DATA Student Wins $2,000 in KESQ PSA Contest

Aaron Armstrong, a senior in Matt Hamilton and David Vogel's Digital Storytelling Class at Cathedral City High School, won $2,000 for a public service announcement he created for KESQ Television. For more information mhamilton@psusd.us,davevogel@mac.com. You can view the video below.

Teen Depression PSA from Matt Hamilton on Vimeo.

DATA Students Continue Holocaust Interviews: George Jacoby

Beginning in the Fall and as part of an ongoing project, DATA students have been interviewing Holocaust survivors at the Tolerance Education Center in Rancho Mirage, California. With the help of Anne Phillips, Director of Programs/Education at the Center, our students have stood face to face with the courageous people who had the will to survive one of most horrible acts in human history.

On this day, DATA student Jocael Suarez interviewed George Jacoby, who survived several concentration camps, including one in which he was forced to watch his father beaten to death. Click on the picture below to listen to the entire 19 minute, 26 second audio interview.

HOLOCAUST SURVIVOR: GEORGE JACOBY from Matt Hamilton on Vimeo.

Jacoby is married to another survivor, Goldie Jacoby. "We met on on a boulevard in New York City in 1948 after the war," he said. "We just happened to walk into each other. We went steady from that day. I consider myself the luckiest guy on earth, despite the mess I went through. We've been married for 56 years. I really lucked out. Without her, I would be the loneliest man on earth."

One of the most dramatic things that George said during the interview was that he had lost his faith in God. "How can there be a God when he allows such horrible things to happen?" he asked during the interview.

DATA Students Shoot Stills For EA Video

DATA photojournalists Spencer McQuinn, Gabe Jiminez, and Matt Aguilar recently conducted a photo shoot with current WBO World Light Welterweight Champion Tim Bradley for the Entertainment Arts (EA) boxing video game.

Bradley will next fight July 27 at the Agua Caliente Casino against Marcos Rene Maidana. Bradley, a Cathedral City High School graduate, is 25-0 with 11 knockouts. Maidana of Argentina is 28-1 with 27 knockouts.

EA is the world's leading independent developer and publisher of interactive entertainment software for personal computers and advanced entertainment systems such as the PlayStation®2 Computer Entertainment System, the PlayStation®, Xbox? video game console from Microsoft, the Nintendo GameCube? and the Game Boy® Advance. Since its inception, EA has garnered more than 700 awards for outstanding software in the U.S. and Europe

El Paseo Fashion Week Continues

Fashion Week at El Paseo resonated with the beat of steel drums Wednesday in Palm Desert during the 5th Annual Fashion Week. Fashion from around the world rocked the white tent event on the third night of the week, and DATA students were there to once again record all the action.

"It was the experience I've alway wanted since I joined the Digital Arts Technlogy Academy," said senior photographer Jessica Hernandez about her opportunity shooting from the photographer's well.

DATA students will continue documenting the event through Saturday's final night. The photo at left was taken by DATA photojournalist Gabe Jimenez.

DAY ONE, EL PASEO FASHION SHOW

DATA students created the runway graphics for the opening night of the El Paseo Fashion Week Runway Show Monday, March 22, 2010 in Palm Desert, California.

Victor Gonzalez, a student in Matt Cauthron's Digital Imaging Class, created the backdrop in Photoshop while Lupita Fuentes, a student in Matt Hamilton and David Vogel's Digital Storytelling Class, created the runway video.

DATA students Melissa Flores (who took the photo on the left) Jessica Hernandez, Gleidy Isais (see video), Markie Hackwith, and Karina Ruiz are documenting the Fashion Show in both still photography and video through Saturday's closing night.

El Paseo Fashion Week Runway Show March 22, 2010 from Matt Hamilton on Vimeo.

DATA Students Create Public Service Announcement for SafeHouse of the Desert

Jessica Gerrell, Olivia Reynolds, Flora Lopez and Arin Wall, all students in Matt Hamilton and David Vogel's Digital Storytelling Class at Cathedral City High School, shot and produced a public service announcement for Safe House of the Desert.

"I'm going to use their video to educate and promote SafeHouse locally at different schools " said Angela Kinley, SafeHouse Youth Development Coordinator. "I'm very happy with the video. Our goal is to help youth, and having students in DATA make this PSA is full circle for me: youth involvement for youth outreach for a youth shelter is a perfect fit "

PSA for SafeHouse of the Desert from Matt Hamilton on Vimeo.

Susan Stein, Fashion Editor for Palm Springs Life, Meets With Students For Final Product Review

DATA students Victor Gonzalez (left) and Lupita Fuentes (middle) talk with Susan Stein (right), Fashion Editor for Palm Springs Life, about the graphics and video the two students put together for the opening night runway show for the Fifth Annual Fashion Week El Paseo. Gonzalez is a student in Matt Cauthron's advanced digital imaging class and Fuentes is a videographer in Matt Hamilton and David Vogel's digital storytelling class at Cathedral City High School. DATA students will be shooting stills and video for this year's event that runs March 21-28.

http://www.fashionweekelpaseo.com/