Students from Mineola Union Free School District’s Middle School and Jackson Avenue School submitted original works to the Wondermedia Fall Film Festival.
Wondermedia Story Maker is a production program the schools have been utilizing to bring their stories to animated life. The district’s third- through seventh-grade students were invited to participate in the contest, which asked for submissions with a fall-related or habit of the mind-related theme. Mineola is proud to announce that they had several winners and honorable mentions from each of the schools. The district congratulates the following students:
- Best Voice Performance – “Banana Bread and My Great Great Grandma Vania” by Paige Accardi and Grace Salamone from Jackson Avenue School
- Best Voice Performance/ 1stRunner-Up – “The New Girl” by Caitlin Powers and Maeve Reilly from Jackson Avenue School
- Honorable Mention Best Use of Animations to Tell a Story – “Halloween Safety Tips” by Gianna-Rose Leggio and Jasmine Ferreira from Jackson Avenue School
- Honorable Mention Best Family Theme – “My Great Great Grandma Vania” by Eliana Leeand Abigail Dillon from Jackson Avenue School
- First Runner-Up Best Animation Puppeteering – “The Clown Calamity” by Ayden Laffey, Sanáa Taylor, Makayla Apter-Quinn, Lauren Batjer and Maddie Troche from Mineola Middle School
- First-Place Winner Best Sound Design – “Vania’s Halloween Adventure” by Fatimah Badoolah, Gia Susan John, Elyssa Chan, Jessica Perrino and Neeharika Vattikuti from Mineola Middle School
- Honorable Mention Best Example of “Cliff Hanger” Story Strategy – “The Person in the Window” by Chris Bonetti, Matthew McCarthy, James Ragusa, Anthony Ferreira and Jesse Kostulias from Mineola Middle School
- Honorable Mention Excellent Story Development – “Blackout” by James Marino, Frankie Hradek, Andrew Leiter, Dante Rafuna and Julia Manevitz from Mineola Middle School
- Honorable Mention Creative Storytelling – “Sleepy Hollow Road” by Erin Feehan, Maria Kalogiros, Anna Hornung, Allison Gayson and Arianna McIntosh from Mineola Middle School
- Honorable Mention Best Use Of Facial Expressions to Tell a Story – “Teacher of Terror” by Jayceon Williams, Emma Martin, Joe Malone and Robert Ely from Mineola Middle School
Each of the winning videos can be viewed on the district’s website at www.mineola.k12.ny.us in the bottom corner of the homepage.