MILLIS HIGH STUDENTS WIN BURN AWARENESS VIDEO CONTEST

Congratulations to Colin Walsh, Tommy McAuliffe, Brian Walsh, Ethan Vara, Andrew Errico, Nick Quinn, Owen Hilton, and Bay Tangney for their work on the video that won the 2011-2012 High School Burn Awareness Video Contest. 

Below is the press release with a link to see their awesome video! 

The winners of a statewide contest for high school media students, the YouTube™ Burn Awareness Video Contest, sponsored by the state Department of Fire Services, the Mass. Association of Safety and Fire Educators (MA SAFE), and the Mass. Property Insurance Underwriting Association, were announced on February 13, 2012 at event hosted by Shriners Hospitals for Children in Boston, a pediatric burn hospital

This is the fourth year of the contest and 60 teams from ten high schools in Agawam, Everett, Millis, Sharon, Sturbridge, Topsfield, Waltham, Westford, West Newbury and Worcester submitted entries. While all 60 videos were creative and interesting, the first place winning team was from Millis High School for their video Catch the Heat; the second place winners were from Sharon High School for their video Kids and Lighters, and the third place winners were from Masconomet Regional High for their video Girls Night Out. The Department of Fire Services has posted the winning videos on its You Tube™ Channel