bryan Kennedy
Glendale, Wisconsin Alderman John C. Gelhard
Glendale, Wisconsin Alderman Steve Schmelzling
The Wisconsin Anti-Violence Educational Fund Team
