C-SPAN is thrilled to announce the prize-winning documentaries in StudentCam 2024 – our 20th anniversary of the competition! We received entries from over 3,200 students representing 42 states, Washington, D.C., the Mariana Islands, Canada, and India. Students were asked this year to address the theme: “Looking Forward while Considering the Past.”
Congratulations also to the 5 winners of our “Behind the Scenes” Photo Competition. Each of the 5 groups below will receive $100 for sharing photos of their StudentCam documentary production on social media:
Drew Lindsey & John Wells
11th Grade
The Greatest Competitor
Ben Barber Innovation Academy
Mansfield, TX
Spectrum
Carson Collins
11th Grade
Resurgence of Wisdom: Reviving Classical Liberal Education in America
Homeschooled
Austin, TX
Spectrum
Rani Sindledecker
10th Grade
Mentally Educated
Mountain View High School
Mountain View, CA
Comcast
Braden Mosteig
9th Grade
Who Pays Dues for News?
Long Beach Polytechnic High School
Long Beach, CA
Spectrum
Lumina Zhang & Teniola Tobun
11th Grade
Food for Thought: The Hidden Realities of Food Insecurity
Winston Churchill High School
Potomac, MD
Comcast
Annabelle Jones & Erin Peters
12th Grade
From Letters to Legislation
Richland Northeast High School
Columbia, SC
Spectrum
Hyaemhin Moon & Melanie Shim
10th Grade
Footprint by Fabric
Bergen County Academies
Hackensack, NJ
Optimum
Sesh Sudarshan
9th Grade
Head In The Clouds
Meridian High School
Falls Church, VA
Cox Communications
Jacari Dillard & Erial Malone
12th Grade
The Two Trillion Dollar Crisis
Ramsay IB High School
Birmingham, AL
Spectrum
Hendrik DuBois
11th Grade
Fractured: How SuperPACs Broke Campaign Finance
Jenks High School
Jenks, OK
Cox Communications
Colby Jackson
10th Grade
Guns in the Hands of Teens: Dereka Bell's Story
Sulphur High School
Sulphur, LA
Optimum
Sarah Barnett
12th Grade
Is Ranked Choice the Right Choice?
Meridian High School
Royal Oak, MI
Comcast
Ben Kurian
8th Grade
Who Do I Want to Be?
Olentangy Liberty Middle School
Powell, OH
Spectrum
Dylan Zuriff & Ilana Handwerker
8th Grade
Two Sides of the Street: The Fight for DC Representation in Congress
Eastern Middle School
Silver Spring, MD
Comcast
Leo Fan, Nikhil Rao, & Jasper Jones
8th Grade
War in Orbit: The Fight for the Final Frontier
Eastern Middle School
Silver Spring, MD
Comcast
Troy Basu, Andrew Sloan, & Nicky Dowd
8th Grade
Behind Closed Doors
Dexter Southfield School
Brookline, MA
Comcast
Ethan Lee
11th Grade
Threads of Change
Crystal Springs Uplands School
Hillsborough, CA
Comcast
Jemma Nagle & Taylor Chay
9th Grade
Death Penalty: A Loss of Life and Liberty
Long Beach Polytechnic High School
Long Beach, CA
Spectrum
Caroline Cho, Ethan Kwong, & Pavlo Ilin
11th Grade
Saving the American Dream: Effectively Addressing the Housing Crisis
Arnold O. Beckman High School
Irvine, CA
Cox Communications
Jasmine McKnight, Astreya McKnight, & Beyla Jones
12th Grade
Aiming for Safety: Crafting the Next Generation of Gun Legislation
Arcata High School
Arcata, CA
Optimum
Alexander Nguyen, Paul Tsao, & Carlos Casillas
9th Grade
Immigration Situation
Long Beach Polytechnic High School
Long Beach, CA
Spectrum
Bright Evbie, Addisyn Richard, & Kamron Brown
10th & 12th Grades
What is Wrong with Our Food?
Ben Barber Innovation Academy
Mansfield, TX
Spectrum
Elsie Baumann
9th Grade
Keystone Species - The American Bald Eagles of the Klamath Basin
Klamath Union High School
Klamath Falls, OR
Spectrum
Poppy Wells & Gia Bottegoni
9th Grade
Protecting Our Ocean's Carbon Sinks
Long Beach Polytechnic High School
Long Beach, CA
Spectrum
Brianna Miller
10th Grade
Endangered Everglades
Winter Park High School
Winter Park, FL
Spectrum
Riley MacArthur & Sophia Jones
10th Grade
Changing Conversations: Podcasts, Politics, and Polarization
Montgomery Blair High School
Silver Spring, MD
Comcast
Evan Curb
11th Grade
AI's Influence on Learning
Charlotte Latin School
Charlotte, NC
Spectrum
Anna Berman
11th Grade
Fast Fashion - A Race to the Bottom
Science Leadership Academy
Philadelphia, PA
Comcast
Lillian Mirosavich
11th Grade
First Order Issue: Solving America's Toughest Problem
Richland Northeast High School
Columbia, SC
Spectrum
Isabella Langlee, Lydia Seo, & Catherine Yang
10th Grades
Foreclosure Fallout: Aftermath of the 2008 Housing Crisis
Richard Montgomery High School
Rockville, MD
Comcast
Evan Fulmer, Xavier Penvose, & Fitz Ahlers
11th & 12th Grades
Is It Real?
Horse Creek Academy
Aiken, SC
Comcast
Sadie Kelsey & Ursula Furnas
10th Grade
The Future is Female
Millbrook High School
Raleigh, NC
Spectrum
Ashley Blanche & Emma Curry
11th Grade
Entertaining AI
Jenks High School
Jenks, OK
Cox Communications
Eva Choe
10th Grade
Is This Democracy?
University School of Nashville
Nashville, TN
Comcast
Mi'Lea Tackett
12th Grade
High Time for Change: Transforming Marijuana Perspectives
Jenks High School
Jenks, OK
Cox Communications
Zoey Washington
11th Grade
Balancing the Scales: Race and the Criminal Justice System
Eastside Technical Center
Lexington, KY
Spectrum
Jessie Neilson & Sophia Lehman
10th Grade
Like Pigs to the Slaughter
Central A&M High School
Moweaqua, IL
Sparklight
Ava Pustulka, Erik Severtson, & William Publiski
12th Grade
To AI or Not to AI: The Workplace Dilemma
Milan High School
Milan, MI
Comcast
Elizabeth Jones & Keagan Sponsler
12th & 11th Grades
A Planet Near the End
Jenks High School
Jenks, OK
Cox Communications
Leo Bowman
12th Grade
The Transition of America
College Street Vocational Center
Lake Charles, LA
Optimum
Sophie de la Houssaye & Whitney Kuzmich
8th Grade
Given a Trash Bag: A Broken System
Correia Middle School
San Diego, CA
Cox Communications
Mohit Patil, Dhruv Suri, & Samarth Korada
8th Grade
Scrolling Through the Years: The Effects of Short-Form Content
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Middle School
Germantown, MD
Comcast
Chloe Brookshire & Addi Kuper
8th Grade
Securing Tomorrow: An Exploration of AI in Cyber Defense - ChatGPT
Nashoba Brooks School
Concord, MA
Comcast
Ryan Kelly, Abigail Matthews, & Emma Yu
8th Grade
Protecting Dissent: Protesting, Book Banning, and the Battle for Free Speech
Dexter Southfield School
Brookline, MA
Comcast
Ellie Redmann, Yasmine Wright, & Celia Markowitz
8th Grade
Every Little Bee is Gonna Bee Alright
Westland Middle School
Bethesda, MD
Comcast
Lilah Harris & Bree Carroll
8th Grade
Quest to Freedom: Confronting Child Sex Trafficking
Correia Middle School
San Diego, CA
Cox Communications
Sadie Mersereau
8th Grade
Growing America: The Sprawling of Our Nation
RD and Euzelle Smith Middle School
Chapel Hill, NC
Spectrum
Nick Ransford & Daniel Taylor
8th Grade
United or Divided: The Separation of our Country
Lora L. Batchelor Middle School
Bloomington, IN
Comcast
Stanley Knight, Thomas Kariuki, & Paige Fassett
12th & 11th Grades
What is Entrepreneurship?
Ben Barber Innovation Academy
Mansfield, TX
Spectrum
Brandon Yohe
12th Grade
Where Does Artificial Intelligence Cross Into Copyright Laws?
Winter Park High School
Winter Park, FL
Spectrum
Jada Abdalati
12th Grade
Ozone: The Hero and the Villain
Peak to Peak Charter School
Lafayette, CO
Comcast
Eva Dammann & Allegra Unger
10th Grade
Nuclear Fusion: The Holy Grail of Clean Energy
Montgomery Blair High School
Silver Spring, MD
Comcast
Sheila Awasthi & Neil Awasthi
10th Grade
It's Chemical
Millbrook High School
Raleigh, NC
Spectrum
Stuart Mallon, Evan Blenkinsop, & Theo Hamaide
10th Grade
Where Technology Meets Humanity
Montgomery Blair High School
Silver Spring, MD
Comcast
Jasmine Phou
12th Grade
A Woman's Right in the Eyes of the Law
Northampton High School
Northampton, MA
Comcast
Jackie Reyes, Noemi Silva Vasquez, & Thet Htar Swe
12th Grade
Heavenly Limits: The Infringement of Faith in Politics
Metro Tech High School
Phoenix, AZ
Cox Communications
Mia Hidden
12th Grade
A New World of Farming: Regenerative vs. Conventional Farming
Klamath Union High School
Klamath Falls, OR
Spectrum
Logan Benin & Connor Benin
10th Grade
America's Access To Nutritious Foods: A Privilege Or A Basic Human Right?
James Logan High School
Union City,
Kimber Koteskey & Trinity Nicholson
11th Grade
The iPhone: A World of Endless Possibilities
Foothills Community Christian School
Great Falls, MT
Spectrum
Elissa Huettel
9th Grade
Our Best and Brightest: College Admissions After Affirmative Action
East Chapel Hill High School
Chapel Hill, NC
Spectrum
Charlize Ko & Kaitlyn Hess
11th Grade
Change in America - The Public Education System
Conestoga High School
Berwyn, PA
Comcast
Celine Park & Vidushi Rautela
10th Grade
Paved Injustice: The Unequal Burden of Transportation Pollution
Bergen County Academies
Hackensack, NJ
Optimum
Priya Tapia-Pereira & Akiki Wong
10th Grade
DACA: Over 20 Years of Important Impact
Montgomery Blair High School
Silver Spring, MD
Comcast
Sasha Neyra & Quinlyn Rush-Copple
12th Grade
Stolen Lives
Arcata High School
Arcata, CA
Optimum
Jane Harrison-Millman & Shira Sweet
10th Grade
Closing the Gap: The Next 20 Years
Northampton High School
Northampton, MA
Comcast
Elora Derbyshire & Livia Rosenberg
10th Grade
Children in Crisis: Parental Restrictions on Mental Healthcare
Montgomery Blair High School
Silver Spring, MD
Comcast
Bryce Petersen
11th Grade
Political Polarization - Disunity in America
Klamath Union High School
Klamath Falls, OR
Spectrum
Elizabeth Patrick
12th Grade
The Call for Civility
Osceola County School for the Arts
Kissimmee, FL
Spectrum
Anderson Chan
12th Grade
Pandora's Box: Regulating Generative AI
Grassfield High School
Chesapeake, VA
Cox Communications
Eryn Fox & Nox Bradford
11th Grade
The Gender Crisis in America
Horse Creek Academy
Aiken, SC
Comcast
An Nguyen, Liam Johnson, & Annelise Sailer
10th Grade
The Future of AI in Education
Palo Alto Senior High School
Palo Alto, CA
Comcast
Erol Kalayoglu, Raphael Diamond-Berman, & Max Skorczynski
10th Grade
A Ride to Reform: Public Transit in the U.S.
Montgomery Blair High School
Silver Spring, MD
Comcast
Anjali Sinha
10th Grade
Charging Forward: Energy Independence & Security Act of 2007
John P. Stevens High School
Edison, NJ
Optimum
Claire Kline, Rachel Fornero, & Naomi Spence
11th & 10th Grades
Fostering Change in America
Ben Barber Innovation Academy
Mansfield, TX
Spectrum
Joshua Morrissey, Eamon Overman, & David Newman
9th Grade
Kessler Syndrome: the Next Big Problem
Long Beach Polytechnic High School
Long Beach, CA
Spectrum
Czaryna Lingat
10th Grade
The Rise of A.I.: Intersection of Technology and Humanity
Paragon Science Academy
Chandler, AZ
Cox Communications
Karuna Lohmann & Abigail Zelenak
10th Grade
A Red Line’s Trace: Redlining in the United States
Narragansett High School
Narragansett, RI
Cox Communications
Bella Avena, Veronica Cadenas Villafuerte, & Aryam Araya
8th Grade
America on American Women
Eastern Middle School
Silver Spring, MD
Comcast
Victoria Stout
8th Grade
Neurodiversity in the Classroom: The Path Towards Acceptance
Correia Middle School
San Diego, CA
Cox Communications
Vaishnavi Bhattaram
10th Grade
Reconnecting Students: Bridging the Digital Divide in Education
Long Reach High School
Columbia, MD
Comcast
Tanish Doshi, Allison Kuester, & Emilia Kim
11th Grade
Artificial America
BASIS Oro Valley
Oro Valley, AZ
Comcast
Katie Horvath-Wulf, Eliza Hogan, & Lilia Lash
10th Grade
Held Back: The Implications of the Held v. Montana Ruling
Montgomery Blair High School
Silver Spring, MD
Comcast
Lea Hong & Victoria Zhong
10th Grade
Forever Chemicals: Forever Polluted
Winston Churchill High School and Richard Montgomery High School
Potomac & Rockville, MD
Comcast
Qingjie Meng & Faza Pasarlay
8th Grade
Understanding School Shootings
Natomas Charter School
Sacramento, CA
Comcast
Sreyas Sabbani, Om Patel, & Nitesh Kamanuru Purushotham
9th Grade
A Story of the Rest of Humanity: Quantum
Innovation Academy
Alpharetta, GA
Comcast
Rachel Gadd
8th Grade
A Rising Issue
Wake Forest Middle School
Wake Forest, NC
Spectrum
Ben Kirby
10th Grade
The Electoral College: It's Time to Drop Out
Montgomery Blair High School
Silver Spring, MD
Comcast
Max Jin, Luka Jonjic, & Dylan Schwartz
10th Grade
The Future: Can We Afford It?
Central Bucks High School South
Warrington Township, PA
Comcast
Mia Sassano, Sydney Kowalczyk, & Marina Longo
12th Grade
Homeless Not Helpless
Moorestown High School
Moorestown, NJ
Comcast
Jianna Martinez, Thuy Nguyen, & Charisma St. Cyr
11th Grade
What are We Breathing? The Price of Industrialization
Somerset Academy Charter High
Homestead, FL
Comcast
Jake Choi & Nelson Dorsey
12th Grade
An Investigation of the US Public Health Service Syphilis Study
Saint Albans School for Boys
Washington, D.C.
Comcast
Alexandra Reyes
8th Grade
Wealth is Health, Health is Wealth
Jay Stream Middle School
Carol Stream, IL
Comcast
Alexander Boesch & Oliver Boesch
12th & 11th Grades
NIMBYism: Why Affordable Housing is so Difficult in California
Menlo School and Crystal Springs Uplands School
Atherton and Hillsborough, CA
Comcast
Alana Anantham, Zarina Aronson, Asher Anantham
8th Grades & 11th Grades
America Divided
Westland Middle School, Green Acres School, & Montgomery Blair High School
Bethesda, North Bethesda, & Silver Spring, MD
Comcast
Charlotte Duranske, Vella Habets, & Olivia Ryanski
10th Grade
Divided We Stand: Insight into the Intensity of Modern Political Polarization
Millbrook High School
Raleigh, NC
Spectrum
Levi Citron
10th Grade
Two Decades of Violence
International Academy
Bloomfield Township, MI
Comcast
Alice Kermode
9th Grade
Must Be Silenced
Long Beach Polytechnic High School
Long Beach, CA
Spectrum
David Zhang & Salomon Ortiz
11th Grade
Wired for Progress
Rockville High School
Rockville, MD
Comcast
JT Cunningham, Ryan Ortutay, & Jessica Rodriguez
11th & 12th Grades
Transportation Infrastructure: Connecting America to the Future
Nazareth Area High School
Nazareth, PA
Service Electric
Ella Ivan, Sierra Paliaga, & Erika Homan
12th Grade
Agricultural Subsidies
Arcata High School
Arcata, CA
Optimum
Hannah Abrams, Payton Abrams, & Ava Bockoven
10th Grade
Driving Into a Cleaner Future
Narragansett High School
Narragansett, RI
Cox Communications
Anahita Poongundran, Ruchi Gali, & Yazhini Arunprakash
11th Grade
Crossroads of Compassion: Balancing American Aid to Ukraine
Imagine International Academy of North Texas
McKinney, TX
Spectrum
Rab Sharp & Mooti Chimdi
10th Grade
Project 2025: Changing America Forever?
Montgomery Blair High School
Silver Spring, MD
Comcast
Elizabeth Gale & Kira Loconto
12th Grade
Artificial Intelligence: The Silent Revolution
Millbrook High School
Raleigh, NC
Spectrum
Diana Ince & Oliver Hannum
8th Grade
The Dangerous Effects of Fast Fashion
Eastern Middle School
Silver Spring, MD
Comcast
Tychicus Ashby, Henry Lopez, & George Conway
11th Grade
Foster Care: What it Feels Like to Be Abandoned
Alexandria City High School
Alexandria, VA
Comcast
Niharika Koppolu, Pravanya Gunturi, & Nuha Ahmed
11th Grade
Silenced Minds
Enloe High School
Raleigh, NC
Spectrum
Ajala Sen
9th Grade
The Science Of Reading: A Student’s Right To Literacy
Long Beach Polytechnic High School
Long Beach, CA
Spectrum
Michelle Tan & Hannah You
11th Grade
City in Motion: A Public Transit Solution
Holton-Arms School & Montgomery Blair High School
Bethesda & Silver Spring, MD
Comcast
Drew Wesson & Jake Wesson
12th Grade
You've Dialed 911: The Future of Public Safety from Minneapolis
Washburn High School
Minneapolis, MN
Comcast
Jaxon Robertson
12th Grade
Prescribing Change: Americas Healthcare Crisis
Iowa City High School
Iowa City, IA
Mediacom
Zoe Walker & Evie Prediletto
8th Grade
The Human Genome Project
Alice B. Landrum Middle School
Ponte Vedra Beach, FL
Comcast
Madhavi Patel
10th Grade
Gunning For Change: Confronting Gun Violence In Schools
Long Reach High School
Columbia, MD
Comcast
Emily Ly & Avery Ejercito
9th Grade
Working Hard Today for A Better Tomorrow
Long Beach Polytechnic High School
Long Beach, CA
Spectrum
Lexi DeLeon, Sofia Guidorizzi, & Anna Su
8th Grade
Order in the Court: Introducing Rehabilitation in U.S. Prison Systems
Eastern Middle School
Silver Spring, MD
Comcast
Clare Walsh, Aidan Waner, & Grace Sauri
10th Grade
The Divided States of America
Montgomery Blair High School
Silver Spring, MD
Comcast
El Palmer, Violet Brenner, & Clarissa Lanzas
11th Grade
Funding our Future
Science Leadership Academy
Philadelphia, PA
Comcast
Marshall Friedman & Kayal Vinoth
9th Grade
Empower, Embrace, Educate
Poolesville High School
Poolesville, MD
Comcast
Sophie Kravetz & Katie Kirk
8th Grade
The Battle Against Gerrymandering
Dexter Southfield School
Brookline, MA
Comcast
Mia Subrahmanyam & Josephine Lee
10th Grade
From Pencils to Policy: Fixing Public Education Funding
Bergen County Academies
Hackensack, NJ
Optimum
Claire Holben & Daphne Gates
9th Grade
Carbon and Conservation
Long Beach Polytechnic High School
Long Beach, CA
Spectrum
Ada Watson
9th Grade
Our Future is Threatened
Chapel Hill High School
Chapel Hill, NC
Spectrum
Maya Schonian
8th Grade
The San Diego River: 52 Polluted Miles in Coastal Waters
Correia Middle School
San Diego, CA
Cox Communications
Ryan Song, Grayson Luo, & Samanyu Salgia
8th Grade
The Human Genome Project: What's Next?
Eastern Middle School
Silver Spring, MD
Comcast
Marcella Verchinski, Kaylee Hopkins, & Casey Pendergast
10th Grade
Not Guilty: The Impact of Victim Blaming in Sexual Assault Cases
Montgomery Blair High School
Silver Spring, MD
Comcast
Taya Holmes, Natalie Dreyer, & Amelie Rebstock
12th Grade
The Journey to Marriage Equality: The Most Important Change in America Over the Past 20 Years
Arcata High School
Arcata, CA
Optimum
Matthew Schnaider, Kyan Wai, & Amy Ordaz
12th Grade
FDA Regulation
Heritage High School
Brentwood, CA
Comcast
Denise Rojas, Noelani Kobayashi, & Jenisa Medina
12th Grade
The Ethics of AI
Western High School
Anaheim, CA
Spectrum
Eton Smith & Isabel Woldeab
8th Grade
What Covid Taught Gen. Alpha - The Coronavirus Pandemic and its Effects on Early Education
Eastern Middle School
Silver Spring, MD
Comcast
Liya Fairfax
8th Grade
Book Banning and Curriculum Censorship
Browne Academy
Alexandria, VA
Cox Communications
Laila Kwong
9th Grade
The Real Cost of College
East Chapel Hill High School
Chapel Hill, NC
Spectrum
Jiya Murrell & Avery Rosen
9th Grade
The Eternal Impact of the Affordable Care Act
Marlborough School
Los Angeles, CA
Spectrum
Taylor Nada, Sasha Love, & Damian Kuntz
12th Grade
The Future of Nuclear Energy
Arcata High School
Arcata, CA
Optimum
Diya Reddy & Alessandra Rivero
12th Grade
The Polarizing Plague of Modern Society
Dominion High School
Sterling, VA
Comcast
Charles Shivers
9th Grade
Artificial Problems: Aligning AI with the Future
Long Beach Polytechnic High School
Long Beach, CA
Spectrum
Anjali Harrison
10th Grade
The Antidote In Our Hands
Montgomery Blair High School
Silver Spring, MD
Comcast
Gabe Laney & Dayana Lynch
10th Grade
Below the Curve
Oscar F. Smith High School
Chesapeake, VA
Cox Communications
Alana McMahon, Lila Grosko, & Lucy Holland
10th Grade
From Chemicals to Consumption: Digesting the Truth About the FDA
Montgomery Blair High School
Silver Spring, MD
Comcast
Max Waner, Vanessa Galdamez, & Avery Lin
8th Grade
Subtract the Additives
Eastern Middle School
Silver Spring, MD
Comcast
Mikayla Wojciak, Ziri Baltazar, & Norah Choe
8th & 7th Grade
The Silent Killer
Community Montessori
Carlsbad, CA
Spectrum
Lila Shaw, Neha Narayan, & Zadie Brown
10th Grade
The Protection Paradox: VAWA and Mass Incarceration
Montgomery Blair High School
Silver Spring, MD
Comcast
Cooper Zlotnik & Brenden Cahill
8th Grade
Food Insecurity: Hunger For A Change
Correia Middle School
San Diego, CA
Cox Communications
Anabelle Cox & Alliana Biggs
9th Grade
A.I. - The Future Is Here!
Foothills Community Christian School
Great Falls, MT
Spectrum
Safinah Munshi & Zoe Jung
10th Grade
Abortion: The Struggle for Autonomy
Bergen County Academies
Hackensack, NJ
Optimum
Stephen Kim, Marc Lucea, & Gunner Drews
8th Grade
Unveiling the Threat: Cyber Security and Data Privacy Explained
Eastern Middle School
Silver Spring, MD
Comcast