Parkland High School seniors Liam Power, Matilda Kitabwalla and Emily Kapelsohn are honorable mention winners in C-SPAN's national 2015 StudentCam competition.
The three students will receive $250 for their , "National School Lunch Program: Healthy Kids, Unhealthy Budgets."
They are among 347 students from across the country who have won a total of $100,000.
There was one grand prize winner, four first prize winners, 16 second prize winners, 32 third prize winners and 97 honorable mentions.
The 150 winning videos can be viewed.
The national competition, now in its 11th year, invites middle school (grades 6-8) and high school students (grades 9-12) to produce a five-to-seven minute documentaries on a national policy issue.
Students were asked to answer the question, "The three branches and ou: tell a story that demonstrates how a policy, law, or action by either the executive, legislative, or judicial branch has affected you or your community."
In response, C-SPAN received 2,280 video submissions from almost 5,000 students in 45 states and Washington, DC.
The winners were announced this week in Washington.
"This year, the competition saw its greatest number of participants ever," said Craig McAndrew, C-SPAN manager of education relations. in a news release.
"All aspects of these student video productions, including the research, planning, and diverse range of expert interviews, demonstrate the highest levels of critical thought and initiative.
"StudentCam affords our nation's youth a platform to express their opinions on national issues, and we're confident these documentaries will prove eye opening and inspire viewers across the country."
Documentaries were judged by a panel of C-SPAN education representatives and evaluated based on the thoughtful examination of the competition's theme, quality of expression, inclusion of varying sides of the documentary's topic and effective incorporation of C-SPAN programming.
For the 2015 competition, the top three most popular documentary topics were education, healthcare and the economy
C-SPAN is funded by America's cable television companies, which support StudentCam.
Locally, C-SPAN is available locally through Service Electric Cable TV.
"Service Electric Cable TV is proud to partner with C-SPAN on their annual StudentCam documentary competition and is excited to congratulate Liam Power, Matilda Kitabwalla, and Emily Kapelsohn from our local community," said Steve Salash, marketing director at Service Electric.
"It's a rare opportunity to honor students for thinking critically about issues important in our community and across the nation.
"We are pleased to recognize them locally and nationally for their creative academic achievement."
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