Winners and Finalists for 2017 Blue Spark Awards
We are pleased to announce the winners and finalists for the 2017 Blue Spark Awards. The live broadcast of the awards ceremony was held on April 8 in TV Studio 1 in the College of Media and Entertainment building on the MTSU campus. A recording of the live broadcast will be posted to this website in a few days. Congratulations to all the winners and finalists!
Newscast compilation
FIRST PLACE, NEWSCAST: CHS Live Today
Cleveland High School
Faculty Advisor: Jon Souders
FINALIST, NEWSCAST: Franklin in 5
Jacob Ferguson, Ethan Raynaud, Briggs Copeland, Sam Chambers
Franklin High School
Faculty Advisor: Keri Thompson
Non-fiction or documentary film
FIRST PLACE, NON-FICTION: Live Strong
Abi Ledgister, Kelly Dang, Sasha Dewitz, Austin Searer
Centennial High School Faculty
Faculty Advisor: Dawn Marek
FINALIST, NON-FICTION: Revival
Diana Clouse, Lillian Keen
Centennial High School Faculty
Faculty Advisor: Dawn Marek
FINALIST, NON-FICTION: This is Franklin with Mr. Jimmy Gentry
Jacob Ferguson, Briggs Copeland, Ethan Raynaud
Franklin High School
Faculty Advisor: Keri Thompson
Scripted fiction film – TIE FOR FIRST PLACE
FIRST PLACE, SCRIPTED FICTION: Supertramp
Jacob Ferguson, Cole Winton, Jason Frasier, Bryson Sams
Franklin High School
Faculty Advisor: Keri Thompson
FIRST PLACE, SCRIPTED FICTION: The Elder Thieves
Jackson Stofka, William Putty
Ravenwood High School
Faculty Advisor: Charles Shoemake
FINALIST, SCRIPTED FICTION: Crocodile
Stephanie Swartz, Andy Knight, Ashton Smith
Centennial High School
Faculty Advisor: Dawn Marek
FINALIST, SCRIPTED FICTION: Revision
Liam Maples
Centennial High School
Faculty Advisor: Dawn Marek
Music video
FIRST PLACE, MUSIC VIDEO: Walking on a Dream
Grant Perdue, Morgan Yoder, Cristobal Spielmann
Brentwood High School
Faculty Advisor: Ronald Adcock
FINALIST, MUSIC VIDEO: The Mountain and the Mirror
Clare Kemmer
Stone Memorial High School
Faculty Advisor: Dale Safdie
FINALIST, MUSIC VIDEO: Alone
Emily Jackson, Triston Miller
Centennial High School
Faculty Advisor: Dawn Marek
New Media
FIRST PLACE, NEW MEDIA: SWARM
Chris Gerspacher, Tyler Redmon, Michael Reeves
Riverdale High School
Faculty Advisor: Bridgett Morrison
Photography
FIRST PLACE, PHOTOGRAPHY: Self Portrait
Aéjay Bice
Stone Memorial High School
Faculty Advisor: Dale Safdie
FINALIST, PHOTOGRAPHY: 25 Degrees
Hanna Reeves
Independence High School
Faculty Advisor: Stephanie Prewitt
FINALIST, PHOTOGRAPHY: Colorful Shards
Keller Makemson
Independence High School
Faculty Advisor: Stephanie Prewitt