CCHS Digital Imaging Teacher Matt Cauthron, student Spencer McQuinn, student Lupita Fuentes, Digital Arts Technology Academy Coordinator Matt Hamilton.
For Cathedral City High School senior Spencer McQuinn, it was an award-filled two days.
On Sunday morning, McQuinn won the regional photography competition at the Skills USA contest in San Diego
and Monday night at DigiCom picked up an award as the DigiCom outstanding visual arts student and a $1,ooo check.
"I'm still in shock," said McQuinn, who will be entering College of the Desert in the Fall. "I never imagined when I entered high school that I would have all these amazing opportunities and receive these kinds of awards. The Digital Arts Technology Academy played a huge roll in making me the person I am today."
McQuinn is the only high school student from California that will be advancing to the Skills USA national photography competition June 20 in Kansas City, Mo.
The DigiCom event was also a tribute to outgoing PSUSD Superintendent Lorri McCune, who was instrumental in starting this showcase of student digital work three years ago.
"Three years ago, I talked to Palm Springs Mayor Steve Pougnet about having our students get involved in the sustainability movement in the city of Palm Springs," explained McCune. "I asked him to let us make movies in connection with sustainability."
McCune shared her idea with Lee Grafton, PSUSD instructional technology specialist, and David Vogel, former head of Buena Vista Motion Pictures, and DigiCom took flight. "With the support of Lee and David and the Pinnacle Fund, we started DigiCom, a student film festival where students are given a camera and told to share their voice with the world."
The theme of this year's DigiCom was "Making A Difference," and CCHS student Lupita Fuentes won the grand prize for a theme project with her video story about Cathedral City's Healing Field. Two other CCHS students were honored Monday night, Leo Cortes for best music video, "Alive Nightmare," and Christian Ramirez for best short film, "Where's The Beef."
The event was sponsored by Time Warner, DigiCom Community Partners and the Pinnacle Fund.
2011 DIGICOM AWARD WINNERS
OUTSTANDING VISUAL ACHIEVEMENT
TIME FOR CHANGE
EVAN WILLIAMS
PALM SPRINGS HIGH SCHOOL
OUTSTANDING INTERPRETATION OF THE THEME: “Make a Difference”
PANDORA’S BOX
A COLLABORATION BETWEEN THE THIRD GRADE STUDENTS OF RIO VISTA
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AND THE DIGITAL IMAGING STUDENTS OF CATHEDRAL CITY HIGH SCHOOL ---DATA ACADEMY
MATT CAUTHERON - CATHEDRAL CITY HIGH SCHOOL:
DIGITAL ARTS TECHNOLOGY ACADEMY
JOEL BIBLE - RIO VISTA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL : GRADE 3
Sabrina Molhoek – Rio Vista Elementary School: GRADE 3
LOUISA CASTRODALE – PSUSD VISUAL AND PERFORMING ARTS SPECIALIST
THE TIME WARNER COLLECT A MILLION MINDS S.T.E.M. AWARD
GROASIS WATERBOXX PROJECT
PETE AHEARN –SCIENCE SPECIALIST PSUSD
NINA SHINE- DESERT HOT SPRINGS ALTERNATIVE CENTER
BEST THEME PROJECT: ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN SOUTH AFRICA
MARSHA BORING AND STUDENTS
RANCHO MIRAGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
BEST THEME PROJECT MIDDLE SCHOOL
DESERT HOT SPRINGS VORTEXES
JACQUE COBLE AND STUDENTS
DESERT SPRINGS MIDDLE SCHOOL
BEST THEME PROJECT HIGH SCHOOL
SAVE A PET
ANGELICA LICEA
DESERT HOT SPRINGS HIGH SCHOOL
GRAND PRIZE FOR THEME PROJECT: BEST ALL GRADE LEVEL
HEALING FIELD
LUPITA FUENTES
CATHEDRAL CITY HIGH SCHOOL
DIGITAL ARTS TECHNOLOGY ACADEMY
BEST SHORT FILM
WHERE’S THE BEEF
CHRISTIAN RAMIREZ
CATHEDRAL CITY HIGH SCHOOL
DIGITAL ARTS TECHNOLOGY ACADEMY
BEST MUSIC VIDEO
ALIVE NIGHTMARE
LEO CORTES
CATHEDRAL CITY HIGH SCHOOL
DIGITAL ARTS TECHNOLOGY ACADEMY
BEST VIDEO ADDRESSING BULLYING
WHO ARE YOU?
KAI LYLES AND THE STUDENTS OF THE BULLYING CAMPAIGN
DESERT HOT SPRINGS HIGH SCHOOL
THE GOLDEN REEL AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN EXEMPLIFYING THE THEME
KENDRA ONGALIBANG
DESERT HOT SPRINGS HIGH SCHOOL
2011 OUTSTANDING DIGITAL ARTS STUDENT
SPENCER McQUINN
CATHEDRAL CITY HIGH SCHOOL
DIGITAL ARTS TECHNOLOGY ACADEMY
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