Ann Arbor, Milan students among C-SPAN documentary competition winners
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Shannon Germaine, a student at Clonlara School in Ann Arbor, will receive $1,500 as a second-prize winner for her documentary, “Plastic Crisis: Our Oceans in Peril.” The documentary will air on C-SPAN at 6:50 a.m. and throughout the day on Wednesday, April 7.Image provided | C-SPAN
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ANN ARBOR, MI - Students from Ann Arbor and Milan are among the winners of C-SPAN’s national 2021 StudentCam competition.
Shannon Germaine, a student at Clonlara School in Ann Arbor, will receive $1,500 as a second prize winner for her documentary, “Plastic Crisis: Our Oceans in Peril.” The documentary will air on C-SPAN at 6:50 a.m. and throughout the day on Wednesday, April 7. In Ann Arbor, Canton and Milan, C-SPAN is available through Comcast.
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