Special Honors

We are pleased to confer various special awards to individuals who fill a specific need for student media production. Please take a look at some of our awards and those who were honored with them.

Awards for Students

Inside Our Schools Award

The Inside Our Schools award recognizes outstanding media projects featuring students and teachers engaged in exciting educational initiatives.

Promethean Award

Promethean, one of our valued Corporate Partners, offers special recognition and prizes for the best student-produced Interactive Stills created with ActivInspire software.

Digital Promise Award

The Digital Promise Award recognizes K-12 students with exceptional potential for media production as evidenced by their collective body of work.

Awards for Media Specialists & Teachers

John & Marilyn Connelly Award

This award is given to the classroom teacher, media specialist, or technology specialist who is judged to have demonstrated the power of student-produced media.

Carl F. and Viola V. Mahnke Multimedia Award

Sponsored by the ect Foundation, this award is presented to a teacher or media specialist who has exemplified encouragement in the creation of student media.