Longfellow Students Celebrated at Statewide Video Competition

Budding filmmakers at Longfellow Spanish Immersion School continue to receive awards for their work.

The latest awards come from the California Student Media Festival, where 12 students walked the red carpet, received "swag bags" and received three awards during the 45th annual event June 4 in Santa Ana.

Students were recognized for successfully working with their multimedia class teacher to integrate video and multimedia projects into their curriculum. Students had the opportunity to combine their bilingual talents and love for movie-making. The categories and winning students are as follows:

• Grades K-6 ELD/Bilingual Education: "Ayuda las tortugas de mar," Sophia Dziewit, Aijah Jones, Camryn Ownes, Erika Silva.
  
  
• Grades 7-12 ELD/Bilingual Education: Kalyn Hanson and Annemarie Prescott.
  
  
• Grades 7-12 Foreign Language: "La Gallina Josefina," Rosie Makeever, Emalie Armenta, Sierra Maye, Thai Bell, Coral Treamer, Kayla Malave.

For more information, contact Cary Knight at cknight1@sandi.net or learn more about The California Student Media Festival at  www.mediafestival.org.