27-03-2025
These South Jersey high school students won recognition in the national StudentCam contest
Multiple South Jersey high school students received recognition in C-SPAN's StudentCam competition.
C-SPAN's 21st annual StudentCam competition had a theme this year of, "Your Message to the President: What issue is most important to you or your community?" It generated more than 1,700 entries from close to 3,200 students in 42 states and Washington, D.C.
Here are the South Jersey students who were recognized and their topics of choice:
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1st Prize winner — junior Daniel Aasa of Winslow Township High School — "Saving Sudan: U.S. Aiding in a Forgotten Crisis."
Honorable Mention — juniors Ethan Slaughter and Nate Milstead of Moorestown High School — "The Housing Market Crisis."
Honorable Mention — juniors Aerick Mallari, Carter Chew and Rishan Rashed of Egg Harbor Township High School — "It's The Economy stupid!"
They were among 150 videos to be honored in this year's competition, winning cash prizes of $1,500, $750 or $250. Each submission was put in one of three regions: East, Central and West.
Some of the most popular topics participants addressed were climate, education, health care, gun policies and government finances.
Craig McAndrew, C-SPAN's director of education relations, congratulated the "extremely talented students" who won awards.
'Your documentaries set a very high bar for future StudentCam filmmakers, and you should be proud knowing your work will inspire your peers and foster thoughtful consideration from all audiences. We can't wait to see what you do next," McAndrew said.
The competition was funded by the C-SPAN Education Foundation and judged by by a panel of educators and C-SPAN representatives.
The award-winning videos can be viewed online at
Nick Butler is an impact reporter for the Courier Post, the Daily Journal and the Burlington County Times covering community news in South Jersey. Have any tips or stories? Reach out to NButler@ Subscribe to stay in the loop.
This article originally appeared on Cherry Hill Courier-Post: They attend Winslow, Moorestown and Egg Harbor schools
