Local students win C-SPAN documentary competition
Published 1:09 pm Friday, March 18, 2022
- Jaleaha Joseph, Shontenaisha Manuel and Jason Boudreaux won $3,000 for the first prize documentary “FEMA’s Impact on Our Lives in Southwest Louisiana.” (Special to the American Press)
Jaleaha Joseph, Shontenaisha Manuel and Jason Boudreaux, students at College Street Vocational Center in Lake Charles, are the first-prize winners in C-SPAN’s national 2022 StudentCam competition. The students will receive $3,000 for the documentary, “FEMA’s Impact on Our Lives in Southwest Louisiana.”
The documentary will air on C-SPAN at 6:50 a.m. eastern and throughout the day on April 20.
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 its cable television partners, asked students to explore a federal policy or program and address the theme: “How does the federal government impact your life?”
In response, more than 3,000 students across the country participated in the contest. C-SPAN received more than 1,400 entries from 41 states, Washington, D.C., Morocco and South Korea.
C-SPAN is funded by America’s cable television companies, who also support StudentCam. In Lake Charles, C-SPAN is available through Suddenlink, the local provider of internet, TV, home and mobile phone service.