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. 2024 marked the 20th anniversary of the competition and we invited middle and high school students to create a short documentary addressing the theme, "Looking Forward while Considering the Past."
9th grade student Dermott Foley from Montgomery Blair High School in Silver Spring, Maryland won 1st Prize for his documentary, "The Promise of Langley Park: The Purple Line, Climate Change and Reimagining the Future of America's Suburbs." As a 1st Prize winner, Dermott will receive $3,000 in prize money.
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.
"We are proud to continue our longstanding partnership with C-SPAN to help provide a platform for students across the region to share their voice on the issues important to them,” said Misty Allen, Vice President of Government Affairs & Community Impact for Comcast’s Beltway Region. “We congratulate Dermott on an outstanding achievement.”
More Information:
- Press Release: Silver Spring Students Win Top Prizes in C-SPAN Video Documentary Competition
(Google Doc)
- Article: Maryland student wins C-SPAN competition with Purple Line documentary (WTOP)
- Image: Dermott Foley (JPEG)
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WATCH: The Promise of Langley Park: The Purple Line, Climate Change and Reimagining the Future of America's Suburbs by Dermott Foley |
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 Congratulatory Letter - University of Maryland National Center for Smart Growth Assoc. Director Nicholas Finio (D-MD) |
 Certificate of Recognition - Senator Ben Cardin (D-MD) |
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 C-SPAN Founder Brian Lamb and co-President Susan Swain present Dermott with a Certificate of Special Recognition |
 Certificate of Recognition - Montgomery County Council President Andrew Friedson |
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