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ORANGE COUNTY
BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT
Meeting Date: October 15, 2019
Action Agenda
Item No. 4-a
SUBJECT: Recognition of Cedar Ridge High School Students for Video Presented at the
United Nations
DEPARTMENT: Community Relations
ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT:
Todd McGee, 245-2302
PURPOSE: To recognize students from Cedar Ridge High School and faculty member Andrea
DeGette for developing a video that won a nationwide contest and was presented at the United
Nations SDG Summit 2019, held in New York on September 24-25, 2019.
BACKGROUND: Digital Promise Global, the United Nations SDG Action Campaign, and
Oculus launched MY World 3600, supporting youth worldwide to create 3600 media as a way to
share their perspectives and advance positive action toward the 17 Sustainable Development
Goals (SDGs) adopted by the United Nations in September 2015.
The program aims to drive youth engagement and agency, improve youth understanding about
global issues impacting communities around the world, build young people's technical
production skills with new media, and spur public awareness and action.
Students, under the direction of Cedar Ridge Videography Instructor Andrea DeGette, wrote,
produced and edited a short film titled, "Around the Same Table." Students from 24 nations
submitted 76 videos to MY World 360°. Nine were chosen to be screened at the summit.
Degette applied for an equipment grant through Digital Promise Global and Oculus in spring
2019.
Justus Alder, who graduated from Cedar Ridge in 2019, filmed and edited "Around the Same
Table." Former Cedar Ridge student Alexis Barnes, a graduate from UNC's Hussman School of
Journalism and Media, taught students how to use the 360 virtual reality equipment. Alder and
Cedar Ridge senior Charles Bunker were featured in the video.
FINANCIAL IMPACT: There is no financial impact associated with this item.
SOCIAL JUSTICE IMPACT: There is no Orange County Social Justice Goal associated with
this item.
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT: There is no Orange County Environmental Responsibility Goal
impact associated with this item.
RECOMMENDATION(S): The Manager recommends that the Board recognize the Cedar
Ridge High School students and Instructor Andrea Degette for the successful video project.