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.