2023 First Prize High School Central – “Unearthing the Options” by Sophia Smith & Jacob Shaddock

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. 2023 marked the 19th year of the competition and we invited middle and high school students to create a short documentary addressing the theme: “If you were a newly elected member of Congress, which issue would be your first priority and why?”

12th grade students Sophia Smith & Jacob Shaddock from Jenks High School in Oklahoma won 1st Prize for their documentary on the future of death care in the U.S., “Unearthing the Options.” As 1st Prize winners, the duo will receive $1,500 in prize money.

C-SPAN is funded by America’s cable and satellite television companies, who also support StudentCam. In Jenks, C-SPAN is available locally through Cox Communications.

PRESS:

• Press Release: Jenks Students Win Top Prizes in C-SPAN Video Documentary Competition (Google Doc)
• Article: Jenks High School seniors win 1st Prize in national C-SPAN documentary competition (Fox 23 News)