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. This year students in grades 6-12 were asked to create a short (5-6 minute) video documentary on a topic related to the competition theme, "What's Your Vision in 2020? Explore the issue you most want presidential candidates to address during the campaign."
12th grade students Lintaro Donovan & Young-Bin Lee from Montgomery Blair High School in Silver Spring, MD won 2nd Prize in the High School East division for their documentary, "Democracy Must Be Learned: Civics Education and Youth Engagement".
C-SPAN is funded by America’s cable and satellite television companies, who also support StudentCam. In Silver Spring, C-SPAN is available locally through Comcast.
"Comcast is proud to partner with C-SPAN on its annual documentary competition and its mission to encourage local students to pursue new and exciting educational opportunities,” said Jessica Gappa, Director of Community Impact, Comcast’s Beltway Region. “We are inspired by these students’ submission and congratulate them on all their hard work and creativity to shine light on a topic that shapes our world.”
More Information:
- Press Release:Montgomery County Students Win Prizes in C-SPAN’s Video Documentary Competition (Google Doc)
- Article:Montgomery County Students Win Prizes in C-SPAN’s National Video Competition (Montgomery Community Media)
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WATCH: DEMOCRACY MUST BE LEARNED - CIVICS EDUCATION AND YOUTH ENGAGEMENT BY LINTARO DONOVAN & YOUNG-BIN LEE |
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 The duo will receive $1,500 as one of this year's 2nd Prize winners |
 Lintaro Donovan & Young-Bin Lee interview Rep. David Trone (D-MD) |
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MD State Rep. Lorig Charkoudian - Congratulatory Message |
iCivics Chief Education Officer Emma Humphries - Congratulatory Message |
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MD State Senator Will Smith - Congratulatory Message |
Former AEI Research Fellow Rebecca Burgess - Congratulatory Message |
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County Executive Marc Elrich - Congratulatory Message |
Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD) - Congratulatory Message |
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