The Electronic Media Department of Ohio University Southern presents the annual Student EMPixx Awards to recognize high school level video production and computer animation excellence.

This annual competition is open to all regional high schools that have a video/TV/computer animation production class and student individuals that are exploring these fields on their own.

The 2011 winners are:

Animation

First Place: Lawn of the Dead (Steven Cogar, Sawyer Damron, Ralph Crawford, Ramon Urbaez, Jacob Adkins), South Point High School.

Second Place: Double Quest (James Luzer, Spencer Robins, Kirk Pratt), Jefferson County JVS.

Audio Production

First Place: Falling (Thomas Moore, Carr Holland), Collins Career Center.

Second Place: Hold It Down (Martaya Birchfield, Mac Carter), Ironton High School.

Digital Photography

First Place: Day at the Park (Hannah Carey, Lakin Adams), South Point High School.

Second Place: Hometown Style (Ciara Davis), Jefferson County JVS.

Entertainment

First Place: Falling (Jodie Horn, Barbie Plybon, Matt Callicoat, Carr Holland, Michael Miller, Kristina Ortega), Collins Career Center.

Second Place: Nightmare (John Heffner, Nick Parnell, Cody Mann, Russ Jenkins, Jon Pinson), Chesapeake High School.

Independent

First Place: The Chase (Barbie Plybon, Kristina Ortega, Jodie Horn, Carr Holland, Michael Miller), Collins Career Center.

Second Place: The Adventures of Cop Man (Lucas Willis, Aris Cuchucki), Lakewood Local High School.

Multimedia Print

First Place: Earth Day (Morgan Jackson), Lewis County High School.

Second Place: Music Piracy (Michael Miller), Fairland High School.

Multimedia Web

First Place: Gen-Tech Pet Webpage (Carly Kriebel), Ironton High School.

Second Place: Gentech Pets (Mark Bittner), Fairland High School.

Newscast

First Place: FLS News (Chad Lambiotte, Chandler Geiger, Tanner Carpenter, Samantha Lamb, Alex Thackston, Matt Campbell, Chris Parker, Alex Renfroe, Skylar Bennett, Camber Moore, Chad Fisher), Fairland High School.

Second Place: Spotlight on Service (Wesley Brown, Katy Anderson, Sterling Monk, Madison Moss, Luke Urich, Katy Robinson, Silas Harlow, Daytona Grimm), Chillicothe High School.

News feature/story

First Place: Bookbag Policy (Barbie Plybon), Collins Career Center.

Second Place: Smart Boards (Dallas Cox, Andrea Powell), Fleming County High School.

Radio Commercial

First Place: Texting and Driving PSA (Thomas Moore, April Ray), Collins Career Center.

Second Place: Don’t Text and Drive (Tylar Lemon), Lakewood Local High School.

Sports News Feature

First Place: Pete Thackston (Alex Thackston), Fairland High School.

Second Place: Trenton Shaffer (Catie Nichols, Braden Stover), Lewis County High School.

Video Commercial

First Place: Don’t Let Your L.O.L. Become R.I.P. (Daytona Grimm, Katy Robinson, Shaidaya Johnson), Chillicothe High School.

Second Place: Texting While Driving (Zoee Kaurich, Feran Lovano, Jonelle Richardson, Victoria Allen), Jefferson County JVS.

Judges’ Choice

Chillicothe Downtown (Hannah Compton, Wes Brown, Keith Pletcher, Lexie Compston, Lexie Anderson), Chillicothe High School.

Best of Show

7 Minutes to Be (Nate Kuhn, Clayton Mann, Trevor Spires), Fairland High School.

EM Student Video

First Place: The Weapon (Joe Hammonds, Chris Barker).

Second Place: Debt (Gary Swiney).

EM Student Multimedia

First Place: insidetracstudios.com (Tom Charles II).