UHS Students Earn Honorable Mention During National C-SPAN

Urbandale IA

25 March, 2022

5:20 AM

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Press release from the Urbandale Community School District: March 22, 2022 Congratulations to Urbandale High School students Will Schumacher, Luis Jimenez, and Cody Iwig for having their documentary earn an Honorable Mention in the C-SPAN 2022 StudentCam Documentary Competition. Over 3,000 students from across the country participated in the competition. View their documentary entitled, "Agriculture and the Farm Bill."The competition, now in its 18th year, invited all middle and high school students to enter by producing a short documentary. C-SPAN, in cooperation with cable television partners, asked students to explore a federal policy or program and address the theme: "How does the federal government impact your life?" "This year we asked students to reflect on how a federal program or policy is relevant to their lives and communities," said Craig McAndrew, director of C-SPAN Education Relations. "The winners showcased exceptional research and production values as they wove personal stories with historical or contemporary issues. These middle and high school students far exceeded our expectations, and we are elated to share their hard work with the country." The annual Student Cam competition is sponsored by the C-SPAN Education Foundation. Videos were evaluated by a panel of educators and C-SPAN representatives based on the thoughtful examination of the competition's theme, quality of expression, inclusion of varying sides of the documentary's topic and effective incorporation of C-SPAN programming. Congratulations to Will, Luis, and Cody for producing an award-winning documentary! We are #proudofU! This press release was produced by the Urbandale Community School District. The views expressed here are the author's own.