Congratulations to the
Traditional Category Winners!
| 1. Stephen Ruff, Michael Hoffman |
Saratoga |
"My New Red Shoes" |
My New Red Shoes |
| 2. Hannah Hansen, Nikki Kashani |
Freestyle |
"The Path to Integration" |
Abilities United |
3. Morgan Walter, Silver Angeli,
Connor Northend |
Lincoln |
"I Agree with Jennifer" |
Elm Street Mission |
| 4. Rebecca Walton, Janna Wang |
Freestyle |
"Can You Dream?" |
Kenya Dream |
| 5. Jessica Scarborough |
Presentation |
"Giving Access" |
ACCESS |
| 6. Alex Burns, Parker Levinson |
Carmel |
"The Other Side" |
Alisal Center for Fine Arts |
Congratulations to the Flex Category Winner!
| Elise Vanderlip |
Freestyle |
"The Human Motor" |
Congratulations to the Receivers of the Organizer's Special Award
| Luis Perez, Laura Franklin, Spencer Mead |
Granada HS |
"Living Strong..Staying Positive" |
Team KC |
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For the official 2011 finals press release, please click here.
TRADITIONAL CATEGORY
1st place
Dereck Hoekstra from Valley Christian HS with "Watson"
2nd place
Anya Schultz from Freestyle Academy with "Life Learning Academy"
3rd place
Anthony Delgado, Silver Angeli & Mackenzie Thomas from Lincoln HS with "Love in Action"
4th place
Rachel Wood & Caillie Dick from Freestyle Academy with "Man in the Mirror"
5th place
Olivia Gubser & Zooey Yi from Oakland School for the Arts with "924 Gillman Street"
6th place
Aaron Rickel from Monte Vista Christian High School with "Mission: Freedom"
SEMI-FINALISTS
Catherine Halliday from Freestyle Academy with "A Happy Place"
Abhishek Sriraman, Michael Whitney & Ian Milos from St. Francis HS with "Arts for All"
Ben Malenka & Tyler Cash from Freestyle Academy with "Bridge to Technology"
Marshall Westall & Nicolas Doyen from Saratoga HS with "Guitars Not Guns: Instruments of Change"
Susie Reynolds & Alyssa Sanchez de la Vega from Freestyle Academy with "Red Rock"
SPECIAL AWARDS
"Terry McElhatton Memorial Award"
Sue Kefauver from Freestyle Academy for her outstanding support as an educator
"Beyond the Bay"
Asha DuMonthier from Notre Dame High School with "Women and Children of El Salvador"
"Flex Format"
Rachel Wood from Freestyle Academy with "For Social Good"
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April 12, 2011: Congratulations to the following filmmakers! These are the SI DocFest 2011 Semi-Finalists (in alphabetical order by film title). Many thanks to everyone who submitted a film. Be sure to come out to the SI DocFest Awards Ceremony on Saturday, April 30 to see your work on the big screen! We will also be announcing honorable mentions and other special prizes at the screening.
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Olivia Gubser, Zooey Yi
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Oakland School of the Arts |
"924 Gilman Street" |
| Catherine Halliday |
Freestyle Academy (MV/LA HS) |
"A Happy Place"
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| Abhishek Sriraman, Michael Whitney, Ian Milos |
St. Francis HS
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"Arts for All"
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| Ben Malenka, Tyler Cash |
Freestyle Academy
(MV/LA HS) |
"Bridge to Technology" |
| Rachel Wood |
Freestyle Academy (MV/LA HS) |
"For Social Good" |
Marshall Westall, Nicolas Doyen
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Saratoga High School
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"Guitars Not Guns: Instruments of Change"
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| Anya Schultz |
Freestyle Academy (MV/LA HS) |
"Life Learning Academy"
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| Anthony Delgado,Francisco Gutieney,Silver Angeli |
Lincoln HS |
"Love In Action"
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| Rachel Wood, Caillie Dick |
Freestyle Academy (MV/LA HS) |
"Man in the Mirror"
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Aaron Rickel
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Monte Vista Christian School
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"Mission: Freedom" |
| Susie Reynolds, Alyssa Sanchez de la Vega |
Freestyle Academy
(MV/LA HS) |
"Red Rock" |
Dereck Hoekstra
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Valley Christian HS
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"Watson"
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| Asha DuMonthier |
Notre Dame HS |
"Women and Children of El Salvador" |
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January 25, 2010: Congratulations to the following filmmakers! These
are the SI DocFest 2010 Semi-Finalists (in alphabetical order by high
school). Many thanks to everyone who submitted a film. Be sure to come
out to the SI DocFest Awards Ceremony on Saturday, Febuary 6 to see your
work on the big screen!
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Michael Hoff, Tom Jacob
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Bellarmine College Prep
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"Beating the Unbeatable"
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Tom MacVicar
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Carmel HS
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“Star Riders"
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Zack Olpin, Dmitry Neronov, Henry Merschel
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Carmel HS
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"Habitat"
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Tayo Amos
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Castilleja HS
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“The Victory Over Illiteracy"
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Jules Walton, Natalie Rich
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Freestyle Academy (MV/LA HS)
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"Service to the World"
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Natalie Hon, Emily Munoz
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Freestyle Academy (MV/LA HS) |
"Art Works"
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Brittany Ricketts, Jessica Scarborough
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Presentation HS
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“United to Fight"
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Melody C. Miller
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San Leandro HS
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“Sacey/Spa"
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Allie Regan, Alyssa Stockman
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Valley Christian HS
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“The Imagine Bus Project"
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Dereck Hoekstra
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Valley Christian HS
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“Fault Point"
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January 26, 2009: Congratulations to the following filmmakers! These are the SI DocFest 2009 Semi-Finalists (in alphabetical order by high school). Many thanks to everyone who submitted a film. Be sure to come out to the SI DocFest Awards Ceremony on Sunday, February 8 to see your work on the big screen!
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Justin Runes, Gabriel Mancini, Trevor Block
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Bellarmine College Prep
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“Trabajo: The Search for a Job”
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Nate Earsley, Matt Neimy, Tom MacVicar
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Carmel HS
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“Touching the Bellies, Hearts and Souls”
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Patrick Maclan
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El Camino HS
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“Mustard Seed”
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Margaret Lewis
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Freestyle Academy (MV/LA HS)
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“Jeremy”
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Alix Kaufman, Tanner Hanson
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Freestyle Academy (MV/LA HS)
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“Not…Mime”
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Mahita Penke
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Mission San Jose HS
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“Service Above Self: Interact 5170”
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Hayley Foster, Rebekah Phillips
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Presentation HS
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“Stopping the Cycle”
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Amy Schleicher
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San Ramon Valley HS
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“Puppy Love”
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Amy Schleicher
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San Ramon Valley HS
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“A Week To Remember”
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Chris Campbell, John Gifford, Wesley Kim
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Saratoga HS
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“Sacred Heart: Welcome The Stranger”
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John Hurrell
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Saratoga HS
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“Empowering Women, Eliminating Racism: The YWCA”
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Alex Shebanow
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Saratoga HS
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“BORP”
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Dereck Hoekstra, Matt Ross, Ryan Scripps
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Valley Christian HS
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“Scar”
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Congratulations to the following filmmakers who have received Honorable Mention in the SI DocFest 2009!
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Amy Schleicher
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San Ramon Valley HS
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“A Walk on Their Side”
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Amy Schleicher
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San Ramon Valley HS
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“A Growing Concern”
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Alexander Ren, Christopher Cha, Kevin Benzing
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Saratoga HS
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“InnVision”
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Andrew Marasco, Tyler Lemasters, Dyland Svilhus
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Carmel HS
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“Gleaning”
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Melody Miller
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San Leandro HS
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“Building Futures for Women & Children”
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Tayo Amos
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Castilleja HS
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“Playing with a Purpose”
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| In Memory of a Great Educator |
It was with great sadness that we learned of Terry
McElhatton’s untimely death this week. The SI DocFest Team extends its most
sincere condolences to the McElhatton family and the Valley Christian
community. Mr. McElhatton was one of the first educators to support and endorse
the SI DocFest’s mission and goals. We were so impressed and honored by his enthusiasm
and decision to incorporate the film contest into his video production class
curriculum. In our first year, Valley Christian was the school with the most
entries submitted to the SI DocFest because
of Mr. McElhatton. It was for that reason that we honored him at our
festival this past February with a special distinction.
Though he was leaving Valley Christian for a position at San
Jose State in the fall, he emailed us just a few weeks ago to vow his
continuing support for the SI DocFest 2009 and offered to keep mentoring Valley
students with their videos for the upcoming festival. Mr. McElhatton was one of
our greatest ambassadors and, overall, a wonderful person that we feel blessed
to have known. He truly embodied our slogan: he made a “reel” difference by encouraging
his students to produce meaningful documentaries. Mr. McElhatton will be truly missed
but his memory lives on in all the students whose lives he touched and whose
passions he ignited. May God bless his family and friends in this difficult
time.
Sincerely,
The SI DocFest Team
July 1, 2008
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1. Andrew Datu, Nico Litonjua, Patrick Li
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Bellarmine College Prep
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“Feeding the Forgotten”
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| 2. Amy Schleicher |
San Ramon Valley HS |
“Building a Better Future" |
| 3. Alex Shebanow, Terrence Crawford, Arjun Prabhakar |
Saratoga HS
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"Autism Spectrum Research Alliance"
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4. Josh Lee, Daniel Huffman, Peter Park
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Valley Christian HS |
“Defeating Loneliness” |
| 5. Diana Pearson |
Presentation HS |
"Books Aloud" |
6. Adam Lopiccolo, Justin Vu , Evan Moore
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Archbishop Mitty HS |
"Closer Than You Think: Homelessness in San Jose" |
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February 1, 2008: Congratulations to the SI DocFest 2008 Finalists! Below are the six finalist films (in alphabetical order by film title). Hope to see everyone involved on Sunday, February 10! |
Alex Shebanow, Terrence Crawford, Arjun Prabhakar
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Saratoga HS
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“Autism Spectrum Research Alliance”
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| Diana Pearson |
Presentation HS
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“Books Aloud”
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Amy Schleicher
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San Ramon Valley HS
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“Building a Better Future”
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Adam Lopiccolo, Justin Vu, Evan Moore
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Archbishop Mitty HS |
“Closer Than You Think: Homelessness in San Jose” |
| Josh Lee, Daniel Huffman, Peter Park |
Valley Christian HS |
"Defeating Loneliness" |
Andrew Datu, Nico Litonjua, Patrick Li
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Bellarmine College Prep |
"Feeding the Forgotten" |
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January, 25, 2008: Congratulations to the following filmmakers! These are the SI DocFest 2008 Semi-Finalists (in alphabetical order by film title). Finalists will be posted Friday, February 1. Many thanks to everyone who submitted. Selected scenes will be shown from every final film at the SI DocFest on Sunday, February 10 so come out and see your work on the big screen!
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Will Clark, Joey DeMaria, Timmy Murphy
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Valley Christian HS
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“An Uphill Battle”
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Alex Shebanow, Terrence Crawford, Arjun Prabhakar
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Saratoga HS
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“Autism Spectrum Research Alliance”
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Robert Yelsky, Chance Woodard
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Pittsburg HS
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“Betty Connor’s Soup Kitchen”
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Diana Pearson
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Presentation HS
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“Books Aloud”
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Amy Schleicher
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San Ramon Valley HS
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“Building a Better Future”
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Adam Lopiccolo, Justin Vu, Evan Moore
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Archbishop Mitty HS
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“Closer Than You Think: Homelessness in San Jose”
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Connie Liu
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SF University HS
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“Closing The Gap”
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Josh Lee, Daniel Huffman, Peter Park
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Valley Christian HS
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“Defeating Loneliness”
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Andrew Datu, Nico Litonjua, Patrick Li
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Bellarmine College Prep
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“Feeding The Forgotten”
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Michaela Warner, Moriah Larson, Kelsey Kroening
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Valley Christian HS
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“Support Our Troops”
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