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Weekly Media Roundup: June 29, 2016

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Weekly Media Roundup: June 29, 2016

Young Filmmakers ‘Make a Difference’ (NorthJersey.com, New Jersey)

George Washington Middle School students received the red carpet treatment at the eighth annual Make a Difference Film Festival last week. Students in the school’s afterschool club created nine short films to enter in the festival, each of which focused on the event’s making-a-difference theme. Representatives from the student newspaper took paparazzi photos and conducted red carpet interviews, and some of the non-actors even stood in as security guards. “Students ran the whole thing because it makes them feel empowered that they have an important role in a major project the school does,” sixth grade social studies teacher and festival organizer Mary Lou Handy told NorthJersey.com.

Domi, FAMU DRS Partner for Tech Program (Tallahassee Democrat, Florida)

Community-based startup incubator Domi Station has partnered with Florida A&M’s Developmental Research School to bring a computer science afterschool program to students on Tallahassee’s south side. The program is modeled after a program in Melbourne, using code cracking and the Minecraft game to get students interested in a future in technology. The ultimate goal, according to Domi community manager Lucas Lindsey, is to increase diversity in entrepreneurship and tech. “It’s become clear that we need to create opportunities for people in all parts of our community,” Lindsey told the Tallahassee Democrat.

D’Addario Foundation Brings String Music Back to Copiague (Newsday, New York)

The Long Island Lesson Program has brought string instrument music instruction back to the Copiague School District for the first time in 30 years. Thanks to the nonprofit D’Addario Foundation, about 20 students are receiving 6 hours of after school cello, viola and violin lessons, learning about responsibility, dedication and perseverance at the same time. “We really believe that music has the extraordinary ability to improve their cognitive and social development,” D’Addario Foundation executive director Suzanne D’Addario Brouder told Newsday.

Editorial: A Better Prescription for Helping Sacramento’s Kids (Sacramento Bee, California)

The Sacramento Bee editorial board argues for more dedicated funding for summer learning programs: “Try as Sacramento City Council members might, they just can’t seem to cobble together enough money to consistently fund programs for kids…. Going forward, the City Council must make it a priority to carve out a bigger, more reliable source of funding…. Currently, the city spends only about 1 percent of its general fund on youth programs. Such activities to keep teens busy, particularly in the idle days of summer, are important for Sacramento. After all, according to some accounts, violent crime is rising faster here than in many cities across the country…. It’s time to make Sacramento youths a priority.”

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