A total of 23 OCHS students will showcase their work, which includes a short film
Ocean City, N.J. – Five Ocean City High School film students earned invitations to the New Jersey State Teen Arts Festival to show their five-minute short film.
The team of students wrote, planned, filmed and edited their drama, titled “Seen,” over the course of two months. Most of the filming took place during school hours.
The film students are among 23 OCHS artists who were selected to participate in the state event after showcasing their work at the Cumberland and Cape May County Teen Arts Festival in April.
This is the second straight year that students in the OCHS honors film production class have qualified for the New Jersey State Teen Arts Festival. This year’s event will be held from June 1-3 at Middlesex College in Edison.
The students who worked on “Seen” are:
Olivia Constantino
Elizabeth Coffey
Moran Williams
Isabella Baron
Kobe Pyle
“Making a short film that is considered among the best at the County Arts Festival and moves on to the State Festival is a great accomplishment for the students,” said Dean Michalski, OCHS TV and film teacher. “From the beginning of the year, we stated this as one of our course goals. Seeing the students create their own ideas, execute their plans and work toward a common goal is a very rewarding experience.”
Besides being acknowledged for their creative piece and having it shown at the New Jersey State Teen Arts Festival, the students gained valuable experience in the filmmaking process, said Michalski.
“The students had to work through the stages of film production, meet deadlines and learn how to work with others,” he said, “It is a real-world experience that they will carry with them as they enter the workforce or pursue a career in film production.”
OCHS art programs also will be represented at the New Jersey State Teen Arts Festival in these categories:
2D Visual Arts
Callie Lenko, “Golden Silence”
Gabriella Kaskish, “Deconstructed Self Portrait”
Reese Hemberger, “Pieces”
Kate Cruickshank, “Les Yeux Sans Visage”
Isabella Sanchez-Olguin, “Cliffside”
Dusk Lamb, “Album Cover”
Sienna Audino, “Fangs”
Kailyn Neilsen, “Eye”
Aidan Pollock, “Maliketh”
Hailey Camacho, “Teddy Bear”
Isabella Miller, “Jellyfish Etching”
Julia Colangelo, “Peacock”
3D Visual Arts
Manny Morales, Textured Mug
Hannah Dolinsky, Textured Mug
Creative writing and Poetry
Morgan Dougan, “The Difference Between Coffee and Tea/The Bell Jar”
Evelyn Stetch, “A Tantalizing Sequence”
Rachel Kelley, “Inner Tides”
Evan Kettler, “To Fly”
“We are very excited and proud that our talented students are being recognized for their creativity,” said Superintendent Dr. Christian Angelillo. “We congratulate them and look forward to seeing their pieces featured at the New Jersey State Teen Arts Festival.”