AWARDS

 

STN AWARD

The Student Television Network a national organization of over 600 schools shaping the next generation of storytellers by empowering their voices through broadcast journalism, film and multimedia education , is partnering with BASH to award two participating schools an annual membership to be presented this year's event.

Instructions for submitting student work for consideration:

#1 Submitted work must be completed by students during the 2023-24 school year.
#2 All submissions are due by  11:59pm Monday April 8th

Submission Instructions

Step One:      A faculty member needs to register your school for BASH.
Step Two:      Registered schools will receive a confirmation email with an upload code.
Step Three:   Upload submissions to YouTube as an unlisted video or upload to Google drive.
Step Three:   Enter up to eight (8) categories by clicking the corresponding "enter" button for each category.
Step Four:     Paste link to your submission in the appropriate space and enter registration code when prompted.    
Step Five:     Look for a confirmation email from BASHAWARDS@gmail.com to confirm that we have received your submission (email will be sent within 72 hours).

SUBMISSIONS DUE BY APRIL 8th, 2024 11:59 PM

BEST BROADCAST 5-10 MINUTES

Awarded for the best regularly scheduled school news show,  announcements, news magazine or talk show that is aired either daily, weekly or monthly.  Can be live or edited.  

Time limit: 10 minutes.  

2024 Winner - The BMB Morning Announcements Bellmore Merrick Broadcasting - Mepham H.S.
Runner Up: BBS: The Current - East Hampton HS
3rd Place Bay News Now - Oyster Bay H.S.
Honorable Mention - Hurricane Watch - Westhampton Beach

BEST BROADCAST 0-5 MINUTES

A news brief or update lasting up to five minutes awarded to the school that makes the best use of the shortened time frame to still inform and entertain their audience. 

2024 Winner - Good Morning Manhasset - Manhasset Broadcasting Co. Manhasset HS
Runner Up - OHS Noticas - Ossining H.S.
3rd Place - SYO Vision - Syosset H.S.
Honorable Mention - The Day Show with Host Nick DiTieri - Jericho H.S.

Time limit: 5 minutes.  


BEST LIVE SPORTS COVERAGE

Awarded for coverage of a live sporting event.  Schools should submit a five minute unedited clip from a sporting event streamed or recorded.  Judges will consider camera work, announcers, graphics and the overall quality of the broadcast in selecting the winner. 

2024 Winner - BMB Game of the Week - Bellmore Merrick Broadcasting. Mepham HS
Runner Up - POB Hawks Varsity - Plainview-Old Bethpage H.S.
3rd Place - Edge Sports - Plainedge TV - Plainedge H.S.
Honorable Mention - SSHS Live Sports - Southside H.S.


Time limit: 5 minutes.  


BEST SCHOOL NEWS PACKAGE

Awarded for the best news package created about school life.  These stories can recap an event or preview an upcoming event or feature a student, teacher or club by combining interviews, B-Roll, voiceover, natural sound and an optional reporter standup. 

Time limit: 5 Minutes.

2024 Winner - Ryan Marr, Mya Passanisi, Brigid Flanagan, Liam Osborne & Nick Jimenez - Bellmore Merrick Broadcasting - Mepham H.S.
Runner Up - Kyra Sansone - Bay News Now - Oyster Bay H.S.
3rd Place - Jackson Daly, Jaden Fashingbauer, Giuliana Opris, Vinny Amato, George Hogan & Alexia Mellis -MBC- Manhasset H.S.
Honoarable Mention - Ben Brenner, Lila Santamaria & Ben Davlatshoev - GCTV - Glen Cove HS

BEST PSA

The Public Service Announcement piece highlights a current issue in society. PSAs should include a mention of the issue, a statistic to support why it is a societal problem, and a call to action. These can involve actors and live action, video clips, or animation and graphics. 

Time Limit: 5 Minutes.

2024 Winner - Sebastian Japal, Parker Knopp, Alex Lenaghan- OHS Noticas - Ossining H.S.
Runner Up - Mildre Rojas - GPOTV - Greenport H.S.
3rd Place - Kyle Kang & Lila Jensen - Plainview-Old Bethpage H.S.  
Honorable Mention - Chloe Pusey - Manhasset H.S.

BEST HUMAN INTEREST FEATURE PACKAGE

The human interest feature story serves the purpose of engaging the viewers, in addition to informing them about a topic. The subject of a feature story usually focuses good news with an emphasis on lively, entertaining footage and script writing.  The video package presents an interesting angle at an event, person, or human-interest piece.

Time Limit: 5 Minutes.

2024 Winner - Sidd Elisetty, Tyler Steinberg, Luke Yepez & Kyle McQuillan - Bellmore Merrick Broadcasting - Mepham H.S.
Runner Up - Liz Hooper - GPOTV - Greenport H.S.
3rd Place - Jack Poppleton, Nolan Mulvihill, Chloe Eng, Lilliana Espinal & Eshaal Mirza, - Manhasset Broadcasting Company - Manhasset H.S.  
Honorable Mention - Skylar Rowe & Ella Wirth - WMHS - Mattituck HS

BEST OPENING SEGMENT

Best Opening Segment is the the show's introduction or opener.  An opening segment should highlight the high school, program, and crew.

Time limit: 1:30 

2024 Winner - Thunder Vision - Connetquot H.S.
Runner Up - Eagle Watch - Hauppauge H.S.
3rd Place - Hurricane Watch - Westhampton Beach H.S.
Honorable Mention - POB News - Plainview-Old Bethpage H.S.

BEST SPORTS FEATURE

Best sports package should contain interviews, b-roll, natural sound, interviews, voiceovers, and optional reporter stand-ups, covering sports, athletes, coaches and other related topics. The story should keep the audience’s attention throughout, delivering a compelling narrative to create a lasting impression. 

Time Limit: 5 Minutes.

2024 Winner - Matthew Natof, Jake Manno, Makayla Daube & Mia Haffner - Bellmore Merrick Broadcasting - Mepham H.S.
Runner Up - Henry Berkowitz, Ben Harris, Vincent LoVerde, and Peter Napoli - SYO Vision - Syosset H.S.
3rd Place - George Hogan, Justin Yemm, Blake Sealy, Vinny Amato & Jackson Daly - Manhasset Broadcasting Company - Manhasset H.S.
Honorable Mention - Chloe Mosher & Kenzie Schindler - Westhampton Beach HS 

BEST ANCHOR TEAM

Anchor teams should demonstrate strong delivery, poise, and teamwork on camera. The submission should consist of clips of your anchor team in action from a single broadcast or from a collection of clips across several broadcasts. 

Time Limit: 5 Minutes

2024 Winner - Zoe Sanderlin &Roxy Papino - BBS: The Current - East Hampton H.S.
Runner Up - Ryan Raju & Jennifer Dove- Eagle Watch - Hauppaugue H.S.
3rd Place - Jeraly Tejada and Dahryl Louis  - Raider TV - Patchogue-Medford H.S.
Honorable Mention - Arabella Balgobind & Madison Kane - JNN - Jericho H.S.

ARTS, ENTERTAINMENT & CULTURE FEATURE

Replacing the "Most Entertaining" category, the Arts, Entertainment & Culture feature story serves the purpose of engaging the viewers, in addition to informing them about the world of the arts. The subject of a feature story will focus on good news from the world of music, theater, art and culture with an emphasis on lively, entertaining footage and script writing.  The video package presents an interesting angle at an event, person, or people.


Time Limit: 5 Minutes.

2024 Winner - Avery Vivinetto & Even Maiorini - Eagle Watch - Hauppauge HS
Runner Up - Ryan Marr, Mya Passanisi, Brigid Flanagan, Liam Osborne & Nick Jimenez - Bellmore Merrick Broadcasting - Mepham H.S.
3rd Place - Phillip Dilgard Clark, Kathleen Wetterer & Jon Patino - GCTV - Glen Cove HS
Honorable Mention - Thomas Firzpatrick - The Morning Wave - Long Beach H.S.

BEST COMMUNITY FEATURE
Sponsored by WABC

The best community news category awards intrepid reporters who get off campus and into their communities to tell the stories of the people, places and landmarks in the towns around our schools.  Submissions in this category must showcase communities and the diverse tapestry of people who live in them. The in-depth, human-interest content should deliver a compelling narrative while engaging viewers throughout with the use of interviews, b-roll and natural sound. Reporter standups are optional.

Time Limit: 5 Minutes

2024 Winner - Matthew Finkel & Sana Zakeri - SYO Vision - Syosset H.S.
Runner Up -  Vinny Amato & Alexia Mellis - Manhasset Broadcasting Co.- Manhasset HS
3rd Place - Harrison Weslek & Hayden Davidson  - SITV - Shelter Island HS
Honorable Mention - Ace Shu - The Wheatley School

BEST LOCAL MULTIMEDIA REPORTING
Sponsored by Newsday In Education

Awarded to the team of students who localize an issue important to Long Islanders and convey the story on multiple platforms (like broadcast, print, audio, social media), the way Newsday does for Long Island daily through our website, app, newspaper, NewsdayTV, podcasts, social media, mobile/text alerts and more.

2024 Winner - Sara Strassberg & Vinny Amato - Manhasset Broadcasting Co. - Manhasset H.S.
Runner Up - David Ni, Makayla Daube & Matthew Natof - Bellmore Merrick Broadcasting - Mepham HS
3rd Place - William Gambino & Zach Berger - Hurricane Watch - Westhampton Beach H.S.
Honorable Mention - Kelsey Newman - SoHoTV - Southold H.S.