2022 Blue Spark Winners Announced!
Congratulations to all of the winners in the 10th Annual Blue Spark Awards competition for excellence in Tennessee High School Media Arts. It was great to see a record number of entries this year as more Tennessee high schools are adding media arts classes to their curriculum.
We encourage all students interested in the media arts to consider Media Arts degrees at MTSU where we have the most advanced programs and facilities of any media program in the state and in the region.
And here are the winners:
NON-FICTION OR DOCUMENTARY FILM
FIRST PLACE:
WCHS Down Syndrome Awareness Day
https://youtu.be/4F1HVZJ8dYk
Principal authors: Tyrone Harris, Kate Frasier, Tristin Morrison
White County High School, Sparta, TN
Faculty Advisor: Candice Allen
SECOND PLACE:
Class of 2022 Laycee Strong
https://youtu.be/H-1y_JZsM3A
Principal authors: Emmakate Jones, Grant Miller, Braxton Seevers, and Bray Fraiser
White County High School, Sparta, TN
Faculty Advisor: Candice Allen
SCRIPTED FICTION VIDEO
FIRST PLACE:
Rapture – A Kubrick Project
https://youtu.be/NBANzCkPIUk
Principal authors: Jackson Romer, Payton Williams, Casey Lanning, Emma Broyles
Green Hill High School, Mt. Juliet, TN
Faculty Advisor: DeAna Duncan
SECOND PLACE:
You Ever Wonder…
https://youtu.be/Jm3lvGoYjzI
Principal authors: Matthew Spining and Joe Ekker
Page High School, Franklin, TN
Faculty Advisor: Terry Flowers
THIRD PLACE:
Dear Beatrice
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ma71DhVuXeI
Principal author: AJ Hunt
Harpeth High School, Kingston Springs, TN
Faculty Advisor: Jamey Durham
PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT (PSA)
FIRST PLACE:
Pick Up Your Trash
https://youtu.be/VvNP1ZJyWys
Principal authors: Ana Laura Morales, Simone Jones, Ryann Moody
Ravenwood High School, Brentwood, TN
Faculty Advisor: Megan Sanchez
SECOND PLACE:
Mental Health
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zlak3750s_U
Principal author: Will Abrahamson
Brentwood High School, Brentwood, TN
Faculty Advisor: Ronnie Adcock
THIRD PLACE:
Don’t Text and Drive
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Z6XpUkdQOI
Principal author: Aubree Mullican
Brentwood High School, Brentwood, TN
Faculty Advisor: Ronnie Adcock
HONORABLE MENTION:
Suicide Prevention
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zeBV1KRoKhQ
Principal author: Ashlyn Witt
Brentwood High School, Brentwood, TN
Faculty Advisor: Ronnie Adcock
ANIMATION
WINNER:
Cole Lamkin Animation Reel
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B-qk-BFZ2Sw
Principal author: Cole Lamkin
Brentwood High School, Brentwood, TN 37027
Faculty Advisor: Ronnie Adcock
MUSIC VIDEO
FIRST PLACE:
Save Myself
https://youtu.be/rnoVCLnWD10
Principal authors: Taryn Perkins, Amira Avila, Mitchell Bennett, Mo Ruttlen
Green Hill High School, Mt. Juliet, TN
Faculty Advisor: DeAna Duncan
SECOND PLACE:
Duvet – Parody
https://youtu.be/qG2q__3Ql4I
Principal author: Sydney Petrel
Stewarts Creek High School, Smyrna, TN
Faculty Advisor: Christopher Bissinger
THIRD PLACE:
“Some” by Steve Lacy
https://youtu.be/515nGfJ-bNo
Principal authors: Adrian Torres, Iscom Church, Robert Griffin
Hillwood High School, Nashville, TN
Faculty Advisor: Corey Burton,
MULTI-CAMERA PRODUCTION
WINNER:
AHS TigerLife Girls Basketball District Championship
https://youtu.be/ZrzcKTYZ7zU
Principal authors: Blake Beverage, Roman Cleary, Jake Stoope, Brent Lyons, Justin Byers, Marc-Vincent Santiago, Alex Latham, Andy Spann, Noah Valencia
Arlington High School, Arlington TN
Faculty Advisor: Jessica Roberts
NEWSCAST COMPILATION
FIRST PLACE:
WBHS 9 Level 3
Brentwood High School, Brentwood, TN
SECOND PLACE:
Ram News
Tyner Academy
THIRD PLACE:
GHNN
Green Hill High School, Mt. Juliet, TN
Honorable mention:
C-Town Today
Columbia Central High School, Columbia, TN
INTERACTIVE MEDIA
WINNER:
AHS TigerLife Website
www.ahstigerlife.com
Principal author: Blake Beverage
Arlington High School, Arlington, TN
Faculty advisor: Jessica Roberts
Production Credits:
Producer/Editor in Chief: Blake Beverage Developer: Ethan Dunlap
Writer: Madison Hughes
Designer: Brooklyn Criswell
Additional Credits: Deanna Tiggs, Brent Lyons
PHOTOGRAPHY
First place:
“The Waiting Game”
Photographer: Brianna McQuaig
Independence High School
Second place:
“See No, Hear No, Speak No Evil”
Photographer: Hudson Hatcher
Independence Hight School
Third place:
“Homeward Bound”
Photographer: Taylor Fevold
Green Hill High School