Student host, Catherine Madrigal interviewed student producers as they arrived for the 2009 SEVA Award Night at the Crest Theater on May 7.

This video clip is Part 3 of 3 (includes the PSA and School News Awards).
The 2009 SEVAs — or Student Educational Video Awards — were announced May 7 at the Crest Theater for SECC’s 20th annual Award Night event. Sponsored by Comcast, nearly 1000 students, teachers and family members arrived to greet the “paparazzi” and [...]

This video clip is Part 2 of 3 (includes the Instructional Awards).
The 2009 SEVAs — or Student Educational Video Awards — were announced May 7 at the Crest Theater for SECC’s 20th annual Award Night event. Sponsored by Comcast, nearly 1000 students, teachers and family members arrived to greet the “paparazzi” and watch the show.
There [...]

This video clip is Part 1 of 3 (includes the Documentary Awards).
The 2009 SEVAs — or Student Educational Video Awards — were announced May 7 at the Crest Theater for SECC’s 20th annual Award Night event. Sponsored by Comcast, nearly 1000 students, teachers and family members arrived to greet the “paparazzi” and watch the show.
There [...]

The SEVA’s are a celebration of the talents of our local students as television and media producers. We honor the participants of the 20th Annual Student Educational Video Awards or SEVA’s. Students from elementary schools, middle schools, high schools and colleges entered nearly 370 entries in this year’s SEVA competition. The Student Educational Video Awards [...]

As educators we recognize the significant value these productions have for students as well as the community.  The students’ teachers have done a remarkable job in motivating the students to work together as a team to share their vision, fully utilize their talents and the various media tools available to them.

SECC was fortunate to have a unique professor at CSUS become involved with K-12 teachers. Allan Hinderstein had a remarkable vision that recognized the importance and value of media production for teachers to enhance the learning experience of students like you in your classrooms.
Allan spent much of his time working with teachers, encouraging them to [...]

PROGRAM TITLE: Serving the Sacramento Food Bank and Family Services
PRODUCER(S): Tommy Frederick
SCHOOL: Frontier Elementary
DISTRICT: Twin Rivers USD
CATEGORY: Documentary
GRADE LEVEL: 4-6
STATUS: SEVA Award
TARGET AUDIENCE: All people who can volunteer.
PROGRAM IDEA: A lot of people don’t have jobs but more than ever people need food for themselves and their families.
EDUCATIONAL MESSAGE: I wanted to tell people about peoples need [...]

PROGRAM TITLE: Who was Elitha Donner?
PRODUCER(S): Elitha Donner’s Film Academy
SCHOOL: Elitha Donner Elementary School
DISTRICT: Elk Grove USD
CATEGORY: Documentary
GRADE LEVEL: 4-6
STATUS: SEVA Award
TARGET AUDIENCE: Everyone
PROGRAM IDEA: Elitha Cumi Donner Wilder is buried in the Elk Grove Cemetery right off Highway 99, on the south side of Elk Grove Boulevard. Elitha Donner Elementary School, in Laguna Creek [...]

PROGRAM TITLE: Bullying Documentary
PRODUCER(S): Jack Foy and Jacob LampL
SCHOOL: Andrew Carnegie Middle School
DISTRICT: San Juan USD
CATEGORY: Documentary
GRADE LEVEL: 7-8
STATUS: Honorable Mention
TARGET AUDIENCE: People who have trouble with bullies or are uneducated about bullying.
PROGRAM IDEA: We chose to make a documentary about bullying because most people disregard bullying and even doubt its existence, when it happens every [...]

PROGRAM TITLE: Girl Bullying
PRODUCER(S): Lauren Mayes
SCHOOL: Andrew Carnegie Middle School
DISTRICT: San Juan USD
CATEGORY: Documentary
GRADE LEVEL: 7-8
STATUS: SEVA Award
TARGET AUDIENCE: Middle school students and teachers
PROGRAM IDEA: I got the idea to do this film because I have experienced this kind of bullying in my documentary.  After thinking about it, I thought that it would be really helpful [...]

PROGRAM TITLE: Turfing – The Art of Movement
PRODUCER(S): Evan Robertson
SCHOOL: Franklin High School
DISTRICT: Elk Grove USD
CATEGORY: Documentary
GRADE LEVEL: 9-12
STATUS: Honorable Mention
TARGET AUDIENCE: Teens interested in dancing
PROGRAM IDEA: Its giving exposure to a different style of dance
EDUCATIONAL MESSAGE: For young kids can do something positve and fun, without getting into any trouble on the streets. And theres programs [...]

PROGRAM TITLE: Celiac Disease
PRODUCER(S): Tori Winslow
SCHOOL: Cosumnes Oaks High School
DISTRICT: Elk Grove USD
CATEGORY: Documentary
GRADE LEVEL: 9-12
STATUS: SEVA Award
TARGET AUDIENCE: People who don’t know about Celiac Disease
PROGRAM IDEA: I was diagnosed with Celiac Disease three years ago because it stopped my growth. I decided to make my video to raise awareness about the disease because what I [...]

PROGRAM TITLE: Death of a Farm Worker
PRODUCER(S): Hector D. Gonzalez
SCHOOL: Florin Technology Education Center
DISTRICT: Sacramento City USD
CATEGORY: Documentary
GRADE LEVEL: College/University
STATUS: SEVA Award
TARGET AUDIENCE: Students, politicians, human rights advocates, general public
PROGRAM IDEA: Reading the news, United Farm Workers call, Juanita Ontiveros invitation to join march.
EDUCATIONAL MESSAGE: I wish to expose and educate students especially to the plight [...]

PROGRAM TITLE: Origami Pets
PRODUCER(S): Katie Albert
SCHOOL: Pony Express Elementary
DISTRICT: Sacramento City USD
CATEGORY: Instructional
GRADE LEVEL: K-3
STATUS: Honorable Mention
TARGET AUDIENCE: Classmates
PROGRAM IDEA: I had a Library book checked out about origami and I wanted to make an origami video.
EDUCATIONAL MESSAGE: I wanted to teach how to make an origami cat and dog.
JUDGES COMMENTS: Good use of a lapel microphone. [...]

PROGRAM TITLE: How to Remember to Do Your Homework
PRODUCER(S): Kennedy Knoll, Kendra Worthington, Teevyah Yuva Raju
SCHOOL: Pershing Elementary
DISTRICT: San Juan USD
CATEGORY: Instructional
GRADE LEVEL: K-3
STATUS: SEVA Award
TARGET AUDIENCE: Elementary Students
PROGRAM IDEA: We were assigned to do a video project.  We decided to work together.  We discussed some ideas and decided to do it on Kendra’s idea [...]

PROGRAM TITLE: How to Make Pancakes
PRODUCER(S): Tony Carreon Jr.
SCHOOL: Foulks Ranch Elementary
DISTRICT: Elk Grove USD
CATEGORY: Instructional
GRADE LEVEL: 4-6
STATUS: Honorable Mention
TARGET AUDIENCE: Anyone who wants to learn how to make pancakes.
PROGRAM IDEA: I like to make pancakes and thought other people would like to know how to make them.
EDUCATIONAL MESSAGE: The educational message is that cooking is fun [...]

PROGRAM TITLE: The Division Family
PRODUCER(S): Justin Diones, Sunny Mastana, Jelena Price, Sabina Latifov, and Virsavia Smolin
SCHOOL: North Country
DISTRICT: Center USD
CATEGORY: Instructional
GRADE LEVEL: 4-6
STATUS: Honorable Mention
TARGET AUDIENCE: 3rd graders
PROGRAM IDEA: This was one of our brainstorming ideas.
EDUCATIONAL MESSAGE: We wanted to show people how to do long division.
JUDGES COMMENTS: Good visual aids. Great use of color to explain the [...]

PROGRAM TITLE: Carter Berry’s School of Super Strikers School
PRODUCER(S): Carter Berry
SCHOOL: Natoma Station Elementary
DISTRICT: Folsom Cordova USD
CATEGORY: Instructional
GRADE LEVEL: 4-6
STATUS: Honorable Mention
TARGET AUDIENCE: Soccer Players of All Skill Levels
PROGRAM IDEA: For Class, Carter had to write a step-by-step instructional paper. He chose to write about how to make a video. This video is the end product. [...]

PROGRAM TITLE: How to Make School Easier
PRODUCER(S): Brandon Bagley, Vishal Sharma
SCHOOL: Andrew Carnegie Middle School
DISTRICT: San Juan USD
CATEGORY: Instructional
GRADE LEVEL: 7-8
STATUS: Honorable Mention
TARGET AUDIENCE: Elementary-High School Students
PROGRAM IDEA: The video was originally a commercial for getting good grades we used for the Carnegie Connection. It was a very good quality commercial, and I thought that with [...]

PROGRAM TITLE: How to Get Energy the Right Way
PRODUCER(S): Pearl Her, Karen Huntington, Lauryn Davis
SCHOOL: Toby Johnson Middle School
DISTRICT: Elk Grove USD
CATEGORY: Instructional
GRADE LEVEL: 7-8
STATUS: SEVA Award
TARGET AUDIENCE: Young Adults
PROGRAM IDEA: Our video productions class project
EDUCATIONAL MESSAGE: Young adults seem to love those energy drinks. These  energy drinks can make you nervous, drowsy, and cause your blood [...]

PROGRAM TITLE: Practice Tips for Your Behind the Wheel Drive Test
PRODUCER(S): Colin O’Neill, Nima Niknia, Jon Aoun
SCHOOL: Franklin High
DISTRICT: Elk Grove USD
CATEGORY: Instructional
GRADE LEVEL: 9-12
STATUS: Honorable Mention
TARGET AUDIENCE: Teenagers
PROGRAM IDEA: We wanted to produce an instructional video directed towards teens who are preparing to take their behind the wheel driving test.
EDUCATIONAL MESSAGE: We wanted to give teens [...]

PROGRAM TITLE: How To Play Guitar
PRODUCER(S): Tyler Wildermuth
SCHOOL: Franklin High School
DISTRICT: Elk Grove USD
CATEGORY: Instructional
GRADE LEVEL: 9-12
STATUS: SEVA Award
TARGET AUDIENCE: Beginning Guitarists
PROGRAM IDEA: I have seen many video’s like these and decided to make my own.
EDUCATIONAL MESSAGE: Go and play an instrument
JUDGES COMMENTS: Great steps, edit, sound, message, explanation.  Good use of graphics and picture-in-picture.

PROGRAM TITLE: Corn Husk Crafts
PRODUCER(S): Jorge A. Santana
SCHOOL: Florin Technology Education Center
DISTRICT: Sacramento City USD
CATEGORY: Instructional
GRADE LEVEL: College/University
STATUS: SEVA Award
TARGET AUDIENCE: Students, artisans, art classes, travel enthusiasts
PROGRAM IDEA: On a trip to Mexico to capture dying arts and crafts.
EDUCATIONAL MESSAGE: Small villages can still eke out a living by producing original and traditional crafts to suppliment their [...]

PROGRAM TITLE: Buckle Up!
PRODUCER(S): Alex Lobitz 
SCHOOL: Sandra J. Gallardo Elementary
DISTRICT: Folsom Cordova USD
CATEGORY: PSA
GRADE LEVEL: K-3
STATUS: Honorable Mention
TARGET AUDIENCE: Students k-3
PROGRAM IDEA: Even young people can be aware that it is important to wear a seat belt.  I wear one every time I ride in the car.
EDUCATIONAL MESSAGE: I wish to teach students my age that [...]

PROGRAM TITLE: Health and Fitness for Kids
PRODUCER(S): Mrs. Howe’s Second and Third Grade Class
SCHOOL: Martin Luther King Jr. K-8
DISTRICT: Sacramento City USD
CATEGORY: PSA
GRADE LEVEL: K-3
STATUS: SEVA Award
TARGET AUDIENCE: Elementary Students
PROGRAM IDEA: Health and Fitness for young people.
EDUCATIONAL MESSAGE: Even though you are young, you can still think about exercising and eating healthy food. Don’t wait until [...]

PROGRAM TITLE: Blogging Safety
PRODUCER(S): Annie Davis Jasmine Cruz, Saeko Yonetani, Valerie Vue, Aryanna Clay
SCHOOL: Prairie Year Round Elementary School
DISTRICT: Elk Grove USD
CATEGORY: PSA
GRADE LEVEL: 4-6
STATUS: Honorable Mention
TARGET AUDIENCE: 4-6 grade students.
PROGRAM IDEA: Blogging safety.
EDUCATIONAL MESSAGE: Blogging safety.
JUDGES COMMENTS: Great information and editing. Good angles and tripod use.

PROGRAM TITLE: Don’t Wait For The Future
PRODUCER(S): Andrew LeDawson
SCHOOL: Foulks Ranch Elementary
DISTRICT: Elk Grove USD
CATEGORY: PSA
GRADE LEVEL: 4-6
STATUS: SEVA Award
TARGET AUDIENCE: K – 12 Graders
PROGRAM IDEA: I wanted to get kids my age involved in community service.  
EDUCATIONAL MESSAGE: I want to tell kids my age that they can help out their community.  
JUDGES COMMENTS: Good organization. Clean [...]

PROGRAM TITLE: Life Isn’t a Movie
PRODUCER(S): Lauren Mayes
SCHOOL: Andrew Carnegie Middle School
DISTRICT: San Juan USD
CATEGORY: PSA
GRADE LEVEL: 7-8
STATUS: Honorable Mention
TARGET AUDIENCE: Middle school students
PROGRAM IDEA: I got the idea one day when I heard somebody talking in  the halls about something they wish they hadn’t done.  After I thought about it in media the next day [...]

PROGRAM TITLE: Teen Suicide
PRODUCER(S): Dionte Young, Ka’Jhana Smith
SCHOOL: Toby Johnson Middle School
DISTRICT: Elk Grove USD
CATEGORY: PSA
GRADE LEVEL: 7-8
STATUS: SEVA Award
TARGET AUDIENCE: Teenagers
PROGRAM IDEA: We wanted to make a PSA that could help kids who think that their problems are too big to handle.  We wanted our movie to help kids.
EDUCATIONAL MESSAGE: The educational message in this video  [...]

PROGRAM TITLE: The SAT
PRODUCER(S): Vinson Cheung
SCHOOL: Franklin High School
DISTRICT: Elk Grove USD
CATEGORY: PSA
GRADE LEVEL: 9-12
STATUS: Honorable Mention
TARGET AUDIENCE: High school students
PROGRAM IDEA: I saw the FAFSA ad and I thought it was terrible, so in order to rid myself of possible “fake-looking” actors, I removed the element of filming completely. I also didn’t want to shoot [...]

PROGRAM TITLE: Helmet Rap
PRODUCER(S): Willoughby Douglas, Noelle Buckband, Travis Straub
SCHOOL: Galt High School
DISTRICT: Galt Joint Union High
CATEGORY: PSA
GRADE LEVEL: 9-12
STATUS: SEVA Award
TARGET AUDIENCE: Children 
PROGRAM IDEA: We talked about it in class and then it was formed into a rap
EDUCATIONAL MESSAGE: You should wear your helmet to obey the law and stay safe
JUDGES COMMENTS: Very creative, good flow.  Good [...]

PROGRAM TITLE: MKN 2.0 Dodgeball
PRODUCER(S): Main Kids News
SCHOOL: Main Avenue School
DISTRICT: Robla USD
CATEGORY: School News
GRADE LEVEL: 4-6
STATUS: Honorable Mention
TARGET AUDIENCE: Elementary students
PROGRAM IDEA: Weekly research into a single “hot topic”.  
EDUCATIONAL MESSAGE: Multiple points of view on current events.
JUDGES COMMENTS: Great interviews with everyone. Good job with the Spanish / English translation.  Balanaced view.

PROGRAM TITLE: D.C. News ‘09
PRODUCER(S): Megan Traynor, Olivia Claypool, Jeremy Spangler
SCHOOL: Dry Creek Elementary
DISTRICT: Twin Rivers USD
CATEGORY: School News
GRADE LEVEL: 4-6
STATUS: SEVA Award
TARGET AUDIENCE: Dry Creek School students and staff.
PROGRAM IDEA: Our school wanted to start a weekly news program to show at Friday Morning Sings.  
EDUCATIONAL MESSAGE: The message is to inform students of the current [...]

PROGRAM TITLE: Campus Beautification
PRODUCER(S): Spencer Fry
SCHOOL: Will Rogers Middle School
DISTRICT: San Juan USD
CATEGORY: School News
GRADE LEVEL: 7-8
STATUS: Honorable Mention
TARGET AUDIENCE: Students and Parents of Will Rogers Middle School
PROGRAM IDEA: The idea evolved on the thought of helping out your school and giving recognition to those who did.
EDUCATIONAL MESSAGE: I wish to teach the audience that helping out [...]

PROGRAM TITLE: First Things First
PRODUCER(S): 2009 First Things First Cast and Crew
SCHOOL: Toby Johnson Middle School
DISTRICT: Elk Grove USD
CATEGORY: School News
GRADE LEVEL: 7-8
STATUS: SEVA Award
TARGET AUDIENCE: Our entire school (1500 students) watch our show live daily.
PROGRAM IDEA: Our morning show was created in order to better connect students to what’s happening at school.  
EDUCATIONAL MESSAGE: Our show [...]

PROGRAM TITLE: GTV
PRODUCER(S): Mike Jones & The GTV Crew
SCHOOL: Galt High School
DISTRICT: Galt Joint Union High
CATEGORY: School News
GRADE LEVEL: 9-12
STATUS: Honorable Mention
TARGET AUDIENCE: High School Students
PROGRAM IDEA & EDUCATIONAL MESSAGE: This is our weekly news program for the school. We have school, local, national and world news.
JUDGES COMMENTS: The hosts were hilarious.  The segments were well done. [...]

PROGRAM TITLE: Gabe Lock: Rising Star
PRODUCER(S): Connor Haysbert, Devaughn Alexander, James Leveron
SCHOOL: Center High School
DISTRICT: Center USD
CATEGORY: School News
GRADE LEVEL: 9-12
STATUS: SEVA Award
TARGET AUDIENCE: Athletes and other students with aspirations to do something great. 
PROGRAM IDEA: People became more and more interested in Gabe’s story so it was decided to report on it. 
EDUCATIONAL MESSAGE: People can reach their [...]

Presented by Michael Langley, News10 Assistant News Director.
An open discussion about news gathering and delivery in today’s world.

Presented by Gail Desler, Elk Grove Unified School District Technology Services.
In a rapidly changing world and workforce, our students will need multiple literacies – including media literacy. In this workshop we will explore the case for filmmaking in the curriculum and tour some simple, FREE programs for bringing this 21st century literacy into your teacher’s [...]

Presented by Brian Weitzel of Carnegie Middle School.  This session explored the value of a live broadcast at your school site and how you can get one started at your school.

Presented by CSUS Media Professor, Joe Parente
Basics of podcasting and the tools needed to publish digital media.  A really simple explanation of RSS (Really Simple Syndication). 
Podcasts can be used for “progress monitoring”.  The student’s academic performance is measured on a regular basis. Progress toward meeting the student’s goals is measured by comparing expected and actual [...]

Will Rogers Middle School’s Media Program Delivers the News to Students Every Day

Kimberli Heck, Media Teacher says:
The media program here is a live broadcast show produced every morning — we’re one of the few schools in the area that does an actual live [program]. The media program also is a chance for the students to [...]

Creating your first SEVA video?  This video will walk you through 9 simple steps to building a video for the SEVAs.  2009 SEVA (Student Educational Video Awards) Contest entries are due March 6, 2009.  
Entry Form: http://secc.wufoo.com/forms/seva-2009-entry-form/

Promo 5 features student producers from Luther Burbank High School and Will Rogers Middle School.  2009 SEVA (Student Educational Video Awards) Contest entries are due March 6, 2009.  Entry Form: http://secc.wufoo.com/forms/seva-2009-entry-form/

Promo 4 features student producer Catherine Madrigal. 2009 SEVA (Student Educational Video Awards) Contest entries are due March 6, 2009.  Entry Form: http://secc.wufoo.com/forms/seva-2009-entry-form/

Promo 3 features student producer Trevor Siegfried of Center High School. 2009 SEVA (Student Educational Video Awards) Contest entries are due March 6, 2009.  Entry Form: http://secc.wufoo.com/forms/seva-2009-entry-form/

Promo 2 features student producers from Center High School, Smythe Academy Middle School, Foulks Ranch Elementary School, Smedberg Middle School and Sutterville Elementary School. 2009 SEVA (Student Educational Video Awards) Contest entries are due March 6, 2009.  Entry Form: http://secc.wufoo.com/forms/seva-2009-entry-form/

Promo 1 features student producers from Carnegie Middle School, Luther Burbank High School, Smedberg Middle School and Empire Oaks Elementary School. 2009 SEVA (Student Educational Video Awards) Contest entries are due March 6, 2009.  Entry Form: http://secc.wufoo.com/forms/seva-2009-entry-form/

If student enjoyment is an indicator of learning, then the Einstein Middle School students in Sacramento, CA who are producing a live morning show in their new video production studio are on their way toward brilliance.
The Eagle Eye studio, along with one at Sam Brannan Middle School, was created last summer when the district received [...]

This is the call for entries promo for the 2009 SEVA (Student Educational Video Awards) Contest.  Entries are due March 6, 2009.  Entry Form: http://secc.wufoo.com/forms/seva-2009-entry-form/
 
SEVA Categories
Documentary: An in-depth educational study about classroom curriculum topics, issues or people in current events or history.      
Instructional: Provides “how to” advice or teaches a subject or skill related to an educational [...]