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WATERVILLE – Ely Yang, a 17-year-old senior at Winslow High School also studying videography at Mid-Maine Technical Center in Waterville, has been selected by Kennebec Federal Savings as the winner of the preliminary round of the “Lights, Camera, Save!” video competition sponsored by the American Bankers Association.
The competition, open to those between 13 and 18 years of age, solicits original short videos from teens nationwide. Each video must promote the value of saving money and using money wisely among teens.
Yang worked with his MMTC teammates, Joseph Damon and George Bailey, to create the video. His teacher at MMTC, who made his team aware of the “Lights, Camera, Save!” competition, is Dave Boardman, Mass Media Communications Instructor.
Yang submitted his video to Kennebec Federal Saving, which selected it to advance to the national competition, and awarded Yang a new GoPro camera at a ceremony held in Waterville on Jan. 4.
Yang’s video advances to the national competition, where first, second and third-place winners will be announced by the American Bankers Association Foundation on Feb. 27.
The top three national winners will receive cash prizes of $5,000, $2,500 and $1,000 to fund their savings goals. Each winner’s school also will receive a scholarship for a teacher to attend the Jump$tart National Educator Conference.
To view the winning video entry, visit https://vimeo.com/304195544
PHOTO: A screenshot from Ely Yang’s winning video.
