06/05/2020
Thanks to the wonderfully generous Affton community! Today was the final drop off for the Nurses for Newborns donations that Television Production's Cougar News collected over the course of the 2019-2020 school year. Thank you to all of the families who contributed to such a worthy cause!
06/03/2020
https://www.facebook.com/AfftonSchools/photos/a.157440977672750/2935265863223567/?type=3
Congratulations to these Affton High School students recognized by the Affton Board of Education for their success at the 2020 Lindy Awards, hosted by the Lindenwood University School of Arts, Media, and Communications. They include:⠀
· Caroline Daughtry, senior, who won Cinema Best Documentary for Humans of Affton - Grace;⠀
· Helen Voss, senior, who won Journalism Best News for Radium Girls; and⠀
· Bailey Williams, freshman, who won Cinema Best Fiction for Coffee and Murder.⠀
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06/01/2020
Please join us tomorrow night, June 2nd, 2020 at 7pm as the Affton Board of Education recognizes the Affton High School Lindy Award winners for their tremendous film work!
PLEASE NOTE THIS MEETING WILL ONLY BE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC DIGITALLY. If you would like to join the meeting please use this link:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84219571837
The Lindy Awards, historically, celebrate the achievements of the Lindenwood Arts, Media and Communications Department at Lindenwood University and local high schools in the area. This year Affton High Film Students won in every category in which Affton work was nominated! Affton Film students competed against high school students from several high schools including but not limited to St. Charles West High, Francis Howell Central, and Clayton High.
Caroline Daughtry- 12th grade
T.V. Production- Cougar News
Cinema Best Documentary: Humans of Affton - Grace
https://drive.google.com/a/afftonschools.net/file/d/1rOnq5YIlbyzoBKqE6YsY63b0hh1Fo8RP/view?usp=drive_web
Helen Voss- 12th grade
Television Production- Cougar News
Journalism Best News: Radium Girls
https://drive.google.com/a/afftonschools.net/file/d/1WZBa3VJrVEXG2-oEcBZ1vfRzGyz7Iq_Q/view?usp=drive_web
Bailey Williams- 9th grade
Advanced Creative Film- Realist Film
Cinema Best Fiction: Coffee and Murder
https://drive.google.com/a/afftonschools.net/file/d/1sE7jcH8r2HRed2HTNzdMpAJygXx2fVfL/view?usp=drive_web
04/29/2020
This year, the Affton High School Film program produced some amazing work!
Each year Lindenwood University School of Arts, Media, and Communications hosts the Lindy Film Awards ceremony for university and high school level film work. This year, Affton High School has 8 film students who qualify as finalists for the Lindenwood Lindy Awards! We've never had that many students qualify before! I can't even begin to tell you how proud I am of these students!
The nominations are as follows!
Cinema: Best Documentary:
Caroline Daughtry (12)- TV Production's Cougar News- Humans of Affton- Grace
Cinema Best Fiction:
Zach Dulay (12)- TV Production's Cougar News- Around One Tree
Elaina Seideleman (11), Gage Moeckel (10), Katelyn Busse (9), Jessica Shannon (10)- Creative Film: Hogwart's News
Bailey Williams (9)- Advanced Creative Film: Coffee and Murder
Journalism Best News:
Caroline Daughtry (12)- TV Production's Cougar News- Esports
Caroline Daughtry (12)- TV Production's Cougar News- Humans of Affton-Hayden
Helen Voss (12)- TV Production's Cougar News- Radium Girls
It won't be long and we will know who has won! I'll be sure to keep you posted!
Congrats once again to our AMAZING and hard working film students!
Stay safe and healthy,
