Congratulations to the Abington Senior High School students who participated in the 2021 Greenfield Youth Film Festival.  This festival is the largest and most competitive in the Philadelphia/Montgomery/Bucks county area, with over 20 schools submitting films that are judged by industry professionals.  Abington students did extremely well at this prestigious competition.  The following students received awards at the ‘virtual’ Awards Ceremony on April 21.

• Brendan Herley and Mairead DiCesari won the award for Best Comedy for their film, “Wiped.” Remarkably, this is the 6^th year in a row that Abington has won the award for Best Comedy.
• Samantha Shackleton placed second in the Documentary category for her film “Virtual Learning in the Time of Coronavirus.” Classmates Julia Hopkins and Valerie Neske also contributed to the film.
• Samantha also won the “Kids Choice Award” for her narrative film, “Zoo(m) School.”

The Greenfield Youth Film Festival is a forum for young filmmakers to collaborate, create, and showcase their work while expressing their creativity through film. It includes a full day academic workshop taught by university professors and professionals in the film industry to provide the students with skills and relevant film-based education in a hands-on environment. The year culminates with the awards night when students are highlighted and recognized publicly for their expression and effort and given prizes in the form of cash, trophies (known as “Greenies”), experiences, and other film-related gifts.