2025 3rd Prize High School Central Division – “Saving The Workforce’s Backbone” by Wyatt Martin

12th grade student Wyatt Martin from Royal Oak High School in Michigan won 3rd Prize in the High School Central division for his documentary about career and technical education, “Saving The Workforce’s Backbone.” As a 3rd Prize winner, Wyatt will receive $750 in prize money for his win.

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 Royal Oak, C-SPAN is available locally through Comcast.

Press:

• Press Release: Detroit Area Students Win Prizes in C-SPAN’s National Video Documentary Competition (Google Doc)
• Article: Two Royal Oak Students Win Awards in C-SPAN Documentary Competition (Oakland County Times)
• Article: Royal Oak student documentaries stand out (MSN.com)
• Article: Royal Oak Students Excel In C-SPAN Documentary Competition (The Pinnacle Gazette)
• Article: Two Royal Oak students win C-SPAN documentary awards (The Detroit News)
• Article: Detroit Area Students Win Prizes in C-SPAN’s National Documentary Competition (Michigan Mama News)