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Hawai‘i students win big at national video competition

HONOLULU – Students from Hawai‘i schools are fresh off of winning 30 awards at the Student Television Network (STN) Convention, an annual, national student media conference. This year’s convention took place in Nashville, Tenn., March 15-18. The complete list of Hawai‘i winners begins below.

A total of 18 Hawai‘i schools attended this year’s conference, the highest participation from Hawai‘i schools in the STN Convention’s 15-year history. All but one were public schools, and all of them participate in PBS Hawai‘i’s HIKI NŌ student news network.

“HIKI NŌ offers students the ideal preparation for this national competition. It also readies them for different professional paths – by teaching them to work their way through challenges and deliver quality work on tight deadlines,” said Leslie Wilcox, PBS Hawai‘i President and CEO.

Approximately 3,000 middle and high school students from across the U.S. competed in on-site, time-restricted contests in video journalism, television production, filmmaking, music videos, commercials, and public service announcements.

As in the last few STN competitions, the number of awards won by Hawai‘i schools was notably high in comparison to states with larger populations, such as California, Florida and Texas.

“The stellar performance by Hawai‘i schools at STN is due to the work our schools have done with HIKI NŌ and PBS Hawai‘i,” said Kevin Matsunaga, Chiefess Kamakahelei Middle School media teacher and STN regional board member. “Our Hawai‘i media teachers have worked tirelessly, as well, and the outstanding work their students have done at these competitions is proof that HIKI NŌ is making a huge difference in the lives of our students.”

2018 Student Television Network – Hawai‘i Schools in Attendance:

• Chiefess Kamakahelei Middle School (Kaua‘i)
• Ewa Makai Middle School (O‘ahu)
• Highlands Intermediate School (O‘ahu)
• Kalaheo High School (O‘ahu)
• Kalama Intermediate School (Maui)
• Kamehameha Schools Maui – Middle School (Maui)
• Kealakehe Intermediate School (Hawai‘i Island)
• Kapa‘a Middle School (Kaua‘i)
• Kapolei High School (O‘ahu)
• Kaua‘i High School (Kaua‘i)
• Maui Waena Intermediate School (Maui)
• McKinley High School (O‘ahu)
• Moanalua High School (O‘ahu)
• Waiākea High School (Hawai‘i Island)
• Wai‘anae High School (O‘ahu)
• Wai‘anae Intermediate School (O‘ahu)
• Waipahu High School (O‘ahu)
• Waipahu Intermediate School (O‘ahu)

2018 Student Television Network – Hawai‘i Winners:

BROADCAST EXCELLENCE—MONTHLY NEWS SHOW 

Middle School: Maui Waena Intermediate School

High School: Wai‘anae High School (also won last year)

FILM EXCELLENCE—BEST EDITING 

Waipahu High School

FILM EXCELLENCE—BEST VISUAL EFFECTS 

Moanalua High School

CONVENTION RE-CAP—MIDDLE SCHOOL 

Honorable Mention – Maui Waena Intermediate School

Honorable Mention – Waipahu Intermediate School

CONVENTION RE-CAP—HIGH SCHOOL 

1st Place – Moanalua High School (won 1st place last year)

SPOT FEATURE—MIDDLE SCHOOL

1st Place – Kealakehe Intermediate School

2nd Place – Chiefess Kamakahelei Middle School (won 3rd place last year)

3rd Place – Maui Waena Intermediate School (won 2nd place last year)

MOVIE TRAILER—MIDDLE SCHOOL

1st Place – Maui Waena Intermediate School (won 2nd place last year)

2nd Place – Waipahu Intermediate School

3rd Place – Kealakehe Intermediate School

MOVIE TRAILER—HIGH SCHOOL

Honorable Mention – Kapolei High School

NAT. SOUND PACKAGE—HIGH SCHOOL

1st Place – Wai‘anae High School (Honorable Mention last year)

NAT. SOUND PACKAGE—MIDDLE SCHOOL

3rd Place – Wai‘anae Intermediate School

PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT—MIDDLE SCHOOL

1st Place – Maui Waena Intermediate School

3rd Place – Chiefess Kamakahelei Middle School

SILENT FILM—MIDDLE SCHOOL

1st Place – Maui Waena Intermediate School (3rd Place last year)

2nd Place – Kamehameha Schools Maui

ANCHOR TEAM—MIDDLE SCHOOL

Honorable Mention – Chiefess Kamakahelei Middle School (3rd Place last year)

ANCHOR TEAM—HIGH SCHOOL

3rd Place – Kalaheo High School

Honorable Mention – Wai‘anae High School

MUSIC VIDEO—MIDDLE SCHOOL

Honorable Mention – Kamehameha Schools Maui

CRAZY 8s BROADCAST NEWS MAGAZINE—MIDDLE SCHOOL

1st Place – Chiefess Kamakahelei Middle School

2nd Place – Wai‘anae Intermediate School (3rd Place last year)

CRAZY 8s BROADCAST NEWS MAGAZINE—HIGH SCHOOL

2nd Place – Wai‘anae High School (Honorable Mention last year)

CRAZY 8s SHORT FILM DOCUMENTARY—HIGH SCHOOL

3rd Place – Moanalua High School

CRAZY 8s SHORT FILM FICTION—MIDDLE SCHOOL

2nd Place – Maui Waena Intermediate School

Honorable Mention – Wai‘anae Intermediate School (3rd Place last year)

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