10 CHS students and Television Production teacher Mr. McDonough just returned from another inspiring trip to the Student Television (STN) Convention. Held in Atlanta, Georgia, STN offers students multiple opportunities to learn from professionals in the field, network with other students and compete in film production competitions. Over 3,000 students attended from various states and schools.
This year, Canton High School students achieved at the highest level with a first place finish in the Public Service Announcement (PSA) category! This is a "first" for CHS! (CHS had received an honorable mention several years back, but never a top distinction.)CHS students Mia Tess, Jason Kaplan and Roni Polsgrove received the first place award for their PSA (see below). Competing against 25 other teams, students received a prompt and 6 hours to complete the project. The PSA had to be 30 seconds and address the prompt: "The (Financial) Challenge of College Access." Their hypothetical vendor was an online company called www.getschooled. com.
Mia, Jason and Roni said they were proud of their achievement and their PSA. "We trusted one another...we planned it really well which gave us time to have creative freedom.....We really stuck to the mission of the website -- 'many people are getting into college but can't always pay for college.' We think we conveyed the message."
Senior Mia Tess, the actor in the PSA, is interested in majoring in film production and is considering USC, Chapman, Loyola Marymount and UCLA. Senior Jason Kaplan, the cameraman, is interested in business and film and is considering Syracuse, USC and Miami. Junior Roni Polsgrove, the director, is interested in film directing and is considering NYU, USC, Chapman and the American Film Institute.
Congratulations on a phenomenal trip!
