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SPNN recognizes two youth participants

Thu, 05/10/2012 - 3:13pm
Breon and Andrew at the 2012 SPNN Annual MeetingBreon and Andrew at the 2012 SPNN Annual Meeting
On Tuesday May 9th in front of a packed crowd at the SPNN Annual Meeting longtime SPNN Youth progam participants Andrew Lonnes and Breon Jones received awards for their contributions to SPNN over the past year. Their dedication, ideas, and sense of humor, make SPNN Youth...

SPNN Youth producer receives NATAS Award for Excellence

Wed, 05/09/2012 - 3:44pm
Breon Jones wins NATAS Student Television Award for ExcellenceYouth Producer Breon Jones stands with her two most recent awards
SPNN would like to extend its gratitude and congratulations to Breon Jones, who recently became the first SPNN Youth producer to be honored with a Regional High School Student Television Award for Excellence from the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS), Upper Midwest Chapter. The NATAS-Upper Midwest, or you might know it as the institution that presents the Emmy Awards...

Set It Up screens second episode in St Paul Teen Art Crawl

Mon, 04/30/2012 - 12:02pm
Set It Up held its second episode screening this year at The Canvas on Saturday, April 28th. This screening was part of the teen arts portion of the St. Paul Art Crawl.

SPNN partners with Youthprise for Mayoral Summit coverage

Thu, 04/26/2012 - 12:51pm
SPNN Youth producers interview Mayor Chris ColemanSPNN Youth producers interview Mayor Chris Coleman
On Wednesday March 21st, SPNN had the opportunity to take part in the Minnesota Mayoral Summit, an event brought together city, school, and county leaders from across Minnesota to explore the best way to support youth in “out of school time” settings...

SPNN Youth Action Committee attends opening of new LOL! exhibit

Fri, 04/20/2012 - 12:59pm
Youth enjoy activities at LOL exhibit openingThe SPNN Youth Actions Committee journeys to the Minnesota History Center for new teen exhibit.
This week, the SPNN Youth Action Committee took a trip to the Minnesota History Center for the opening of a new exhibit called, LOL! I know what you’re thinking and no...

Set It Up wraps up Fun Week 2012

Thu, 04/12/2012 - 6:14pm
Set It Up crew members enjoying bowling night at Sunray Lanes
Each year the Set It Up crew takes a break from video production to participate in the tradition of Fun Week. A whole week where the youth crew can explore the community, take in some culture, and learn more about each other outside of the media lab setting.

SOL Takes on Spoken Word

Tue, 03/20/2012 - 4:19pm
Peer Mentor, Kyle, helps youth with their spoken word videos at SOL
On March 12th, the SPNN Youth Open Lab (SOL) went back into the community with their second workshop of the season on spoken word videos at the Rice Street Library...

Screening Concludes Neighborhood Video Project at OWL

Tue, 03/20/2012 - 3:20pm
On Thursday March 8th youth, parents, teachers and vounteers, and SPNN staff gathered in the access studio to celebrate the work of a group of students at Open World Learning Community (OWL) created in collaboration with SPNN Youth’s Neighborhood Video Project. The group watched selections from each of three projects: "Gangs of St. Paul"...

SPNN Youth Open Lab visits the Rice Street Library

Tue, 02/21/2012 - 2:41pm

For several years, SPNN Youth Open Lab (SOL) has given local youth the opportunity to work on producing short videos in a free-form environment. Each Monday at SPNN, youth producers drop-in at the media lab to work on everything from documentaries to music videos, with the support of our youth programs staff.

Beginning this year, SOL is coming out of the media lab and going into the community. One day a month SPNN Youth is holding workshops at neighborhood branches of the Saint Paul Public Library on topics like spoken word videos, PSAs, and storytelling through film.  

SPNN Youth Featured in City-Wide Youth Media Showcase

Tue, 02/21/2012 - 10:55am
On Saturday, the Walker Arts Center hosted the 2012 Twin Cities Youth Media Network Video Showcase, which featured youth-produced videos from media organizations all over the metro area within the TCYMN network, including a stop-motion animation video created during an SPNN/St. Paul Connections class.

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