May 8, 2012

Elk Grove Unified students turned in a strong showing at the 2012 Student Educational Video Awards (SEVAs) on Monday, May 7, taking home awards in all four categories across all grade levels. 

Open to all Sacramento county students (K-20), the contest celebrates the talents and visions of student video producers. Winners and participants are recognized at SECC's SEVA Award Night and winning videos and producer interviews are shown on cable and online. The SEVAs give students of all ages a chance to share their vision through video or other multimedia about educational topics and issues in their daily lives. The categories include documentary, instructional, public service announcement (PSA), and school news. 

Click here to view the winning videos online.  Click here for more information about the SEVA Awards.  

Allan Hinderstein Award
Given to a teacher who shares the vision of the importance and value of teaching media production to students
Jim Bentley (Foulks Ranch Elementary School)

Elementary School Categories
Documentary (K-3)
SEVA Award
“Animal Ark” – Kristiana Perris (Cosumnes River Elementary School)

Documentary (4-6)
SEVA Award
“Japanese Schools: A Documentary by Antone Cruz” – Antone Cruz (Foulks Ranch Elementary School)

Honorable Mention
“Mail by Rail” – Foulks Ranch Elementary School Video Production Club (Foulks Ranch Elementary School)

Honorable Mention
“Splash Science” – Ricardo Diaz Moreno, Yareli Gutierrez, Juan Flores, Fabiola Ayala, Shivanjali Deo (Prairie Elementary School)

Instructional (4-6)
SEVA Award
“Value vs. Place Value” – Foulks Ranch Elementary School Video Production Club (Foulks Ranch Elementary School)

PSA (4-6)
SEVA Award
“Inclusion? Or Exclusion?” – Foulks Ranch Elementary School Video Production Club (Foulks Ranch Elementary School)

Honorable Mention
“Stranger Danger” – Elitha Donner’s Film Academy (Elitha Donner Elementary School)

School News (K-3)
SEVA Award
“What is a K-9 dog’s job?” – Kristiana Perris (Cosumnes River Elementary School)

School News (4-6)
SEVA Award
“Chewing Gum at Donner” – Elitha Donner’s Film Academy (Elitha Donner Elementary School)

Honorable Mention
“Prairie Gets a Butterfly Garden” – Esteban Galvez, Edgar Hernandez-Martine, Anthony Flores, Armoni Dossman, Elijah Randalle, Aaron Maharaj (Prairie Elementary School)

Middle School Categories
Documentary
SEVA Award
“Bodie – A Town Frozen in Time” – Alexandria Clark (T.R. Smedberg Middle School)

Honorable Mention
“Veteran’s Day: A Story of Heroes” – Sunny Hsu, Earl Mirano, Sanjeet Jain (Toby Johnson Middle School)

School News
SEVA Award
“First Things First” – TJ-TV crew (Toby Johnson Middle School)

PSA
SEVA Award
“Keep Our School Clean” – Sanjeet Jain, Sunny Hsu, Earl Mirano (Toby Johnson Middle School)

High School Categories
Documentary
SEVA Award
“The Japanese Internment” – Trevor Morisawa and Matthew Mesfin (Franklin High School)

School News
Honorable Mention
“Special Report” – Julio Sanchez, Gerard Herbert (Monterey Trail High School)

Instructional
SEVA Award
“Dance Policies” – Arriana Rieland and Rafael Gonzalez (Cosumnes Oaks High School)

Honorable Mention
“How to Hit a Baseball” – Anthony De Marco, Kyle Zanzi, Morgan Perry (Franklin High School)

PSA
SEVA Award
“Healthy Lifestyle” – Becky Theiss (Franklin High School)

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