Working to Create a Germ-Free World: Students’ PSA Wins Video Contest

Talented film creators and students in Chris Esser’s video production class at Ward Melville High School, Jillian Holler and Al Destefano, have won a 2010 MSG Varsity “V Award” for their public service announcement, “Incognito.” The students’ piece visually demonstrated how, by not washing your hands after coughing, germs could be spread. Jillian and Al’s piece was named the winner in the news category out of more than 700 entries. The winning piece can be seen on the MSG Varsity website www.msgvarsity.com.

As winners, the students were presented with trophies and were featured in a half-hour special on MSG Varsity in mid-June. Additionally, Ward Melville High School will receive a $5,000 grant to be used in the area of visual arts. Congratulations to both Jillian and Al for this award, as well as Ward Melville student Sam Halleen, who was selected as a finalist in the Best Original Production category. The Three Village Central School District was the only school district on Long Island to be nominated twice.

The “V Awards” were presented by the MSG Varsity television network and The New York Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NY NATAS).
 

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