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StudentCam 2012 Prize Winners

In 2012, C-SPAN received over 1,200 documentaries from students representing 43 states. Students were asked to create a 5-6 minute documentary addressing the theme, The Constitution and You.

Grand Prize Winner

 

Matthew Shimura
9th Grade
The Constitution and the Camps: Due Process and the Japanese-American Internment
Punahou School
Honolulu, HI
Oceanic Time Warner Cable

First Prize Winner

HIGH SCHOOL DIVISION

Carl Colglazier
9th Grade
Intellectual Property
Home School
Cary, NC
Time Warner Cable

First Prize Winner

MIDDLE SCHOOL DIVISION

Leo Pfeifer
8th Grade
Who Owns Free Speech?
Salmon Bay Middle School
Seattle, WA
Comcast

Second Prize Winners

HIGH SCHOOL DIVISION

Zachariah DeGiulio
11th Grade
Article 5: Changing the Constitution
Voorhees High School
Glen Gardner, NJ
Comcast

Brendan Boyle and Marshall Leming
10th Grade
The Tenth Amendment
Air Academy High School
Colorado Springs, CO
Comcast

Chad Klitzman and Dustin Slade
12th Grade
Signed, Sealed, Delivered
Cypress Bay High School
Weston, FL
Advanced Cable Communications

Andy Locascio and Drew Precious
12th Grade
America Over Time
Central Virginia Governor's School
Lynchburg, VA
Comcast

Second Prize Winners

MIDDLE SCHOOL DIVISION

Matthew Delorenzo and Josiah Vega
8th Grade
The Great Debate
Elysian Middle School
Hoboken, NJ
Cablevision

Cole Lazzeroni and Drew Moes
8th Grade
The Adventures of Superman
McKinley Middle School
Racine, WI
Time Warner Cable

Talia Moore
8th Grade
Birmingham and the 1st Amendment
John Herbert Phillips Academy
Birmingham, AL
Bright House Networks

Madeline Bowne
8th Grade
Votes for Women
Carusi Middle School
Cherry Hill, NJ
Comcast

Third Prize Winners

HIGH SCHOOL DIVISION

Avika Dua, Amanda Ong, and Jeffrey Chen
11th Grade
Our Vote, Our Voice
Walnut High School
Walnut, CA
Charter Communications

Vinny Castellini
12th Grade
In God We Trust? Religion's Role in America
Fruita Monument High School
Fruita, CO
Optimum

Noah Fatsi, Benjamin Schwartz, and Mitchell Powers
12th Grade
The Right to Bear Arms
Midlothian High School
Midlothian, VA
Comcast

Dalhia Martinez
11th Grade
Seventh Amendment
Clifton J. Ozen High School
Beaumont, TX
Time Warner Cable

Lauren Braun
12th Grade
The Constitution and You
Edward S. Marcus High School
Flower Mound, TX
Time Warner Cable

Josh Stokes
11th Grade
First Amendment Documentary
Daniel Hand High School
Madison, CT
Comcast

Michael Whitten and Danial Gebreili
12th Grade
The Power to Declare War
Jenks High School
Jenks, OK
Cox Communications

Michael Clark
11th Grade
The Copyright Clause and Digital Media
Jenks High School
Jenks, OK
Cox Communications

Third Prize Winners

MIDDLE SCHOOL DIVISION

Wilson Ekern and Chris Moran
8th Grade
An Armed Campus
Farragut Middle School
Knoxville, TN
Charter Communications

Megan Mills, Laura Seitz, and Sinclair Richards
8th Grade
Freedom of Speech - A Memory?
McKinley Middle School
Racine, WI
Time Warner Cable

Jonathan Mills, Jenny Norris, and Jeffrey Rauenbuehler
8th Grade
The Death of Freedom?
McKinley Middle School
Racine, WI
Time Warner Cable

Tessa Williams, Ashley Sanford, and Gabriela Szymanowska
7th Grade
A Religiously Diverse Nation
Farragut Middle School
Knoxville, TN
Charter Communications

Simon Yeo and Tucker Hemphill
8th Grade
Due Process in the Digital Age
The Lab School Of Washington
Washington, DC
Comcast

Tyler Johnson
7th Grade
Nineteenth Amendment: Women's Suffrage
Kettle Moraine Middle School
Dousman, WI
Time Warner Cable

Katherine Fu and Liana Hu
8th Grade
Working Women: Inequity in the Nation
Farragut Middle School
Knoxville, TN
Charter Communications

Taylor Futch
8th Grade
Preparing to Become Responsible Voters
Dunnellon Middle School
Dunnellon, FL
Bright House Networks

Honorable Mention Winners

John Lee, Patrick Garrido, and Jeffrey Madsen
11th Grade
The Freedom to Peaceably Assemble
Brea Olinda High School
Brea, CA
Time Warner Cable

Laura Munoz, Tahiez Toro, and Nicole Richardson
12th Grade
Guns & Coffee
Sacred Heart High School
Los Angeles, CA
Time Warner Cable

Makena Young
12th Grade
I Can Vote!
William Howard Taft High School
Woodland Hills, CA
Time Warner Cable

Krystel Johnson and MyLeera Lewis
12th Grade
The First Amendment and You!
Clifton J. Ozen Magnet High School
Beaumont, TX
Time Warner Cable

John Mann and Bolton Smith
12th Grade
The Constitution and You: The Right To Protest
Forsyth Country Day School
Lewisville, NC
Time Warner Cable

Jake Palmer, Isa Goldberg, and Cameron Molis
12th Grade
First, Do No Harm
Greenwich High School
Greenwich, CT
Cablevision

Dennis Cullen and Joshua Yamuder
12th Grade
The Military Draft and You
Westlake High School
Thornwood, NY
Cablevision

Jack Laszlo, Alexander Ingoglia, and Kelly Bershader
12th Grade
An Investment in the President
Munster High School
Munster, IN
Comcast

Ruby Emberling, Maria Newton, and Delaney Wright
11th Grade
Students' First Amendment Rights
Pioneer High School
Ann Arbor, MI
Comcast

Tamar Hofer, Andrew Siddall, and Jassadi Moore
11th Grade
First Amendment Rights for Students
Pioneer High School
Ann Arbor, MI
Comcast

Jason Corey and Quinton Hawkings
12th Grade
The First
Somerville High School
Somervilla, MA
Comcast

Mara Koval, Asa Mazor-Freedman, and Kyra Wiant
9th Grade
We are 2016
Long Beach Polytechnic High School
Long Beach, CA
Charter Communications

Arianna Leche, Kristen Althouse, and Kaitlyn Morales
12th Grade
No Access: When Freedom of the Press Isn't Free
Treen Technology Center
Mandeville, LA
Charter Communications

Jill Kitzmiller, Chelsea Cappellano, and David Young
12th Grade
The Death Penalty & 8th Amendment
Conrad Weiser High School
Robesonia, PA
Comcast

Andrew Hoffman and Stephen Oakes
12th Grade
The President
Downingtown East High School
Exton, PA
Comcast

Sanam Bhalla and Jennifer Lu
11th Grade
The 14th Amendment: Mercy or Murder?
East Brunswick High School
East Brunswick, NJ
Comcast

Kieran Colby and Rebecca Ederer
12th Grade
Occupy For Your Right: The First Amendment Today
Montgomery Blair High School
Silver Spring, MD
Comcast

Michael Pyskaty
9th Grade
Keepin' It Elastic: The Story of the Necessary and Proper Clause
Starpoint High School
Lockport, NY
Time Warner Cable

Justin Nguyen
12th Grade
The Embracing Arms of America
Blue Valley Southwest High School
Overland Park, KS
Time Warner Cable

Kevin Chiu
11th Grade
In Search of Balance - The Role of the Federal Government in Public Education
Hunter College High School
New York, NY
Time Warner Cable

Courtney Rosser, Claire Martuscello, and Victoria Vogel
12th Grade
We've Got The Power To Vote
Amsterdam High School
Amsterdam, NY
Time Warner Cable

David Starr
11th Grade
26th and Me
Coral Glades High School
Coral Springs, FL
Advanced Cable Communications

Alex McFry
11th Grade
Back to the Basics
White Plains High School
Anniston, AL
CableOne

Sam Girvin and Nathan Hughes
12th Grade
Intellectual Property and the America Invents Act
Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology
Alexandria, VA
Cox Communications

Benjamin Boinay and Katherine Sanders
12th Grade
The Fourth Amendment: In School and in the Real World
Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology
Alexandria, VA
Cox Communications

Yasmine McBride and Reece Anderson
12th Grade
Unveiling Surveillance
Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology
Alexandria, VA
Cox Communications

Catherine Ayres and Claire Egan
12th Grade
When the First Isn't First
Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology
Alexandria, VA
Cox Communications

Daniel Tavakol and Valerie Dinavo
11th Grade
The Uniformity Clause: A Right to Education
James Madison High School
Vienna, VA
Cox Communications

Risa McCracken
11th Grade
Friendship in a Letter
Jenks High School
Jenks, OK
Cox Communications

Tea'a Taylor
12th Grade
Eighteen
Freedom High School
Orlando, FL
Bright House Networks

Kevin Yang
12th Grade
Youth Voting, We Need It!
Aplington Parkersburg High School
Parkersburg, IA
Mediacom

Jessica Shub and Syra Ortiz Blanes
11th Grade
Our Relationship with the Constitution
San Juan, PR
One Link

Nicole LaRue and Kate White
8th Grade
The Secret Weapon of the Judiciary
Canterbury Middle School
Fort Wayne, IN
Comcast

Davis Lamm and Callahan Elzey
8th Grade
Technology and The Fourth Amendment
Canterbury Middle School
Fort Wayne, IN
Comcast

Brigid Cummings and Paige Bimberg
8th Grade
CBN Cummings-Bimberg News
East Middle School
Plymouth, MI
Comcast

Taylor Blackwell
7th Grade
Tapping Into The Preamble
BAK Middle School of the Arts
West Palm Beach, FL
Comcast

Deepika Kurup
8th Grade
The Bill of Rights in Modern America
Fairgrounds Middle School
Nashua, NH
Comcast

Eleanor Burch, Amanda Royaards, and Megan Martin
8th Grade
The Preamble
Langston Charter Middle School
Greenville, SC
Charter Communications

Madde Ely, Kaci Deakins, and Briana Lackey
8th Grade
Women's Suffrage: The Voice of a Nation
Farragut Middle School
Knoxville, TN
Charter Communications

Grace Kwon, Jasmine Park, and Emily Pratt
8th Grade
Born and Naturalized
Farragut Middle School
Knoxville, TN
Charter Communications

Tucker Scott, Bradley Balltrip, and Eli Darby
8th Grade
Worried Over Welfare
Farragut Middle School
Knoxville, TN
Charter Communications

James Grindstaff and Sara Zimmerman
8th Grade
The 17th Amendment
The Walker School
Marietta, GA
Comcast

Jordan Brandt and Lainey Bailey
8th Grade
The 19th Amendment
Vail Mountain School
Vail, CO
Comcast

Cole Winton and Zach Aponte
8th Grade
Cruel and Unusual Punishment
Falcon Cove Middle School
Weston, FL
Advanced Cable Communications

Armando Martinez, Justin Iannacone, and Daniel Hsu
8th Grade
Where is the Proof?
Falcon Cove Middle School
Weston, FL
Advanced Cable Communications

Lacey Larson, Jordanne Cantrill, and Kendra Blandon
8th Grade
Where Freedom Ends
Falcon Cove Middle School
Weston, FL
Advanced Cable Communications

Maria Riillo, Gabrielle Ferguson, and Blair Yant
8th Grade
Power of the Commerce Clause
Falcon Cove Middle School
Weston, FL
Advanced Cable Communications

Joshua Prem and David Giles
8th Grade
You Have The Right
Falcon Cove Middle School
Weston, FL
Advanced Cable Communications