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