Communications Arts Newsletter Blog

The Hundred by Comm. Arts students Fidel Ruiz-Healy, Ben Baxley, Johnny Coppins, and Anthony Peterson  was chosen by a panel of local film experts to receive the “Director’s Cut” award in the annual “Fresh Cut” program on KLRN-TV. The show, which was broadcast on May 28, is a showcase of films made by high school students in the San Antonio area.

Their film will also be featured at the first ever Comm. Arts Film Festival, to be held on Friday, May 29, in the Lecture Hall from 6-8 pm.

It’s not every day an NFL star visits CommArts, but on Thursday, May 7, we received a visit from Priest Holmes when he came to award Senior Amanda Espinoza a scholarship for $1,000. She will be attending Texas A&M University this fall,  joining her brother Albert Espinoza, who also attended CAHS (Class of 2007). Amanda won this scholarship by maintaining a rigorous routine throughout high school: swimming practice each morning, then a full day of academics at Communications Arts, followed by more pool time in the evening, not to mention Amanda’s nightly dedication to her homework– which has earned her a slot in the “Top Ten” of her graduating class.

The Priest Holmes Foundation is an organization committed to encouraging education and enhancing the lives of children in his community.

Videos created by two groups of CommArts students won top prizes in the Teens in the Driver Seat PSA contest. “Another Saturday Night” (directed by Rolando Rodriguez Ruiz-Healy, featuring Ben Baxley, Johnny Coppins, Danielle Garcia, Anthony Peterson, Emily Tam and Anastasia Holl) won the First Place award of $1000 for our school. Second place winner ($500 prize) was “Reasons Not to Wear a Seatbelt,” an animated film created by Matt Hallstein, JM Berlet, Kelsey Peña and Crystal Clark.

You can find out more about the Teens in the Driver Seat campaign at their website, http://www.t-driver.com. Scroll to the bottom of the homepage and watch “TDS TV” to see the winners from our school.