Hawaii schools — the bulk of them public — took 17 awards earlier this month at the 10th Annual Student Television Network Convention in Los Angeles, Calif.

Waianae High School took the lead, winning five awards.

The convention hosted nearly 2,500 students from 153 middle and high schools across the country. Fifteen local schools attended the four-day convention, making Hawaii the third-largest contingent at the event.

STN held contests for video production in 27 categories. Here’s how the state’s public schools placed in the competition, according to a Hawaii Department of Education press release:

Waianae High School:

1st Place – Convention Recap

1st Place – STN Excellence Award for Monthly Broadcast

2nd Place – Laptop Journalist

3rd Place – Short Story

Honorable Mention – Broadcast News Writing

(videos can be viewed here.)

Chiefess Kamakahelei Middle School (Kauai):

1st Place – Spot Feature

2nd Place – Middle School Movie Trailer

3rd Pace – Middle School Public Service Announcement

Honorable Mention – Middle School Anchoring 

(videos can be viewed here.)

Waianae Intermediate School:

2nd Place – Middle School Music Video

2nd Place – Sweet 16 Broadcast Journalism

Moanalua High School:

Honorable Mention – Laptop Journalist

Honorable Mention – Music Video

Waiakea Intermediate School (Hawaii Island):

3rd Place – Middle School Anchoring

Waiakea High School (Hawaii Island):

Honorable Mention – High School Anchoring

Maui Waena Intermediate School (Maui):

Honorable Mention – Middle School Public Service Announcement

Courtesy of popturfdotcom

— Alia Wong