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Ethanol videos fuel student creativity
CAMBRIDGE, Neb. -- Nebraska high school students from Cambridge, Gibbon and Wayne pocketed $2,000 in awards from Nebraska Ethanol Board's Field to Fuel video contest.
The Field to Fuel video contest encouraged Nebraska high school students to explore the importance and value of American Ethanol. With a focus on informing the public about renewable fuels, students were asked to research, film and edit a two-minute video.
Cambridge High School students -- Seth Andrews, Wyatt Fiene, Dawson Horwart, Avery Johnson, Matt Pearson, Caleb tenBensel and Tyler Witte -- took first place honors with a $1,000 prize. Their video included a tour of the Nebraska Corn Processing ethanol plant and aerial footage of farming, the ethanol plant and Anew Travel Center.
"These students not only wrote an articulate script that is informative, but they took the time to film in various parts of Cambridge," said Megan Grimes, Nebraska Ethanol Board public relations coordinator. "The sound and video quality shows they took this project seriously."
Seniors Amanda Hendrickson and Madison Roblyer of Gibbon High School took home a second place prize of $600. Their video focused on the depleted ozone layer and how they could save the world using renewable fuel.
Senior Adam Bentjen of Wayne High School was awarded third place and $400 for his creative work. His high-energy video included ethanol facts racing down a blacktop road.
"We appreciate all the creative submissions we received for our third annual video contest," Grimes said. "Our goal is to get youth interested in renewable fuels while having fun, too."
To see all the videos that were submitted this year visit the Nebraska Ethanol Board YouTube Channel. The winning video from Cambridge High School will be debuted at the Ethanol 2017: Emerging Issues Forum in Omaha April 13-14.