StudentCam

StudentCam is C-SPAN's annual national video competition for middle and high school students. $100K in cash prizes! For more info, visit

[StudentCam @StudentCam]

Announcing C-SPAN's 2027 StudentCam documentary competition for middle & high schoolers! We're asking students to envision themselves as a newly elected member of Congress. $100K in total cash prizes awarded to the top 150 student-produced videos. Info at https://t.co/0TCZl9an3p

[C-SPAN Classroom @CSPANClassroom]

It's election day! Students, you can have your voices heard too. This year, C-SPAN is asking middle and high school students to envision themselves as newly elected members of Congress. Tell us about the issue that you would address in your first floor speech in the House of Representatives. $100K in cash prizes to the top 150 student-produced short documentaries. Entries due January 20, 2027:
https://t.co/7gGynogQaP

#edchat #sschat #projectbasedlearning

[C-SPAN Classroom @CSPANClassroom]

Hey, students! Yeah, you! Have you started working on your @CSPAN #StudentCam entry yet?

Time's ticking, with just three months left until the submission deadline! Our judges are eagerly waiting to see what topics you choose for this year's documentary competition!

Get tips, tricks, and all the help you need as you vie for a piece of $100,000 in cash prizes at https://t.co/ZnrMkJ7cBF.

[C-SPAN Classroom @CSPANClassroom]

Watch the 2026 National Civics Bee Championship LIVE on C-SPAN on Wednesday, Oct. 14 at 8pm ET. Middle school students from across the country compete for a $100,000 college savings plan contribution.

More information about the National Civics Bee here: https://t.co/K5a7xntxDn

[StudentCam @StudentCam]

Take it from @MrW_THS and @TheKevinMCline - StudentCam is fantastic! Ask us about bringing this project-based learning experience to your students! Details and contact information available at https://t.co/sS1j4vpODD.

#APGov #APUSH #HighSchool #MiddleSchool #Teachers #Students

[Mr. Werenka @MrW_THS]

Kicking off my AP Gov classes participation in the 2027 @CSPANClassroom @StudentCam competition today! Such a great project, every AP Gov teacher should check it out. https://t.co/dvCasAZ3zD

[C-SPAN Classroom @CSPANClassroom]

Student opportunity from our friends at Future Filmmakers.

Future Filmmakers is an extracurricular program that mentors high school students to create personal documentary films and brings those films to audiences of their peers through festivals, classrooms, and community spaces.

Building on its success at Berkeley High School, Future Filmmakers is expanding for the 2026-2027 school year to include 6 high school students from around the country. Each student will develop and direct their own short, personal documentary over the course of the school year. Completed films will be submitted to select festivals and brought to audiences through a dedicated impact campaign, connecting these stories with schools, youth organizations, and communities nationwide.

Applications are due September 27, 2026. For more information, please visit https://t.co/pRtnUM7sVF

The program includes:
- Approximately 17 remote workshops taught over Zoom, plus one 2-day, in-person retreat in Berkeley, CA (travel for student and one parent/guardian included).
- A professional camera package and audio kit to use throughout the program.
- A professional editor and program advisor that are paired with each student for collaboration throughout the program.
- Travel for the student filmmaker and one parent/guardian to the Future Filmmakers Festival in Berkeley, CA, where your film will be shown around the end of the school year.
- Submission of your completed film to select film festivals and distribution to schools and community organizations along with discussion and teaching material to foster conversations among other high school-aged students.

No cost to students or families!

[StudentCam @StudentCam]

PRESS RELEASE (For Immediate Release): C-SPAN Launches 2027 StudentCam Documentary Competition.
New theme announced — students take on the role of a newly elected member of Congress. Awarding $100,000 in cash prizes to students and teachers!
https://t.co/doHIyExRwK

[StudentCam @StudentCam]

Have you gotten any mail from us lately, like @TXSSMitchell just did? 💌

Request your FREE #StudentCam2027 poster TODAY by visiting https://t.co/EpaDYKACml - and make sure to check out the other helpful teacher resources on the page too!

[Evangeline Mitchell @TXSSMitchell]

New School, first mail in my box goes to @CSPANClassroom. It is time to begin thinking about using @StudentCam this year in your classroom. Learning + Money for students! @SocialStudies @socialstudiestx @KleinSocStudies

[C-SPAN Classroom @CSPANClassroom]

It's #CSPAN @StudentCam season! 📽️ 🎞️

Teachers: bring our annual amateur student documentary competition into your classroom and school by requesting FREE copies of this year's poster. For the poster and other helpful resources, please visit: https://t.co/5K4voGTBhu.

[StudentCam @StudentCam]

Congrats to teacher @MCMartirone & his @EHTNJHS
seniors Carter, Paige & Aerick on their prize-winning @StudentCam entry, "Unfiltered: The Right They Tried To Silence." Thanks also to @marybtinker for sending the students signed armbands! Watch here: https://t.co/hIWoBnWJeB

[StudentCam @StudentCam]

Congratulations to 8th grader Saanvi Lanke from Shady Grove Middle School in Gaithersburg Maryland who won honorable mention for her documentary, Access Denied: Equality and Disability Rights. Watch it here: https://t.co/Sp2TdR7rkL

@MCPS

[C-SPAN Classroom @CSPANClassroom]

A big thank you to Maryland @GovWesMoore, Senator
@ChrisVanHollen, and @RepRaskin for helping us to recognize and celebrate the achievement of the prize-winning students at Montgomery Blair High School in @MCPS, Maryland! Congratulations to teachers Zack Wilson and George Mayo and their students Murilo, Sami, Zev, Dermott, Cyrus, Rayna, Naveen, Mira, Eleanor, Dylan, Hudson Evie, Ahi, AnnaBella, Samip, Alanna, Liv, Ayla, Jenna, Kingston, Ellana, Alex, Rebecca, Angelika, Paige, Elijah, Violet, Sofia, Anna, Benjamin, Mar, Tommy, Finn, Penny, Aisha, Michael, Mia & Iris!

[C-SPAN Classroom @CSPANClassroom]

A warm thank you to @GovWesMoore, Senator @ChrisVanHollen, @RepRaskin, and @EasternMS_Prin Lisa Shorts for helping us to recognize and celebrate the achievement of the prize winning students Ethan, Rahm, Daniel, Ruby, Madeline, Sonia, Florence, Alma, Chelsea, Henok, Tina, Zadie, Noor, Jeremy & Haohan at Eastern Middle School in @MCPS, Maryland.

So fun to see Senator Van Hollen's staff assistant and EMS almuni Faina Pensy reconnect with teacher Dr. Warren Scheib who was also her teacher adviser when she won 3rd prize in the @StudentCam competition!

[C-SPAN Classroom @CSPANClassroom]

Congratulations to 8th grader Chelsea Chen from Eastern Middle School in Silver Spring, Maryland who won 3rd Prize in the Middle School Division of the 2026 C-SPAN StudentCam documentary competition for her video titled, “Our Future Protectors: The Civil Military Gap.”
https://t.co/pXEJntA79U
Click the link above to view her video, a press release, and congratulatory messages from Governor Wes Moore, Senator Chris Van Hollen, and Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich.

[C-SPAN Classroom @CSPANClassroom]

A warm thank you to Governor @iamwesmoore , Senator @ChrisVanHollen Staff Assistant (and two-time @StudentCam winner herself!) Faina Pensy, Delegate @jaredssolomon, Delegate Aaron Kaufman, Delegate Emily Shetty, and Senator Jeff Waldstreicher, Councilmember @Andrew_Friedson, @OfficialBCCHS principal Kevin Yates and the school's newspaper staff for helping us to recognize two-time prize winner Eton Smith, and five-time prize winner Alana Anantham!

To view their documentaries and the complete list of winning entries in C-SPAN's 2026 StudentCam competition, please visit, https://t.co/pEQzBYxYIA

@MCPS

[C-SPAN Classroom @CSPANClassroom]

A warm thank you to Governor @iamwesmoore, Senator @ChrisVanHollen, @RepSarahElfreth, Delegate Courtney Watson, and @HCPSS Superintendent @BillJBarnes, Richard Malt and the Howard County social studies team for helping us to recognize teacher David Riddler and his C-SPAN @StudentCam competition prize-winners Alara Kocoglu, Angela Yang, Satvik Jain, Katie Fishman & Rachel Weintraub from Centennial High School in Ellicott City, Maryland.

To view their documentaries and the complete list of winning entries in C-SPAN's 2026 StudentCam competition, please visit, https://t.co/pEQzBYxqT2

[C-SPAN Classroom @CSPANClassroom]

Congratulations to Audrey Cheung, Matthew Dinh, & Racko Lee Cabunoc from Yerba Buena High School in San Jose, California who won 3rd Prize in the High School Western Division of the 2026 C-SPAN StudentCam documentary competition for their video titled, “The Modern Ethnic Struggle,” about the past and present-day challenges of Asian communities, including Japanese and Filipino Americans.
https://t.co/pa4FlHWNUr
Click the link above to view their video, a press release about their win, and a congratulatory message from Senator Alex Padilla.

[C-SPAN Classroom @CSPANClassroom]

Congratulations to Salem Safadi, Samuel Evans, & Sergio Ortiz Lugo from Wake Stem Early College High School in Cary, North Carolina who won 3rd Prize in the High School Eastern Division of the 2026 C-SPAN StudentCam documentary competition for their video titled, “The Uncounted Voice: Youth, Democracy, & the Ballot Box.”
https://t.co/IRVbN81Fck
Click the link above to view their video, a press release about their win, and congratulatory messages from Governor Josh Stein, Congresswoman Deborah Ross, Cary Town Councilmember Bella Huang, and Superintendent Dr. Robert P. Taylor.

[C-SPAN Classroom @CSPANClassroom]

Congrats to Josie Connor & Mia Martin from Correia Middle School in San Diego, California who won 3rd Prize in the Middle School Division of the 2026 C-SPAN StudentCam documentary competition for their video titled, "The Writer's Declaration: 148 Days To Save Hollywood, about the WGA strike of 2023."
https://t.co/25Qn6Onrns
Click the link above to view their video, a press release, and congratulatory messages from U.S. Senator Alex Padilla, Congressman Scott Peters, Assemblymember Tasha Boerner, San Diego Council President Joe LaCava, & Superintendent Dr. Fabi Bagula.

[C-SPAN Classroom @CSPANClassroom]

Congratulations to Rehan Mathew Koshy from Walter Payton College Preparatory High School in Chicago, Illinois who won 3rd Prize in the High School Central Division of the 2026 C-SPAN StudentCam documentary competition for his video titled, “Life, Liberty, and the Zip Code,” about how the values stated in the Declaration of Independence connect to the major contemporary issue of health disparities impacting America, especially his hometown of Chicago.
https://t.co/BgNb9Itw78
Click the link above to view his video, a press release about his win, and a congratulatory message from U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth.