Penn-Trafford students in Mr. Steve Vinton’s Television Production classes won five awards at Robert Morris University’s annual Digital Media Arts Consortium (DMAC) on April 20, and a student from Mr. Jason Wawrzeniak’s Journalism class also brought home a trophy. Over twenty schools across Western Pennsylvania vied for awards in twenty-five media-related categories.
Penn-Trafford earned top marks in the following categories:
- Award of Excellence, school announcements category - ‘Wake Up Warriors’ crew
- Award of Excellence, commercial category - Morgan Arlia and Ella Malloy
- Founders Award - Conner Alexander
- Best in Category, news package - Julianne Fontano and Ella Malloy
- Award of Excellence, instructional video category - Aiden DeRiggi, Luke Champlain and Devin Kriedler
- Award of Excellence, print media/hard news category - Abigail Dreistadt and Mia Williams
“It’s always a thrill to see the students be recognized for their hard work,” commented Mr. Vinton. “I am very proud of the work they have done this year. We look forward to DMAC each year."
The ‘Wake Up Warriors’ crew received an Award of Excellence in the ‘school announcements’ category
Abigail Dreistadt earned an award for print media/hard news story (missing from photo: Mia Williams)
Connor Alexander received the Founders Award
‘Wake Up Warriors’ Executive Producers Conner Alexander, Morgan Arlia, and Amanda Bobish accept the Award of Excellence for School Announcements
Morgan Arlia and Ella Malloy earned an Award of Excellence in the ‘commercial’ category for their commercial about First Step Quickness (FSQ)
Ella Malloy and Julianne Fontano won Best in Category for their news package on Penn-Trafford’s annual ‘You’ve Got A Friend Day’