Hall students win $6,000 in DMV video awards

Hall High School Technology Education students took third, fourth and fifth place in the state Department of Motor Vehicles' fifth annual teen safe driving video contest, winning a total of $6,000 for their school.  The recent "From the Driver's Seat to the Director's Chair" contest featured the theme - "Teen Safe Driving – Are You In?" 

"To enter this year's DMV contest, high school students were asked to direct, shoot and edit a 25-second public service announcement," according to the release. "The DMV, Travelers and other safety advocates plan to use the videos submitted in a variety of outreach programs that it conducts as well as offer them to schools, businesses, government agencies, advocacy groups and other partners in teen safe driving."

"Friends Don't Let Friends Drive Distracted" took the third place award, "Parents, Teach Them Well" was awarded fourth place and "Learning with Megaphones" placed fifth.  Hall students participating in the video contest were:  Griffin Anderson, Samantha Bechard, Matt Clark, Connor Dexter, Anya Dildin, Ben Elukin, Remy Gaulin, Patrick Keegan, Swarup Lamsal, Jack Moore, Daniel O'Keefe, Rob Sechtman, Sorren Smith and Henry Stein. 

The Hall team was lead by Technology Education teacher Dan DeCourcy. - Submitted