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BOCES congratulates 2023 digital arts award recipients

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Even Vetter, Caden Montesano and Keaton Griffiths, whose stop-motion video, “The Booner’s Solve,” won first place in the video grades four through six category in the 2023 Digies, pose for a photo with classroom teacher Ian Smith and Art Teacher Nicole Rowley from Avon Central at the Digies awards ceremony at Genesee Community College in May.
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Press Release:

The Digies, a yearly conference and festival organized by the School Library Service, which is part of Genesee Valley BOCES, aims to enhance the connection between digital media across various educational levels, from Pre-K-12 schools to higher education and professional institutions. The Digies showcases the talent and potential of students through an annual festival, attracting entries from the region.

Congratulations to these creative students!

Student Name(s)/Project Title/School District

Audio - PreK-3

  • 1st - Ares Kohlerman/The Pika Podcast/Geneseo CSD

Audio - 7-9

  • 1st - Megan Kinney, Tori Halpin/Concerned about Political Polarization?/Avon CSD
  • 2nd Aydan VanDekken, Elisha Swift, Panagiotis Kolokouris, Nick Fries, Ryan Diddio/US Citizenship: Rights and Responsibilities Podcast/Avon CSD

Audio - 10-12

  • 1st - Gadge Savastano/Feilde/Mount Morris CSD
  • 2nd - Matthew Domzalski/Island Breeze/Orchard Park CSD
  • 3rd - Earl Kipler III/Evolution/Orchard Park CSD

Interactive PreK - 3

  • 1st - Jace Jordan, Scott Solis Berger/Dogman the Video Game/Letchworth CSD
  • 2nd - Donnie Anderson, Layla Bailey, Amelia Braley, Norah Chesnes, Cash Coyne, Arianna Crotser, McKenzie Cullinan, Andrew DeCarlo, Connor Freeman, AJ Heeres, Anthony James, Remington Knapp, Desire Maynard, Olivia Miller, Addie Nardi, Westley Paganin, Gracelyn Potter, Coltin Ranalli, Chole Ventura, Zack Walworth/Habitats and Animal Adaptations/Avon CSD
  • 3rd - Brooklyn Bannister, Bailey Granger, Briea Moore, Emah Powers, Ariana Sardina, Abby Stephens, Kendall Tucci, Lincoln Bowes, Maxon Logsdon, Grant Mead, Zack Moon, Jase Osterman/Monster Story Writing/Pavilion CSD

Interactive 4-6

  • 1st - Teagan Heeb/One Wild Space Adventure/Letchworth CSD
  • 2nd - Owen Lugo/Road Dodger video game/Alexander CSD
  • 3rd - Maria Kipphut/Meow Machine/Livonia CSD

Interactive 7-9

  • 1st - Alexander Haywood/Masked (Demo)/Town of Webb UFSD
  • 2nd - Ayden Midkiff/Steam Tractor/Pembroke CSD
  • 3rd - Brenna-Lynn Marleau/Jupiter's Quest/Town of Webb UFSD

Interactive 10-12

  • 1st - Mya Button, Wes Morrell, Morgan Moses, Kyle Worden/Student Media Arts Collective/Wayland-Cohocton CSD
  • 2nd - Karli Hy/Photo Web Portfolio/Geneseo CSD
  • 3rd - Christopher Doody, Evelyn Northrup, Kylie Conway, Liam Campbell, Keean Cummins, Lauren Kingsley, Karley Zinkievich/Pavilion Gopher Pride Instagram/Pavilion CSD

Graphic Arts - PreK - 3

  • 1st - Layla Price/Layla Price Self Portrait/Avon CSD
  • 2nd - Rayna Marciniak/Rayna Marciniak Self Portrait/Avon CSD
  • 3rd - Wyatt Vetter/Wyatt Vetter's playground/Avon CSD
  • 3rd - Ashley Dechau/Ashley Dechau's Playground/Avon CSD

Graphic Arts 4-6

  • 1st - Alice Szustakowski/STEAM Award/Alexander CSD
  • 2nd - Christy Succes/Aurora Shadows/Livonia CSD
  • 3rd - Andrew Klancer/Emoji Art/Pavilion CSD

Graphic Arts 7-9

  • 1st - Isabella Ehrman/Self Portrait/Southwestern CSD
  • 2nd - Bennett Antonucci/Andy Warhol style Self Portrait/Geneseo CSD
  • 2nd - Olivia Mower/Portrait of Ellie from the Last of Us/Alexander CSD
  • 3rd - Madeline Ingraham/Rush-Henrietta District Calendar Cover/Rush-Henrietta CSD

Graphic Arts 10-12

  • 1st - Skylar Wilson/Hands With Water/Pittsford CSD
  • 2nd - Molly Chittenden/Fleeting Time/Pembroke CSD
  • 3rd - Lukas Ladd/Enduring Issues/Alexander CSD

Video PreK - 3

  • 1st - Annie Tuttle/Dog Stuffy Commercial/Geneseo CSD
  • 2nd - Paisley Emerson-Kunes/Polar Bears/Livonia CSD
  • 3rd - Nathan Sedore, Henni Baughman/Fiestas Patrias in Chile/Livonia CSD

Video 4-6

  • 1st - Caden Montesano, Evan Vetter, Keaton Griffiths/The Booner's Solve/Avon CSD
  • 2nd - Gracie Stroud, Gianna Zidanich, Emelia Honan/Santa's Delivery/Avon CSD
  • 3rd - Noah Wheeler, Ethan Heeres, Dylan Jimenez-Rodriguez/The Corn Escape/Avon CSD

Video 7-9

  • 1st - Ari Arnold/How to Build a Fire (featuring Harry and Ron)/Avon CSD
  • 2nd - Benedict Lickona, Noah Lantz, Albert James Parker, Daniel Aforismo, Hayden/Long Break and Build/Rush-Henrietta CSD
  • 3rd - Keith Giardina/Animated Cart Wheel/Rush-Henrietta CSD

Video 10-12

  • 1st - Adriana Ochoa/Fetch/Pittsford CSD
  • 2nd - Charlie Ritter/Dots/Pittsford CSD
  • 3rd - Ethan Taft/Rotoscope GIF/Dansville CSD
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First place - Layla Price Self Portrait

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