YA Video/Short Thriller: “Ivan Krakov 2”
Bjorn Krakov goes to America to save his imprisoned big brother in the short thriller "Ivan Krakov 2." It stars Will Smith, Cody Trimble, Scott Reynolds and Daniel Schroeder. These first-year video students from Healdsburg High came up with the concept, wrote the script, filmed the action and edited the video.
A Leadership Trainer, Then A Teacher: John Chevalier
John Chevalier hardly took the typical path to a job in the public schools. A high school dropout, he has been both an auto technician and manager and a trainer in both leadership development and multimedia. Now he's teaching digital video technology at Healdsburg High School for the Sonoma County Office of Education.
SC High School Newspaper Winners
Healdsburg High’s Rebecca Friedemann, a senior who in September will attend the University of Pennsylvania, was named the outstanding high school journalist Thursday at the 62nd Annual Redwood Empire Excellence in Journalism Contest. Included are all the winners from the region's high schools. The photo is by my colleague, Beth Schlanker.