Congratulations to the High School recipients in the 2018 NATAS-Upper Midwest Student Production Awards! Recipients were announced at a ceremony on Friday April 13th, 2018 at the Crowne Plaza AiRE – MSP/MOA Hotel.
This year, the NATAS – Upper Midwest Chapter received 175 entries from 30 high schools and colleges/universities from across our region.
Diana Pierce – Multimedia Journalist, 2017 Upper Midwest Emmy® Silver Circle Honoree and former longtime Anchor at KARE-TV.
The hosts for this year’s NATAS-Upper Midwest Regional Student Production Awards were Diana Pierce former Anchor at KARE-TV and Upper Midwest Emmy® Foundation Board Member Carla Beaurline from Around Town Television in the Twin Cities.
The awards are presented to the schools for promotional purposes to encourage students to pursue the media arts. Any student whose name is on the recipient entry form is eligible to purchase a duplicate Crystal Pillar Award. We also offer nomination certificates and plaques for students listed on nominated entries.
HIGH SCHOOL Student Crystal Pillar order form
Student Nomination certificate order form
OFFICIAL NATIONAL NATAS RULES FOR STUDENT AWARD PROMOTION: The Student Production Award Crystal Pillar awards are not Emmy® Awards and can not be promoted as such. High school & college/university students may promoted they are recipients of a NATAS – Upper Midwest Student Production Award. OR, may say they received a Student Production Crystal Pillar Award from the Upper Midwest Emmy® Chapter/Foundation. Students are not considered peer professionals and as such, their regional student productions are not eligible for Emmy® award recognition. Schools/students may not use the Emmy® name or replica of the Emmy® figure in any form of school publications, commercial advertising and promotion.
2018 HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT PRODUCTION AWARD RECIPIENTS
High School – Newscast
EaglEye #164 – Apple Valley High School
High School – News: General Assignment – Serious News
Fidget Toys – EaglEye/Apple Valley High School
High School – News: General Assignment – Light News
One of Ours: Barbara Tan – EaglEye/Apple Valley High School
High School – Arts and Entertainment/Cultural Affairs
Bemidji High School Musical – Lumberjack Live/Bemidji High School
High School – Music Video
Melody step – Lumberjack Live/Bemidji High School
High School – Fiction
The Wolves – Lumberjack Live/Bemidji High School
High School – Non-Fiction
Artist Spotlight: Destiny Bilges – Perpich Center for Arts Education
High School – Sports
The Unsharpened Axe – Lumberjack Live/Bemidji High School
High School – Sports: Program/Series
*** No Entries Submitted ***
High School – Sports: Live Event
Parker Weyer Live BB vs PC – Raider Nation News/Lake Park Audubon High School
High School – Public Service (PSAs)
Stay Together, Stay Safe – Perpich Center for Arts Education
High School – Public Affairs/Community Service
The Valley of Giving – EaglEye/Apple Valley High School
High School – Commercial
Good Times Park – Lakeville South High School
High School – Animation/Graphics/Special Effects
Reminisce – Raider Nation News/Lake Park Audubon High School
High School – Director
Micah Nelson Composite – EaglEye/Apple Valley High School
High School – Editor
Bemidji High School Trap – Lumberjack Live/Bemidji High School
High School – Photographer
Alex Ingalls Composite – Lakeville South High School
High School – Talent
*** Entries did not minimum Standard of Excellence for nominatinons or awards ***
High School – Video Essay
*** No Entries Submitted ***
High School – Writing
Marie Pena Composite Writing – EaglEye/Apple Valley High School