WCS TV and Film Students Win Blue Spark Awards

Published April 8, 2016

Williamson County Schools TV and Film programs are once again earning widespread praise after they took home five out of six Blue Spark Awards.

The Blue Spark Awards program is presented by the department of Electronic Media Communication at Middle Tennessee State University, and the categories reflect the programs offered within the Electronic Media Communication Department at MTSU.

The winners were announced April 9 at the 2016 Blue Spark Awards Gala. Below is a list of first place winners who were chosen from dozens of entries across the state of Tennessee.

Non-Fiction

• Dakota Payne, Ben Sherrill, Caleb Howard, Matthew Willoughby
  Chewacla Challenge
  Brentwood High School
  Advisor – Ronnie Adcock

Scripted

• Mitchell Mullins, Chad Tetzlaff, Liam Muckala, Max Raymond
  Animal Heads
  Ravenwood High School
  Advisor – Shane Shoemake

Music Video

• Christian Whittemore, Andrew Kochamba, Nick Meyer, Conner Wood, Sam Perez
  Alien for Christmas Music Video
  Franklin High School
  Advisor – Keri Thompson

Animation

• Triston Miller
  Broken Heart (Anti Bully Animation)
  Centennial High School
  Advisor – Dawn Marek

Newscast

• Caitlin Alexander, Andrew Fischer, Ben Sherrill, Caleb Howard, Reed Smith, Abbi Williams, Emma Richards, Kira Lee, Rosie Gunger
  Brentwood High Newscast
  Brentwood High School
  Advisor – Ronnie Adcock