CHS students advance in UIL film contest

A group of Clarendon High School students are advancing after competing for the first time in the UIL film competition.

The CHS students decided to put their filming and acting skills to good use during the fall semester by being the school’s first group of students to compete in UIL film.

Mrs. Zongker’s ninth period class scripted and produced three films for submission to University Interscholastic League film competition for judging that began mid-January with 1A-3A competing in the same division.

Each film had a seven-minute time limit and had to be fully produced by students with the sponsor only acting in a supervisor role. Of the three films submitted – two were submitted as documentaries and one was a narrative.

The title of the documentaries were “Snack Pak 4 Kids” and “Gem of the Texas Panhandle.” The narrative was submitted with a title of “___Did It!”

The two documentary films advanced to the state semi-final round and are awaiting the State Finalist announcement on February 12.
The UIL State Film Festival is scheduled to be on the University of Texas campus on February 28.

The following students had roles in the film competitions with two teacher interviews: Rowdy Bebout, Kyler Bell, Kashlyn Conkin, Zane Cruse, Benjamin Estlack, Avery Halsey, Ronan Howard, Toby Leeper, Jacob Murillo, Zakary Roberts, Cutter Seay, Kate Shaw, Wes Shaw, Koltyn Shields, Presley Smith, Kase Zongker, Cutter Ashbook, Mrs. Bessent, and Mrs. Benson.

The students who have advanced to the state semi-final round were Estlack, Halsey, Howard, Leeper, Murillo, and Seay.