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ATV AWARDS: South Advanced TV and Film students stand together with the awards they received from the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS) and from the Midwest Media Educators Association (MMEA). At NATAS, three projects won Crystal Pillars, the highest award given, and at MMEA eight projects placed. Photo courtesy of Julie Benca

GBS-TV wins Crystal Pillars

Kami Shames and Olivia Martini
May 15, 2026

“Kaleidoscope Factory,” “Photography Composite,” and “The Program,” were three projects submitted by South students that won Crystal Pillar awards, the highest award given, from the National...

TV HARD AT WORK: Senior Kendrick Lee and sophomore Luca Mariani (left to
right), intently edit “How to Fry a Turkey”, with Lee assisting Mariani on the visual effects. Mariani started off as a Beginning TV student this year but moved to the Advanced TV group this semester, building connections with people like Lee in the stacked class.

Beginning, Advanced TV classes combined

Sydney Doffin, staff writer
February 27, 2026

Working side by side, sophomore Lizzie Reid and senior Phoebe Laurencelle collaborated on the cheerleading video for the Fall Sports and Spirit Assembly. Laurencelle, an Advanced TV and Film (ATV) student,...

Trashy TV: My favorite train wreck

Betsy Jarosick, Staff Writer
December 16, 2022

The CW’s Riverdale is an objectively terrible show. A teen drama based on mid-century Archie comics, the show seeks to be both referential and relevant (though it rarely succeeds). The acting is bad,...

ATV students premiere "All Right" film

ATV students premiere “All Right” film

Lynn Lee, staff writer
December 1, 2022

The 25-minute film, All Right, produced by ten South alumni and six seniors from the Advanced Television and Film (ATV) class, premiered on Nov. 26 for free admission at Pickwick Theater in Park Ridge,...

Graphic by Om Patel

South alumna Katie Itaya leaves mark through film

Shosh Green, staff writer
March 19, 2021

Creativity, ingenuity and desire for film. These are a few aspects that distinguish South alumni Katie Itaya from other film students around the country, according to Julie Benca, Television and Film supervisor. Itaya’s...

GBS TV students discuss passion for film

Ava Mazzei, staff reporter
February 23, 2017

Have you ever wondered what goes on behind the scenes of Glenbrook South Television or what really happens behind the Friday morning announcements, the fall sports clips, and the famous lip dubs? Members...

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