The 2026 Fine Arts Awards Ceremony
This year marked one of the most successful and exciting chapters in the history of our Television and Theatre departments. Our students were recognized for their extraordinary work both on screen and behind the scenes, on stage, backstage, in the studio, and in the field Throughout the year, our students produced outstanding news, sports, and entertainment programming that earned recognition on both the regional and national levels, including being named the Best Television Station in Tennessee by the Tennessee High School Press Association. At the same time, hundreds of audience members enjoyed our spectacular spring musical, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, which once again showcased the remarkable talent and dedication of our Fine Arts students. Our students also achieved success in Scholastic Speech competitions, earning numerous awards and honors. During the ceremony, we proudly recognized the reporters, videographers, editors, on-air talent, directors, producers, performers, and technicians whose work has informed, inspired, and entertained thousands of viewers throughout Germantown High School and across the Mid-South. Many of our students received scholarships and awards of distinction and were inducted into the Student Television Network Honor Society and Quill and Scroll, while others became members of the prestigious GHS Thespian Troupe. These accomplishments are the result of talent, passion, discipline, and countless hours of hard work by our students and faculty. Congratulations to all who made this extraordinary year possible. The future of GHS Fine Arts has never looked brighter!
Winning Proposal Gives GHS-TV Students Their Own Show
Four students from Germantown High School's award-winning television station just earned themselves an even larger audience. GHS-TV seniors Sydney Armstrong, Sean Byrne, Kaif Gilani and Maclean Mayers won Shelby County School's district-wide video contest Show Us Awesome.
Four students from Germantown High School's award-winning television station just earned themselves an even larger audience. GHS-TV seniors Sydney Armstrong, Sean Byrne, Kaif Gilani and Maclean Mayers won Shelby County School's district-wide video contest Show Us Awesome.
Students from all over the system entered for a chance at their own show that would air on Comcast C19 and on the system's online media site, as well as be publicized through SCS' many other channels of social media and communications.
The GHS-TV quartet will start production soon on Around the Block, a monthly show that will highlight subjects impacting today's students. During a recent production meeting, talks centered on including as many field segments as possible. The students seemed eager to branch out to new communities and to make this show a truly unique addition to the ones already being produced by GHS-TV students.
"I think this is a great way to get the entire community excited about the many great things happening around town," said Byrne. "We'll focus on our school system, but we also want to showcase the pride so many people have in Memphis."
Established in 1982, GHS-TV is a community television station operated by the students of Germantown High School. GHS-TV is seen online at ghstv.org and its programming airs in the Memphis area on Comcast C19 and throughout the region on ION Media. GHS-TV serves as a model facility that continues to produce original programming, inform citizens and educate young people interested in telecommunications careers. It has been named the nation’s best access station an unprecedented 11 times by the Alliance for Community Media. Its students have won over 145 Hometown Video Awards, 44 regional “Student Emmys” and 2 national “Student Emmys.” For more information on GHS-TV visit ghstv.org. You can follow GHS-TV on Facebook and Twitter (@ghstv).
Allison Long is the executive producer for GHS-TV. Ted Beasley is the senior producer. Bobby Ramsay serves as the studio supervisor. Matt Sloan is the SCS videographer. Ashleigh Williams and Catie Broadwater are supervising producers. Catherine Cohen is the business manager.
GHS-TV Students Claim Trio of National Media Awards
The Alliance for Community Media named GHS-TV's student programming best in the nation for Newscast, Seniors programming and Government Profile at the annual Hometown Media Awards.
Germantown High School's award-winning television studio just earned a few more pieces of hardware to add to its already unprecedented collection. The Alliance for Community Media named GHS-TV's student programming best in the nation for Newscast, Seniors programming and Government Profile at the annual Hometown Media Awards.
The Alliance for Community Media is a national organization representing over 1,000 community access stations. The awards recognize outstanding achievement in all fields of access broadcasting. Television stations from across the nation submit programs for consideration in the competition.
The three wins give GHS-TV a total of 149 Hometown awards, more than any other station in the US. Leading the way this year was GHS-TV's student newscast, Wake Up, Germantown!. Mentors, hosted by Tracey Speake, won in the Seniors category and Spotlight on Germantown picked up a win for Government Profile.
Established in 1982, GHS-TV is a community television station operated by the students of Germantown High School. GHS-TV is seen online at ghstv.org and its programming airs in the Memphis area on Comcast C19 and throughout the region on ION Media. GHS-TV serves as a model facility that continues to produce original programming, inform citizens and educate young people interested in telecommunications careers. It has been named the nation’s best access station an unprecedented 11 times by the Alliance for Community Media. Its students have won 44 regional “Student Emmys” and 2 national “Student Emmys.” For more information on GHS-TV visit ghstv.org. You can follow GHS-TV on Facebook and Twitter (@ghstv).
Allison Long is the executive producer for GHS-TV. Ted Beasley is the senior producer. Bobby Ramsay serves as the studio supervisor. Matt Sloan is the SCS videographer. Ashleigh Williams and Catie Broadwater are supervising producers. Catherine Cohen is the business manager.