Animator 2010

ANIMATOR SHOWCASE

Thursday, NOV 18, 2010
5:30pm - 7:30pm
Oso Rec Center...>>

FIRST PLACE PRIZE
iPod Touch

FINALIST PRIZES
Best Buy Gift Card

Texas Techies Animator 2010: Time Travel

Corpus Christi area school children registered for the competition and spent over two months creating their own animations, games, stories, art and music for submission to the Texas Techies Animator 2010 competition. 43 projects successfully qualified in the semi-finals. 10 students made the final cut and were selected as the finalists.

We are pleased to announce that Joshua Holzworth from Richard King High School is the winner of our Texas Techies Animator 2010 competition. The judges chose her entry out of 10 finalists who competed. Joshua, a 12th grader, is a student of Katherine Hewett, the Digital Technology teacher at Richard King High School. He received his brand new Apple iPod touch and championship award at the event on November 18, 2010 and his animation will be showcased at the Scratch MIT website. Congratulations, Joshua!

We also want to congratulate all of the finalists who competed; we received many outstanding entires. Our only regret is that there could only be 10 finalists.

The Results are as follows:
Position First Name Last Name Grade Animation Title
1^st Place Joshua Holzworth 12th Time Attack - Survival
2^nd Place Cayce Berryman 12th Sally's Time Travel Adventure
3^rd Place Nicholas Young 11th Time Traveling Wizard
4^th Place Peyton Page 11th Stick Guy
5^th Place Paulina Flores 12th Graveyard Picnic
6^th Finalist Adam Benning 9th Library of Alexandria
7^th Finalist Alex Brown 11th Shablaam
8^th Finalist Kyle Bagwell 11th O.B.B. Adventures
9^thFinalist Brittany Garza 11th Time to Pong
10^th Finalist Robert West 10th Brother Misfortune

We would also like to thank everyone who participated in this great event. Your willingness to support Texas Techies made a great difference to the entire event and we couldn't have pulled it off without you. Thank you!

Texas Techies Organization and Grande Communications are proud to host the Texas Techies Animator 2010, a competition where we invite all Corpus Christi area school children K-12 to create an animation using the software Scratch.

For this year's competition, the challenge will be centered around a single theme, "Time Travel", and will allow the animators a great amount of creativity in their interpretation and execution of that theme.

Animator 2010 is a two step process:
1. Competitors register and submit their entries.
2. Five (5) Finalists will qualify to compete in the "Animator's Showcase" on November 18, 2010.

Free Entry to Everyone

The first place prize is an Apple iPod Touch from Grande Communications
The first 100 guests will get a Free Trump Network Goody Bag from The Trump Network
Free Livescribe 'dumb' pens

Amazing Door Prizes for Everyone!

Trump Network Snazzle Snaxxs Starter Kit ( $351 Value)
Trump Network BioCe Kit ($381 Value)
iPod Shuffle from 4Beyer Productions
5 lifetime accounts of Click-N-Read from Click-N-Kids
.....and lots more, drawings, and door prizes throughout the entire event.

The goal is to have as much community support in engaging Corpus Christi students in math, science, and technology, as these are the most important factors in creating tomorrow's workforce.

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KEY DATES

~~September 5: Competition Launch~~
~~November 1: Deadline for submitting entries.~~
~~November 10: Shortlisted finalists notified.~~
November 18: Final Showcase and Awards Ceremony.

HOW TO COMPETE

Register:Fill out an online registration form...>>
Create: Download Scratch Software...>>
Submit: Send your submission using the entry submission form. You can submit as many entries as you like. So start submitting today!

TENTATIVE SCHEDULE

Date: Thursday, November 18, 2010
Event Time: 5:30pm - 7:30pm
        - Animator Showcase: 6pm - 7pm
        - Judging Time: 7pm - 7:10pm
        - Awards Ceremony: 7:20pm
Location: Oso Recreation Center,
1111 Bernice Drive, 78412

DONATIONS BENEFITING CASA OF THE COASTAL BEND:

All proceeds and donations will benefit CASA for abused and neglected children. CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates) is a non‐profit, volunteer based organization.

They train community volunteers to speak out in court for abused and neglected children who are in the foster care system. You can help to change the lives of neglected and abused children right here in Corpus Christi, by participating in this fair.

For more information about CASA, please e-mail: diana@interconnect.net or phone: 361-884-2272. http://www.coastalbendcasa.org/

ANIMATOR 2009 WINNER (Theme: Winter)

Click to Play...>>

"Bubble Blob Saves Christmas"
Creator: Cayce Berryman
Age 16, Grade 11th
Richard King High School, CCISD
Corpus Christi, Texas

Cayce is a junior grade level student of Ms. Katherine Hewett, the Digital Technology teacher at Richard King High School.

She received her brand new laptop award from Corpus Christi Mayor Joe Adame at the event on November 20, 2009. Cayce's animation was showcased at the Scratch MIT website.

ABOUT ANIMATOR 2009

Over 150 Corpus Christi area school children registered for the competition and spent over two months creating their own animations, games, stories, art and music for submission to the Texas Techies Animator 2009 competition. Over 35 projects made the semifinals and twelve moved forward to compete in the final Scratch-Off. More info at: Animator 2009