Monday, April 27, 2009

"Cancer: Its Personal" - C-SPAN StudentCam 2009 Grand Prize Winner


The following video was created by Woodland School sophomore Sawyer Bowman, Davidson NC. - Grand Prize winner in the 2009 C-SPAN StudentCam documentary contest. The video explores the issue of cancer research and issues a message to newly elected President Obama.

As the Grand Prize winner, Sawyer received $5,000 and his school was given $1,000 to spend on digital video equipment for his school.

After watching this powerful and moving video it's easy to see why it was chosen as the winner. The video is a heartfelt tribute to his grandparents, who each died of cancer.

To view the entire list of winners and learn more about the competition, visit: http://www.studentcam.org/


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