National Documentary Contest

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Egg Harbor Township and the Chartertech High School for the Performing Arts in Somers Point are the only two schools in South Jersey who had their film treatments accepted into a nationwide contest asking students to make a documentary about the cultural, biographical and historical musical heritage of their hometowns.

The New Jersey School Boards Association and TeachRock.org is sponsoring the "Sonic Highway"-type film festival.

"Sonic Highway" was the name of a 2014 album and HBO series from Dave Grohl and his rock band Foo Fighters that explored the musical identity of eight different cities.

Four documentaries will be coming out of South Jersey.

 Besides Nardeen Saleep's documentary on the Billy Walton Band, Egg Harbor Township High School sophomores Joanie Daigle, 16, and Michael Le, 16, will create short nonfiction films on alternative rock band The Secondside and radio station WZBZ-FM 99.3, respectively.

 Leanna Mullen, ( from Mulllica Twp.) Egg Harbor Township TV station manager, said her three students will be members of the school's first Communications Academy graduating class in 2020. They will gain valuable field experience by producing their documentaries, she said.

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