HTHMA News

High Tech High Media Arts Wins Indie Fest Award

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

San Diego, CA February 28, 2011 – Soaring Eagles, a student-produced documentary about American Indian education has received a prestigious Award of Merit from The Indie Fest. Soaring Eagles documents an important cultural and education program of San Diego Unified School District’s Indian Eduation Program through interviews with participants, testimonials, and footage from traditional American Indian dance exhibitions.
Co-Executive producer Chris Rosskopf had the following praise about his students: “I’m extremely proud of the professionalism, maturity, and work ethic the students exhibited in eliciting the story of the Soaring Eagles organization through their thoughtful interview questions, effective cinematography, and compelling editing.”
The Indie Fest recognizes film professionals who demonstrate exceptional achievement in craft and creativity, and those who produce standout entertainment or contribute to profound social change. Entries are judged by highly qualified professionals in the film industry. Information about the Indie Fest and a list of recent winners can be found at www.theindiefest.com.
In winning an Indie, Co-Executive Producers, Sarah Rodriguez and Chris Rosskopf, join the ranks of other high-profile winners of this internationally respected award. Thomas Baker, Ph.D., who chairs the Indie Fest, had this to say about the latest winners, “The Indie is not an easy award to win. Entries are received from around the world. The Indie helps set the standard for craft and creativity. The judges were pleased with the exceptionally high quality of entries. The goal of the Indie is to help winners achieve the recognition they deserve.”

From the Union Tribune:

“Student’s interest in civics leads to U.S. capitol By Lisa Deaderick

Haley Alderete has a strong interest in government. She’s already involved in the Youth Action Council through the City of Chula Vista and Youth in Government through the YMCA. So, it wasn’t a stretch for one of the staff members at her school to refer her to the U.S. House of Representatives Page Program.”

Read the entire story here.

Dear Class of 2011,

On Tuesday, March 8th Darren Despain our HTHMA representative from Jostens will be briefly presenting (10 -15 minutes) in the Treehouse before lunch at 11:35am. At the presentation, students will receive Cap & Gown INFORMATION PACKETS and any additional information (or questions) on Senior Rings and Graduation Announcements.

Josten representatives will then be back on Tuesday, March 15th and Wednesday, March 16th (during lunch) to collect a check/cash AND the completed paperwork for the items your student would like to purchase.

CNN iReport produced by HTHMA Juniors, Javonne McCullogh, Brandy Bussell, and Ciara White

Voiceofsandiego.com Journalism Workshop & contest

Workshop Date: Saturday, February 5th

Time: 8:30 a.m. to 12 p.m.

Location: San Diego Foundation building in Liberty Station (Point Loma). 2508 Historic Decatur Rd., San Diego, CA 92106.

There is no cost to attend the program, but advance registration is required by February 1, 2011. To register, simply email summer@voiceofsandiego.org with your name and the school you attend.

Contest Info:

Voiceofsandiego.org would like to celebrate excellence in student news and promote online platforms for high school journalism with the VOSD Awards for Excellence in High School Journalism. We’re calling for your best entries in the following categories: best news story, best editorial, best feature, best photograph or video and best online news website. And, there’s a $500 prize for each category.

The contest is open to all school-sponsored student newspapers or student news websites in San Diego County public schools. Eligible work must have been originally published during the 2010-2011 school year (between August 2010 and May 6, 2011). Deadline to submit is: May 6, 2011.

Entries will be judged on journalistic style and quality, relevance to the student audience, and insightfulness.

Ready to send yours in? Get more information and download the entry form here. Questions about the contest should be sent to camille@voiceofsandiego.org.

By The Associated Press,

Wednesday, December 1, 2010 at 9:14 a.m.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — A California high school senior has turned a single tweet into a $20,000 college scholarship.

The Twitter entry from 17-year-old Amanda Russell was selected Wednesday from more than 2,800 tweets that competed for the scholarship offered by Louisville-based restaurant chain KFC.

Russell reached the 140 character limit for the contest, so she’ll get $142 per character to pursue her college dreams.

Russell has compiled a 3.9 grade point average at her high school in Long Beach. She said she plans to major in biology and pursue a career as a doctor or medical researcher.

In her tweet, Russell said the scholarship is “the secret ingredient missing from my recipe for success.”

Tweet-based scholarship programs are a new wrinkle to applications that often involve long essays.

The Associated Press