WNY/The Digies 2022

Press release

LeRoy, New York, May 31, 2022 – The Digies is an annual digital media conference and festival run by the School Library Service, a program of the Genesee Valley Educational Partnership. The mission of The Digies is to strengthen the digital media continuum between Pre-K-12 schools, higher education, and professional institutions. The Digies recognizes student potential in an annual festival format and draws student entries from throughout the region and the Upstate New York area.

The in-person awards ceremony was canceled, and an awards recognition video was created and posted to https://www.digies.org/2022-winners.

Emilee Williamson and Andrea Fetterly, Library Technologies’ Specialists, coordinate this conference. Fetterly shared that this year’s festival drew a record number of entries. “Creativity is intelligence having fun,” Fetterly said. “We are excited to celebrate the amazing creativity and skill demonstrated by the participants in this year’s Digies festival.”

Congratulations to these imaginative students!

Audio

Pre-K-3

1st

Thomas Thering, Annalise Allen, Jade Rivera Rangel, Friendship Podcast, Geneseo CSD

7-9

1st

Bennett Wallin, Lucy McGrain, Mitchell Baker, U.S, Citizenship: Our Rights, Our Responsibilities (Voting and Taxes), Avon CSD

2nd

Kristen Thompson, Blue Journey, Alexander CSD

3rd

Alexis Reamer, Amealia Kerr, Bridget Rehrberg, Olivia Wonsey, U.S. Citizenship: Our Rights, Our Responsibilities (Naturalization and Voting), Avon CSD

10-12

1st

Gadge Savastano, Lefthandshake, Mount Morris CSD

2nd

Mina Stevens, What Was I Thinking, Pittsford CSD

3rd

Caroline Ruof, Minecraft Music Tech Project- Reason, Orchard Park CSD

Graphic Arts

Pre-K – 3

1st

Peter Boring, Double Exposure Self Portrait, Avon CSD

2nd

Cheyenne Claus, Double Exposure Photograph, Avon CSD

3rd

Caitlyn Lipome, Double Exposure Self Portrait, Avon CSD

4-6

1st

Isabella Ehrman, Eye Art, Southwestern CSD

2nd

Tianna Norman, Creative Name Card, York CSD

3rd

Annalisa Krug, Pixel Parrot, Southwestern CSD

7-9

1st

Fadwa Al Dulaimee, Two Faces, Rush-Henrietta CSD

2nd

Anna Holt, Nutella, Alexander CSD

3rd

Tori Jewell, Self Portrait, Rush-Henrietta CSD

10-12

1st

Quinn Carletta, The Road to a Cleaner Future, Brockport CSD

2nd

Paige Conley, Sustained Investigation, York CSD

3rd

Cameron Anderson, Untitled, Brockport CSD

Interactive

Pre-K – 3

1st

Maylen Aguilar Gutierrez, All About Candy, Geneseo CSD

1st

Karma Chidsey, Nora Church, John Ciulla, Cheyenne Claus, Scarlett Claus, Donovan DeCarlo, Casen Frey, Keaton Griffiths, Spencer Hayes, Preston Michael, Ezmae Pizarro, Ilah Rene, Wyatt Swafford, Kayden Taft, Noah Wheeler, African Animals, Avon CSD

2nd

Nolan Boyle, Ethan Chan, Cliff Clarry, Sophia Cowan, Carter Driscoll, Jesse Dumbleton, Mabel Freeman, Bobby Hoffmann, Cora Jackson, Theoren Kearse, Olivia Koncilja, Flynn McMahan, Khloe Price, Pierce Schmid, Brian Stanton, Willow Cruz-Schell, Ian Segovia, Habitats and the Animals That Live There, Avon CSD

3rd

Oliver Clark, Lucas Daniels, Damon Davin, Bianca Estabrooks, Jordan Fayiah, Jayda Fears, Ryker Greene, Olivia Jeffries, Emmalynn Johnson, Wesson Pedro, Adlin Schultheiss, Nora Sherman, Bradley Spencer, Caleb Webb, Lincoln Wheeler, Ariana Crawford, Habitats and the Animals Around the World, Avon CSD

4-6

1st

Jack Spuhler, Inventor Room: Milton Hershey, Livonia CSD

1st

Arianna Scalisi, Inventor Room; Milton Braille, Livonia CSD

2nd

Isabella Zygadlo, Inventor Room: Jacques Cousteau, Livonia CSD

7-9

1st

Ben Knapp, Monke Homecoming, LeRoy CSD

10-12

1st

Lillian Smith, Website, Rush-Henrietta CSD

2nd

Anastasia Fields, Website, Rush-Henrietta CSD

3rd

Vicki Li, Website, Rush-Henrietta CSD

Video

Pre-K – 3

1st

QueenNira Bey, Nazir Bey, The Secret Room Virtual Tour, Monroe County Library System

2nd

Cameron Clark, Joey Backer III, Kaboom News, Avon CSD

4-6

1st

Anna Shumaker, Charlotte Jaros, Brooke Kiley, Nomie and Niomi the Two Hungry Animals, Avon CSD

2nd

Mackenzie Rogers, The Lollipop, Southwestern CSD

3rd

Gavin Sterner, Stavros Kolokouris, Baylee Gilmore, Alien Abduction, Avon CSD

7-9

1st

Gabby Agyingi, Asher Eden, The Plant Growing, Rush-Henrietta CSD

2nd

Zendage Zia, Greyson Phillips, Mason Stock, Change the Formality, Rush-Henrietta CSD

2nd

Ryan Zika, Double Crossed, Pembroke CSD

3rd

Ava Champion, Addison Colatoy, Brenna Krieger, Anna Leathersich, Out to Sea, Rush-Henrietta CSD

3rd

Halie Hassell, From a Future Congress Woman, LeRoy CSD

10-12

1st

Andrei Campbell, Old World, GST BOCES- Wildwood Education Center

2nd

Mina Stevens, The Sea Girl Animation, Pittsford CSD

3rd

Jared Berger, The Diving Board, Pittsford CSD

T. Norman Creative Card Caption: Tianna Norman from York CSD placed second in the Graphic Arts category in the 4-6 grade group. She created a creative name card.

The School Library Service is a program of the Genesee Valley BOCES. GV BOCES operates as a Board of Cooperative Educational Services offering shared programs and services to 22 component school districts located in Genesee, Wyoming, Livingston and Steuben counties in New York state.

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