Students Bring Out Their Beach Towels and Their PJs
Submitted by Samantha Sardinia
For most, this will be the best Spring Break ever, filled with flying to exotic places, skiing in the West, and going on family vacations. For the others, it may be just another boring break with doing as little as possible (except for the occasional reach for the remote). Of course, many students would ideally like to be going skiing in Vermont, snorkeling in Mexico, or relaxing on the beaches of the Caribbean, but that is not always an option. Junior Jack Long has stated that his ideal Spring Break activity would be to go ‘skiing, but [he is] actually staying at home to get [his] wisdom teeth [pulled] out.’ Freshman Lilian Hommes said, “I would like to go skydiving in a volcano on an island in the Pacific, but I [also] want to go skiing which is what I’m doing.”
Colleges are also on the mind of almost every Junior and Senior at Miami Country Day School. Jennifer Kramer, class of 2008, talked about what she will be doing during Spring Break: “I’ll probably be visiting colleges, but if not I’ll just stay in Miami. Ideally I would like to stay in Miami and go to the beach and play tennis every day.”
With Spring Break just around the corner, students should be prepared for either a long break of boredom or college seeking, but for the lucky ones, a break of luxury and paradise. But for the most part, as … said, try to “gain back some serious sleep debt.” (stay safe?) Have fun!
The Palm Beach County Film & Television Commission (FTC) is pleased to announce that for the first time ever the public will be able to vote online for their favorite Student Showcase of Film’s (SSOF) video entry. Please go to pbfilm.com and follow the link for the SSOF, where nominees will be available to the public for viewing and voting. A special Audience Award will be presented at the SSOF Award ceremony, where the winner will receive $2,000. The top 14 eligible films, as voted on by the SSOF judges from around the country are now available online for voting. These films are as follows:
The Chosen One (A.W. Dreyfoos School of the Arts), Detective Mullet and the Case of the Golden Hair Pick(G-Star School of the Arts), Harvest Moon (Florida State University), Hope (Florida State University), Jupiter in Jeopardy(Jupiter High School), Kirksdale(Florida State University), La Tristesse de M. Jaccoud (Design and Architecture Senior High School), The Master(Full Sail), Satori (A.W. Dreyfoos School of the Arts), Stairway to Heaven (A.W. Dreyfoos School of the Arts), The State of Sunshine (Florida State University), Think: Darfur(G-Star School of the Arts), Vendetta(Design and Architecture Senior High School) and When Life Gives You Lemons(A.W. Dreyfoos School of the Arts).
The highly acclaimed SSOF has become known as the most prestigious competition for Florida student filmmakers. The juried statewide competition recognizes outstanding high school and college students by presenting over $25,000 in cash awards, prizes and scholarships.
The Student Showcase of Films awards ceremony will be held on Tuesday, April 15, 2008 at Palm Beach Community College’s Lake Worth Campus, Duncan Theatre, at 10 AM. For more information on the Student Showcase of Films please go to pbfilm.com.
The Chosen One - A.W. Dreyfoos School of the Arts
The Chosen One - A.W. Dreyfoos School of the Arts
Harvest Moon - Florida State University
Hope - Florida State University
Jupiter in Jeopardy - Jupiter High School
Satori - A.W. Dreyfoos School of the Arts
Stairway to Heaven - A.W. Dreyfoos School of the Arts
Think: Darfur - G-Star School of the Arts
Vendetta - Design and Architecture Senior High School
View more student videos from the Palm Beach International Film Festival here.
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