Rice Hosts Film Festival, Will Announce Councilmember for a Day Winner
Councilmember Craig Rice will announce the winner of the Councilmember for a Day Challenge Wednesday at the conclusion of a screening of the top five videos entered into this year’s competition. The screening will be broadcast live on Wednesday, May 5, at 3:30 p.m. on County Cable Montgomery (Comcast channel 6 and Verizon channel 30), Montgomery Community Media (channel 21), and Montgomery Municipal Cable (channel 16).
Rice, who chairs the Council’s Education and Culture Committee, developed the annual Councilmember for a Day program six years ago as a way for youth to engage in public policy issues and learn about local government. Initially, most of the entries were in the form of an essay. This year Rice partnered with Montgomery County Public Schools and Montgomery College to include an eight-week curriculum on digital storytelling. Each participant was provided with an iPad and taught by trained staff o