Congratulations to 8th grader Saanvi Lanke from Shady Grove Middle School in Gaithersburg Maryland who won honorable mention for her documentary, Access Denied: Equality and Disability Rights. Watch it here: c-span.org/program/public-af… @MCPS

A big thank you to Maryland @GovWesMoore, Senator @ChrisVanHollen, and @RepRaskin for helping us to recognize and celebrate the achievement of the prize-winning students at Montgomery Blair High School in @MCPS, Maryland! Congratulations to teachers Zack Wilson and George Mayo and their students Murilo, Sami, Zev, Dermott, Cyrus, Rayna, Naveen, Mira, Eleanor, Dylan, Hudson Evie, Ahi, AnnaBella, Samip, Alanna, Liv, Ayla, Jenna, Kingston, Ellana, Alex, Rebecca, Angelika, Paige, Elijah, Violet, Sofia, Anna, Benjamin, Mar, Tommy, Finn, Penny, Aisha, Michael, Mia & Iris!

A warm thank you to @GovWesMoore, Senator @ChrisVanHollen, @RepRaskin, and @EasternMS_Prin Lisa Shorts for helping us to recognize and celebrate the achievement of the prize winning students Ethan, Rahm, Daniel, Ruby, Madeline, Sonia, Florence, Alma, Chelsea, Henok, Tina, Zadie, Noor, Jeremy & Haohan at Eastern Middle School in @MCPS, Maryland. So fun to see Senator Van Hollen's staff assistant and EMS almuni Faina Pensy reconnect with teacher Dr. Warren Scheib who was also her teacher adviser when she won 3rd prize in the @StudentCam competition!

Congratulations to 8th grader Chelsea Chen from Eastern Middle School in Silver Spring, Maryland who won 3rd Prize in the Middle School Division of the 2026 C-SPAN StudentCam documentary competition for her video titled, “Our Future Protectors: The Civil Military Gap.” studentcam.org/2026-3rd-priz… Click the link above to view her video, a press release, and congratulatory messages from Governor Wes Moore, Senator Chris Van Hollen, and Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich.

A warm thank you to Governor @iamwesmoore , Senator @ChrisVanHollen Staff Assistant (and two-time @StudentCam winner herself!) Faina Pensy, Delegate @jaredssolomon, Delegate Aaron Kaufman, Delegate Emily Shetty, and Senator Jeff Waldstreicher, Councilmember @Andrew_Friedson, @OfficialBCCHS principal Kevin Yates and the school's newspaper staff for helping us to recognize two-time prize winner Eton Smith, and five-time prize winner Alana Anantham! To view their documentaries and the complete list of winning entries in C-SPAN's 2026 StudentCam competition, please visit, studentcam.org/studentcam-20… @MCPS

A warm thank you to Governor @iamwesmoore, Senator @ChrisVanHollen, @RepSarahElfreth, Delegate Courtney Watson, and @HCPSS Superintendent @BillJBarnes, Richard Malt and the Howard County social studies team for helping us to recognize teacher David Riddler and his C-SPAN @StudentCam competition prize-winners Alara Kocoglu, Angela Yang, Satvik Jain, Katie Fishman & Rachel Weintraub from Centennial High School in Ellicott City, Maryland. To view their documentaries and the complete list of winning entries in C-SPAN's 2026 StudentCam competition, please visit, studentcam.org/studentcam-20…

Congratulations to Audrey Cheung, Matthew Dinh, & Racko Lee Cabunoc from Yerba Buena High School in San Jose, California who won 3rd Prize in the High School Western Division of the 2026 C-SPAN StudentCam documentary competition for their video titled, “The Modern Ethnic Struggle,” about the past and present-day challenges of Asian communities, including Japanese and Filipino Americans. studentcam.org/2026-3rd-priz… Click the link above to view their video, a press release about their win, and a congratulatory message from Senator Alex Padilla.

Congratulations to Salem Safadi, Samuel Evans, & Sergio Ortiz Lugo from Wake Stem Early College High School in Cary, North Carolina who won 3rd Prize in the High School Eastern Division of the 2026 C-SPAN StudentCam documentary competition for their video titled, “The Uncounted Voice: Youth, Democracy, & the Ballot Box.” studentcam.org/2026-3rd-priz… Click the link above to view their video, a press release about their win, and congratulatory messages from Governor Josh Stein, Congresswoman Deborah Ross, Cary Town Councilmember Bella Huang, and Superintendent Dr. Robert P. Taylor.

Congrats to Josie Connor & Mia Martin from Correia Middle School in San Diego, California who won 3rd Prize in the Middle School Division of the 2026 C-SPAN StudentCam documentary competition for their video titled, "The Writer's Declaration: 148 Days To Save Hollywood, about the WGA strike of 2023." studentcam.org/2026-3rd-priz… Click the link above to view their video, a press release, and congratulatory messages from U.S. Senator Alex Padilla, Congressman Scott Peters, Assemblymember Tasha Boerner, San Diego Council President Joe LaCava, & Superintendent Dr. Fabi Bagula.

Congratulations to Rehan Mathew Koshy from Walter Payton College Preparatory High School in Chicago, Illinois who won 3rd Prize in the High School Central Division of the 2026 C-SPAN StudentCam documentary competition for his video titled, “Life, Liberty, and the Zip Code,” about how the values stated in the Declaration of Independence connect to the major contemporary issue of health disparities impacting America, especially his hometown of Chicago. studentcam.org/2026-3rd-priz… Click the link above to view his video, a press release about his win, and a congratulatory message from U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth.

Thank you to @optimum, @GovSherrillNJ, @SenBooker, @hackensackcity, Mayor @caseengaines, and @DavisBCA, for helping us to recognize @StudentCam prize-winners Luna, Saanvi, Yuju, Joseph, Aurora, Tejas & Anaya from Bergen County Academies in Hackensack, New Jersey. To view their documentaries and the complete list of winning entries in C-SPAN's 2026 StudentCam competition, please visit: studentcam.org/studentcam-20…. Congratulations also to long-time StudentCam teacher adviser Scott Lang who is retiring this year. You will be missed, Scott!

Thank you to Del. @GMcGuireVA, Fairfax County @SupervisorLusk, and @CoxComm Northern Virginia Market VP Kathryn Falk for helping us to celebrate Maddox Schutter from Browne Academy in Alexandria, Virginia who won Honorable Mention in the 2026 C-SPAN StudentCam documentary competition for his video titled, "Is Gerrymandering Going to Affect Your Vote?" Watch it here: c-span.org/program/public-af…… Congratulations also to Mrs. Kharkar on 6 straight years of supporting award winning student filmmakers in her 8th grade class!

Congratulations to Andrew Neville from Viewpoint School in Calabasas, California who won 3rd Prize in the High School Western Division of the 2026 C-SPAN StudentCam documentary competition for his video titled, “The 2025 Calabasas Landfill Controversy.” studentcam.org/2026-3rd-priz… Click the link above to view his video, a press release, and a congratulatory certificate of recognition from U.S. Senator Alex Padilla.

Thanks to @CharterGov for helping us celebrate teacher Dan Stearns & his student Ainsley Garrett from Klamath Union High School in Oregon and her Honorable Mention win for her video titled, "Warrior Spirit: The American Native Veteran." Watch it here: c-span.org/program/public-af…

Congrats to Saffron Khotil, Lara Pimenta, & Marlineige Akulayio from Wake Stem Early College High School in Cary, North Carolina who won 3rd Prize in the High School Eastern Division of the 2026 C-SPAN StudentCam documentary competition for their video titled, “The Watergate Scandal: How it Reinforced the Declaration of Independence and Our Rights.” studentcam.org/2026-3rd-priz… Click the link above to view their video, a press release, and congratulatory messages from North Carolina Governor Josh Stein, Congresswoman Deborah Ross, WCPSS Superintendent Dr. Robert P. Taylor, and Cary Town Councilmember Bella Huang.

Congratulations to Daphne Wassel from Kirkwood High School in @kwoodschools, Missouri who won 3rd Prize in the High School Central Division of the 2026 C-SPAN StudentCam documentary competition for their video titled, “Fixing Our Aging Government,” about our aging politicians in the US, primarily in the federal government, how that is a problem, and how we can fix that problem. studentcam.org/2026-3rd-priz… Click the link above to view her video, a press release, and a congratulatory message from Missouri State Senator Tracy McCreery.

Congrats to Florence Ou & Alma Naaman from Eastern Middle School in Silver Spring, Maryland who won 3rd Prize in the Middle School Division of the 2026 C-SPAN StudentCam documentary competition for their video titled, “Stripes of Blue, White, and Blood: The Endless Cycle of Political Violence in America.” studentcam.org/2026-3rd-priz… Click the link above to view their video, a press release, and congratulatory messages from Maryland Governor Wes Moore, Senator Chris Van Hollen, and Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich.

Thanks to @chartergov & @longbeachcity for helping us recognize the prize-winning student filmmakers and their teacher Jeff Montooth at Long Beach Polytechnic High School in CA. To view their documentaries and the complete list of winning entries visit, studentcam.org/studentcam-20…

Thanks to @chartergov & @cityofsantaana for helping us recognize Katelyn, Nour-Eldin & Jayden from the Orange County School of the Arts and their win in the StudentCam documentary competition for their video titled, "The Key to a Healthy Democracy." studentcam.org/2026-3rd-priz…

Thank you to @MDHSMonarch & teacher Kenneth Connolly, @cityofsantaana and @chartergov for joining us at Mater Dei High School in Santa Ana, CA and helping us to celebrate Malia Kunimura and her prize winning documentary, "Equal on Paper," about Title IX. c-span.org/program/public-af…