A documentary filmed and edited by students from the Beacon Magnet Academy at South Elgin High School, called "Teaching the Holocaust: Beyond Facts and Figures," won the grand prize in the "Best Documentary Short" category at the 2023 Silicon Beach Film Festival.
Elgin High School s Samantha Havener and Bartlett High School s Raiyan Hasan, Bailey Jones, Macy Medendorp and Arav Patel are among about 16,000 semifinalists nationwide.