BIG YEAR FOR GP TELEVISION PRODUCTION!

From the beginning of January to May is the student film festival season for many of the high school television production programs throughout the State of Michigan, and TV Production students from South High School Television programs stood up to the competition. Throughout the spring, sponsoring organizations were: Detroit Area Film & Television (DAFT), Michigan Interscholastic Press Association (MIPA), and the Michigan Skiing and Snowboarding Association.

 On April 30, 2006, Grosse Pointe Television students were represented at the Detroit Area Film and Television (DAFT) Student Film and Video Festival held at the Detroit Institute of Arts’ Film Theater. Grosse Pointe TV students received awards for Excellence and Honor. The award for Excellence was given to South’s - Matthew N., PJ R., Matthew H. and Scott M. for their Pink Floyd music video, skiing commercial, and their Dangers of Alcohol – Positions PSA. Also awarded Excellence was Andrew M., Cory D., Shannon M., and Tim C. for their Ystra Agem music video, and Michael R. for his Skiing in Michigan commercial.

 Grosse Pointe Honor winners from South were awarded to the GPS Video Club for their episode of South Side.

At the Michigan Interscholastic Press Association, individual winners included:  Lisa H. (GPS) third place for Reporting. Michael R. for Commercial, Justin G. & Steve R. for Show Opener, Lisa H. & Tim S. for Anchor, and GPS Video Club for Short Film for South.

In March, South had two commercial projects chosen as a top ten finalists from over 200 videos for the Michigan Ski & Ride Video Student Competition sponsored by the Michigan Snowsports Industries Associations. The objective of the competition was to create a 30-second television commercial that showcased skiing and snowboarding in Michigan. Robinson created a commercial that visually featured the exciting sport of snowboarding. While the group of Russ, Naber, Maxwell, and Hollerbach produced a commercial illustrating the attraction of Michigan Skiing. Both commercials were displayed at the Ski & Ride Film Festival at Crystal Mountain.