Watch the 2026 National Civics Bee Championship LIVE on C-SPAN on Wednesday, Oct. 14 at 8pm ET. Middle school students from across the country compete for a $100,000 college savings plan contribution. More information about the National Civics Bee here: civics.uschamberfoundation.o…

Student opportunity from our friends at Future Filmmakers. Future Filmmakers is an extracurricular program that mentors high school students to create personal documentary films and brings those films to audiences of their peers through festivals, classrooms, and community spaces. Building on its success at Berkeley High School, Future Filmmakers is expanding for the 2026-2027 school year to include 6 high school students from around the country. Each student will develop and direct their own short, personal documentary over the course of the school year. Completed films will be submitted to select festivals and brought to audiences through a dedicated impact campaign, connecting these stories with schools, youth organizations, and communities nationwide. Applications are due September 27, 2026. For more information, please visit futurefilmmakersproject.com/… The program includes: - Approximately 17 remote workshops taught over Zoom, plus one 2-day, in-person retreat in Berkeley, CA (travel for student and one parent/guardian included). - A professional camera package and audio kit to use throughout the program. - A professional editor and program advisor that are paired with each student for collaboration throughout the program. - Travel for the student filmmaker and one parent/guardian to the Future Filmmakers Festival in Berkeley, CA, where your film will be shown around the end of the school year. - Submission of your completed film to select film festivals and distribution to schools and community organizations along with discussion and teaching material to foster conversations among other high school-aged students. No cost to students or families!

It's #CSPAN @StudentCam season! 📽️ 🎞️ Teachers: bring our annual amateur student documentary competition into your classroom and school by requesting FREE copies of this year's poster. For the poster and other helpful resources, please visit: studentcam.org/for-teachers/.

A big thank you to Maryland @GovWesMoore, Senator @ChrisVanHollen, and @RepRaskin for helping us to recognize and celebrate the achievement of the prize-winning students at Montgomery Blair High School in @MCPS, Maryland! Congratulations to teachers Zack Wilson and George Mayo and their students Murilo, Sami, Zev, Dermott, Cyrus, Rayna, Naveen, Mira, Eleanor, Dylan, Hudson Evie, Ahi, AnnaBella, Samip, Alanna, Liv, Ayla, Jenna, Kingston, Ellana, Alex, Rebecca, Angelika, Paige, Elijah, Violet, Sofia, Anna, Benjamin, Mar, Tommy, Finn, Penny, Aisha, Michael, Mia & Iris!

A warm thank you to @GovWesMoore, Senator @ChrisVanHollen, @RepRaskin, and @EasternMS_Prin Lisa Shorts for helping us to recognize and celebrate the achievement of the prize winning students Ethan, Rahm, Daniel, Ruby, Madeline, Sonia, Florence, Alma, Chelsea, Henok, Tina, Zadie, Noor, Jeremy & Haohan at Eastern Middle School in @MCPS, Maryland. So fun to see Senator Van Hollen's staff assistant and EMS almuni Faina Pensy reconnect with teacher Dr. Warren Scheib who was also her teacher adviser when she won 3rd prize in the @StudentCam competition!

Congratulations to 8th grader Chelsea Chen from Eastern Middle School in Silver Spring, Maryland who won 3rd Prize in the Middle School Division of the 2026 C-SPAN StudentCam documentary competition for her video titled, “Our Future Protectors: The Civil Military Gap.” studentcam.org/2026-3rd-priz… Click the link above to view her video, a press release, and congratulatory messages from Governor Wes Moore, Senator Chris Van Hollen, and Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich.

A warm thank you to Governor @iamwesmoore , Senator @ChrisVanHollen Staff Assistant (and two-time @StudentCam winner herself!) Faina Pensy, Delegate @jaredssolomon, Delegate Aaron Kaufman, Delegate Emily Shetty, and Senator Jeff Waldstreicher, Councilmember @Andrew_Friedson, @OfficialBCCHS principal Kevin Yates and the school's newspaper staff for helping us to recognize two-time prize winner Eton Smith, and five-time prize winner Alana Anantham! To view their documentaries and the complete list of winning entries in C-SPAN's 2026 StudentCam competition, please visit, studentcam.org/studentcam-20… @MCPS

A warm thank you to Governor @iamwesmoore, Senator @ChrisVanHollen, @RepSarahElfreth, Delegate Courtney Watson, and @HCPSS Superintendent @BillJBarnes, Richard Malt and the Howard County social studies team for helping us to recognize teacher David Riddler and his C-SPAN @StudentCam competition prize-winners Alara Kocoglu, Angela Yang, Satvik Jain, Katie Fishman & Rachel Weintraub from Centennial High School in Ellicott City, Maryland. To view their documentaries and the complete list of winning entries in C-SPAN's 2026 StudentCam competition, please visit, studentcam.org/studentcam-20…

Congratulations to Audrey Cheung, Matthew Dinh, & Racko Lee Cabunoc from Yerba Buena High School in San Jose, California who won 3rd Prize in the High School Western Division of the 2026 C-SPAN StudentCam documentary competition for their video titled, “The Modern Ethnic Struggle,” about the past and present-day challenges of Asian communities, including Japanese and Filipino Americans. studentcam.org/2026-3rd-priz… Click the link above to view their video, a press release about their win, and a congratulatory message from Senator Alex Padilla.

Congratulations to Salem Safadi, Samuel Evans, & Sergio Ortiz Lugo from Wake Stem Early College High School in Cary, North Carolina who won 3rd Prize in the High School Eastern Division of the 2026 C-SPAN StudentCam documentary competition for their video titled, “The Uncounted Voice: Youth, Democracy, & the Ballot Box.” studentcam.org/2026-3rd-priz… Click the link above to view their video, a press release about their win, and congratulatory messages from Governor Josh Stein, Congresswoman Deborah Ross, Cary Town Councilmember Bella Huang, and Superintendent Dr. Robert P. Taylor.

Congrats to Josie Connor & Mia Martin from Correia Middle School in San Diego, California who won 3rd Prize in the Middle School Division of the 2026 C-SPAN StudentCam documentary competition for their video titled, "The Writer's Declaration: 148 Days To Save Hollywood, about the WGA strike of 2023." studentcam.org/2026-3rd-priz… Click the link above to view their video, a press release, and congratulatory messages from U.S. Senator Alex Padilla, Congressman Scott Peters, Assemblymember Tasha Boerner, San Diego Council President Joe LaCava, & Superintendent Dr. Fabi Bagula.

Congratulations to Rehan Mathew Koshy from Walter Payton College Preparatory High School in Chicago, Illinois who won 3rd Prize in the High School Central Division of the 2026 C-SPAN StudentCam documentary competition for his video titled, “Life, Liberty, and the Zip Code,” about how the values stated in the Declaration of Independence connect to the major contemporary issue of health disparities impacting America, especially his hometown of Chicago. studentcam.org/2026-3rd-priz… Click the link above to view his video, a press release about his win, and a congratulatory message from U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth.

Thank you to @optimum, @GovSherrillNJ, @SenBooker, @hackensackcity, Mayor @caseengaines, and @DavisBCA, for helping us to recognize @StudentCam prize-winners Luna, Saanvi, Yuju, Joseph, Aurora, Tejas & Anaya from Bergen County Academies in Hackensack, New Jersey. To view their documentaries and the complete list of winning entries in C-SPAN's 2026 StudentCam competition, please visit: studentcam.org/studentcam-20…. Congratulations also to long-time StudentCam teacher adviser Scott Lang who is retiring this year. You will be missed, Scott!

Thank you to Del. @GMcGuireVA, Fairfax County @SupervisorLusk, and @CoxComm Northern Virginia Market VP Kathryn Falk for helping us to celebrate Maddox Schutter from Browne Academy in Alexandria, Virginia who won Honorable Mention in the 2026 C-SPAN StudentCam documentary competition for his video titled, "Is Gerrymandering Going to Affect Your Vote?" Watch it here: c-span.org/program/public-af…… Congratulations also to Mrs. Kharkar on 6 straight years of supporting award winning student filmmakers in her 8th grade class!