Student Celebrations
Ballard High students nominated for Northwest High School Awards of Excellence
The Northwest Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS) has announced nominees for the Northwest High School Awards of Excellence.
These awards celebrate the most outstanding productions from five Northwest states: Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Montana and Alaska. Students from the Ballard High School Video Production Program earned seven nominations, the most of any school or program. The winners will be announced on June 2 at the 49th Annual Regional Emmy Awards ceremony.
Ballard’s nominations span four categories, reflecting the diverse skills of the producers. In the technical category of Photography/Editor, Ballard High School students garnered every nomination. These are the nominations by category.
Photographer/Editor:
• "Crash Landing Pizza" by Louis Weissman, Ariahna Ghormley and Mackenzie Wright
• "Safe at Last: The Story of Antwaan Dixon" by Louis Weissman, Nate Sawtell and Dylan Spence
• "Senior Assassin" by Alex Johnston, Tony Meyer and Elizabeth Turnell
Writing:
• "Safe at Last: The Story of Antwaan Dixon" by Nate Sawtell, Dylan Spence and Louis Weissman
Long-Form, Fiction:
• "The Craft" by Elise Neroutsos, Walker Evans, James Vitz-Wong and Sam Weller
Public Service Announcement:
• "Ballard Food Bank" by Jacob Scott, Brittney Blokker and Sam Weller
• "Senior Assassin" by Tony Meyer, Alex Johnston-Thomas and Elizabeth Turnell
The nominees were selected by industry professionals in the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. This makes the sixth year in a row that Ballard High School video producers have been nominated. Last year they received 9 nominations and won the category of Long Form Non-Fiction.
BHS video students will present new works completed this semester at The Showing on Friday, June 1 at 7 p.m. in the Ballard High School auditorium.
Tickets are $10 for adults and $8 for students and will be sold at the door. For more information on the Ballard High School Video Production Program, visit www.bhsvideo.blogspot.com.
Photo above courtesy of Ballard High School
Back row, from left: Elizabeth Turnell, Alex Johnston, Walker Evans and Brittney Blokker
Front row, from left: Mackenzie Wright, Sam Weller and Louis Weissman
Not Pictured: Jacob Scott, Tony Meyer, Elise Neroutsos, Jamie Vitz-Wong