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#SEVACON Becoming a Better Content Creator

October 6, 2020 by SECC

Becoming a Better Content Creator #SEVACON welcomed Kenneth “KJ” Johnston, CEO of KJ2 Productions to give his pro tips on how to create content that is gripping and inspiring. As a writer and director, KJ and his team have produced film and tv projects in over sixty-three countries on six continents. KJ went through what […]

Mental Health Awareness Week

October 4, 2020 by SECC

To observe Mental Health Awareness week, watch the 2019 SEVA Award Winning PSA “Suffering with Stigmas.” To learn more about what you can do, visit Each Mind Matters. “Suffering with Stigmas” produced by Andres of Franklin High School

#SEVACON Virtual Studio Tour: Dakota News Now with SEVA’s own Vanessa Gomez

September 25, 2020 by SECC

Virtual Studio Tour: Dakota News Now with SEVA’s own Vanessa Gomez #SEVACON traveled to Sioux Falls, South Dakota to go behind the scenes at ABC/NBC Dakota News Now with SEVA’s own Vanessa Gomez. Vanessa got her start in news by anchoring the Carnegie Connection at Andrew Carnegie Middle School. She went on to graduate from […]

Virtual Field Trips from SCOE and American River Parkway Foundation

September 23, 2020 by SECC

New on SECC: River Bend Virtual Field Trips With traditional field trips currently on hold due to the 2019 Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19), the Curriculum and Instruction Department at the Sacramento County Office of Education (SCOE) has been hard at work to bring some of these formative experiences online. SCOE collaborated with the American River Parkway […]

#SEVACON Pitch-Fest

September 14, 2020 by SECC

Story Pitch-Fest This event put great story ideas in the spotlight, and students brought their SEVA video project ideas to share! Participants learned about the process of pitching video ideas to others from Veronica Serrano-Padilla, KCRA Programming Director and Jessica Mathies, Executive Producer of Program Development for Hearst Television. The #SEVACON Virtual “Pitch-Fest” allowed students […]

World Suicide Prevention Day

September 9, 2020 by SECC

To observe World Suicide Prevention Day on September 10, take a look back on some outstanding PSAs made by Sacramento students from Arden Middle School, Franklin High School, Toby Johnson Middle School, and Center High School.

SEVA Studios Update for the 2020-2021 School Year

September 1, 2020 by SECC

SECC re-imagined its annual SEVA Grant Funding Program to respond to the immediate needs of SEVA teachers and students during this unique and challenging remote learning time. After meeting with teachers, SECC began the task of finding a SEVA distance learning solution that would work for the nearly 2,500 students involved in this year’s SEVA […]

#SEVACON: Creating a Home Studio

August 24, 2020 by SECC

Creating a Home Studio The kick-off event for #SEVACON was all about producing from home. Participants learned about simple equipment you can use to create a great video regardless of where you are. They also went behind-the-scenes with SEVA producers as well as KCRA Morning News anchor Deirdre Fitzpatrick and Dakota News Now morning anchor […]

New Season of SEVA TV!

August 5, 2020 by SECC

Get ready for a new season of SEVA TV starting Wednesday, August 12! SEVA Host extraordinaire Nebaiot is back with an exciting new season featuring the best of the best student videos! This year, we’re connecting with student producers at home to hear how they are doing and how media is helping them through this […]

SEVA Summer Training

July 21, 2020 by SECC

Videos from this event can be watched on the SEVA Training Page 2020 SEVA Summer Training – Reimagined: A Virtual Experience SECC is excited to announce the Reimagined Summer Training for SEVA Teachers. The annual summer training has been modified to meet the new standards of health and wellness while providing an opportunity for local […]