(L-R) County Commissioner Roy C. Brooks, Drake Hurr, Jeremy Lester and Tyler Terhall |
Fort Worth, TX – A team of students from the Ben Barber Career Tech Academy in Mansfield ISD were recently named Grand Prize Winners in the 2008 Teen VideoFest.
Teen VideoFest challenges Tarrant County youth to identify a health issue impacting teens today, research it, articulate the problem and present options, alternatives and resources, all designed to inform their peers and inspire them to make healthier, smarter choices in their lives.
Teen VideoFest 2008 Grand Prize Winners, Drake Hurr, Jeremy Lester and Tyler Terhall of the Ben Barber Career and Technology Academy, were rewarded with the reading of a Resolution at the Tarrant County Commissioners Court on April 29, 2008 after the screening of the video. The teens produced a video called “Talk About It,” focusing on the importance of being aware of others and the potentially life-changing difference one can make by reaching out to those feeling isolated and all alone that taking the additional step of reaching out can make.
As a team, Hurr, Lester and Terhall won $500 as first place winners in the Mental Health category and $500 as the Grand Prize winners. The awards sponsor for the second year was UNT Health Science Center, Fort Worth. The winning team also won a scholarship for their school to the Teen Music Video Saturday Series in October. Three participants will be chosen by the team’s sponsors, Dee McCown and Jerry Cantu. This scholarship was presented by the Lone Star Film Society and the YMCA of Metropolitan Fort Worth.
This award-winning program, started in 1999 by Tarrant County Public Health, lets teens explore topics such as alcohol and drug abuse, eating disorders, violent behavior as well as nutrition and safety. Each of the videos become part of a library, curated by TCPH, for use or purchase by health departments, schools and various other community organizations and individuals.
According to TVF chair and LSFS President, Therese Moncrief, “New records and standards have been set this year. The bar is raised every year in terms of the quality of the filmmakers’ work and presentations, and this year’s achievements earned notice and appreciation from kids and professionals alike.”
The principal sponsors of Teen VideoFest 2008 are the Lone Star Film Society, Tarrant County Public Health, YMCA of Metropolitan Fort Worth, University of North Texas Health Science Center, Ronald McDonald House Charities Foundation, Tarrant County Medical Society Alliance and Foundation, Access Creative, Universal Cinema Services, Tarrant County College Radio and Television Broadcasting NE Campus, Denise Cook Photography, Fort Worth Screen and Printing, the City of Fort Worth and Fort Worth Community Cable Television. For more information, call 817-735-1117 or visit www.lonestarfilmsociety.com.
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