The 2009 SEVAs at the Crest
The 2009 SEVAs — or Student Educational Video Awards — were announced May 7 at the Crest Theater for SECC's 20th annual Award Night event. Sponsored by Comcast, nearly 1000 students, teachers and family members arrived to greet the "paparazzi" and watch the show.

There were 16 SEVAs and 15 honorable mentions announced and students also saw runner-up clips, student producer interviews, teacher recognition and an abundance of school spirit and camaraderie. There were 68 schools and 1600 students represented in this year’s record-breaking level of participation, and judges watched 370 entries to determine who received the awards.

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SEVA Award
Documentary 4-6
Serving the Sacramento Food Bank and Family Services
Tommy Frederick
Frontier Elementary, Twin Rivers USD
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SEVA Award
Documentary 4-6
Who was Elitha Donner?
Elitha Donner's Film Academy
Elitha Donner Elementary School, Elk Grove USD
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SEVA Award
Documentary 7-8
Girl Bullying
Lauren Mayes
Andrew Carnegie Middle School, San Juan USD
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SEVA Award
Documentary 9-12
Celiac Disease
Tori Winslow
Cosumnes Oaks High School, Elk Grove USD
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SEVA Award
Documentary College/University
Death of a Farm Worker
Hector D. Gonzalez
Florin Technology Education Center, Sacramento City USD
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Honorable Mention
Documentary 7-8
Bullying Documentary
Jack Foy and Jacob LampL
Andrew Carnegie Middle School, San Juan USD
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Honorable Mention
Documentary 9-12
Turfing; "The Art of Movement"
Evan Robertson
Franklin High School, Elk Grove USD
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SEVA Award
PSA K-3
Health and Fitness for Kids
Mrs. Howe's Second and Third Grade Class
Martin Luther King Jr. K-8, Sacramento City USD
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SEVA Award
PSA 4-6
Don't Wait For The Future
Andrew LeDawson
Foulks Ranch Elementary, Elk Grove USD
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SEVA Award
PSA 7-8
Teen Suicide
Dionte Young,Ka'Jhana Smith
Toby Johnson Middle School, Elk Grove USD
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SEVA Award
PSA 9-12
Helmet Rap
Willoughby Douglas, Noelle Buckband, Travis Straub
Galt high School, Galt Joint Union High
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Honorable Mention
PSA K-3
Buckle Up!
Alex Lobitz
Sandra J. Gallardo, Folsom Cordova USD
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Honorable Mention
PSA 4-6
Blogging Safety
Annie Davis Jasmine Cruz, Saeko Yonetani, Valerie Vue, Aryanna Clay
Prairie year Round Elementary School, Elk Grove USD
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Honorable Mention
PSA 7-8
Life Isn't a Movie
Lauren Mayes
Andrew Carnegie Middle School, San Juan USD
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Honorable Mention
PSA 9-12
The SAT
Vinson Cheung
Franklin High School
Elk Grove USD
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SEVA Award
School News 4-6
D.C. News '09
Megan Traynor, Olivia Claypool, Jeremy Spangler
Dry Creek, Twin Rivers USD
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SEVA Award
School News 7-8
First Things First
2009 First Things First Cast and Crew
Toby Johnson Middle School, Elk Grove USD
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SEVA Award
School News 9-12
Gabe Lock: Rising Star
Connor Haysbert, Devaughn Alexander, James Leveron
Center High School, Center USD
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Honorable Mention
School News 4-6
MKN 2.0 Dodgeball
Main Kids News
Main Avenue School, Robla USD
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Honorable Mention
School News 7-8
Campus Beautification
Spencer Fry
Will Rogers Middle School, San Juan USD
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Honorable Mention
School News 9-12
GTV
Mike Jones & The GTV Crew
Galt High School, Galt Joint Union High
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SEVA Award
Instructional K-3
How to Remember to Do Your Homework
Kennedy Knoll, Kendra Worthington, Teevyah Yuva Raju
Pershing Elementary, San Juan USD
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SEVA Award
Instructional 7-8
How to Get Energy the Right Way
Pearl Her, Karen Huntington, Lauryn Davis
Toby Johnson Middle School, Elk Grove USD
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SEVA Award
Instructional 9-12
How To Play Guitar
Tyler Wildermuth
Franklin High School, Elk Grove USD
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SEVA Award
Instructional College/University
Corn Husk Crafts
Jorge A. Santana
Florin Technology Education Center, Sacramento City USD
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Honorable Mention
Instructional K-3
Origami Pets
Katie Albert
Pony Express Elementary, Sacramento City USD
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Honorable Mention
Instructional 4-6
How to Make Pancakes
Tony Carreon Jr.
Foulks Ranch Elementary, Elk Grove USD
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Honorable Mention
Instructional 4-6
The Division Family
Justin Diones, Sunny Mastana, Jelena Price, Sabina Latifov and Virsavia Smolin
North Country, Center USD
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Honorable Mention
Instructional 4-6
Carter Berry’s School of Super Strikers School
Carter Berry
Natoma Station Elementary, Folsom Cordova USD
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Honorable Mention
Instructional 7-8
How to Make School Easier
Brandon Bagley, Vishal Sharma
Andrew Carnegie Middle School, San Juan USD
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Honorable Mention
Instructional 9-12
Practice Tips for your Behind the Wheel Drive Test
Colin O'Neill, Nima Niknia, Jon Aoun
Franklin High, Elk Grove USD
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Media teacher Brian Weitzel and his students after Award Night

The Allan Hinderstein Award
Andrew Carnegie Middle School media teacher
Brian Weitzel is the 2009 award recipient
SECC was fortunate to have a unique CSUS professor become involved with K-12 teachers. Allan Hinderstein had a remarkable vision that recognized the importance and value of media production for teachers to enhance the learning experience of classroom students. Allan spent much of his time working with teachers, encouraging them to use media and video production in their teaching. We lost Allan to cancer last year and, every year in Allan’s honor, we now recognize a teacher who embodies his philosophy.

Brian Weitzel is the media teacher at Andrew Carnegie Middle School where they produce a daily campus news program, Carnegie Connection. In addition to their daily newscast, students create commercials to highlight interesting topics for Carnegie students and the general community. As a long time supporter of the SEVAs, Brian and his students have created more than 150 SEVA entries during the past five years. Brian’s dedication and expertise in video production has allowed his students a real-world, hands-on video production education. Brian has also helped SECC with SEVA trainings and promotions for the past two years.

Carnegie was recently featured on KVIE’s Arts Alive program, where Brian said the following; “I have the best job in the world. I get to kind of wind up the kids and turn them loose and just watch the creativity flow.” It’s this attitude that makes Brian the recipient of the 2009 Allan Hinderstein Award.

WATCH THE ALLAN HINDERSTEIN AWARD VIDEO