“Be Reel!” Video Contest Awards Night – March 3, 2025
ANNOUNCING TOP PRIZE WINNERS: “Be Reel!” Video Contest Awards Night for the 2025/2026 School Year!
On Monday, March 3, 2025, over 165 parents, students, staff, and elected officials gathered at the Danville Village Theatre to celebrate the creative efforts of 57 aspiring filmmakers from San Ramon Valley Middle and High Schools during the 20th Annual Street Smarts “Be Reel!” Video Contest Awards Ceremony. The contest encourages students to collaborate in teams to produce 90-second public service announcement videos focused on a traffic safety theme. This year’s theme, “Safety First!” inspired 35 video submissions from 85 students, with 19 entries selected as finalists.
Top winners and awards included:
High School 1st Place ($300 Amazon gift card): Drew, David & JD from California High School
High School 2nd Place ($200 Amazon gift card): Riddhiman & Orman from Dougherty Valley High School
High School 3rd Place ($100 Amazon gift card): Sean, Curtis & Sierra from San Ramon Valley High School
Middle School 1st Place ($300 Amazon gift card): Sharvik & Bryant from Windemere Ranch Middle School
Middle School 2nd Place ($200 Amazon gift card): Kavya, Vanditha, Aditi & Shriya from Gale Ranch Middle High School
Middle School 3rd Place ($100 Amazon gift card): Zi, Myra & Anna from Windemere Ranch Middle School
MIDDLE SCHOOL FINALISTS (in no particular order):
Title of Video |
Student Name |
School |
| Stay Alert and You Won’t Get Hurt | Mason W | PVMS |
| Grant T | PVMS | |
| Safety After the Drive | Zi C | WRMS |
| Myra G | WRMS | |
| Anna Z | WRMS | |
| Speed Thrills But Kills | Kayla C | WRMS |
| Sanjana K | WRMS | |
| Alayna C | WRMS | |
| Bike Mayhem | Siddharth G | WRMS |
| Pranith R | WRMS | |
| Anvi S | WRMS | |
| Aiden C | WRMS | |
| Crosswalk Safety | Sharvik S | WRMS |
| Bryant B | WRMS | |
| Do’s and Dont’s of Crossing the Road | Tamir R | WRMS |
| Veer K | WRMS | |
| Joaquin L | WRMS | |
| Imagine What Would Happen News | Addison C | PVMS |
| Maya R | PVMS | |
| Heavenly Fails | Kavya R | GRMS |
| Vanditha A | GRMS | |
| Aditi G | GRMS | |
| Shriya A | GRMS | |
| Safety first is not the worst | Jayden C | GRMS |
| Sunay P | GRMS | |
| Karwyn H | GRMS | |
| Aksh G | GRMS | |
| Tips with the Safety Fairy | Yeonwoo J | GRMS |
| Ellie L | GRMS | |
| Jenna K | GRMS | |
| Street Samaritans | Prateek M | GRMS |
| Prateek L | GRMS | |
| Aadit G | GRMS | |
| Brayden M | GRMS |
HIGH SCHOOL FINALISTS (in no particular order):
Title of Video |
Student Name |
School |
| Think Before You Get Hurt | Mishel R | MVHS |
| Risky Roads | Armaan G | MVHS |
| Zoha G | DVMS | |
| Crash Course; Safety Edition | Riley B | SRVHS |
| Emmeline M | SRVHS | |
| Gia L | SRVHS | |
| Margaret R | SRVHS | |
| Stay Safe and Bike with Care | Riddhiman R | DVHS |
| Orman G | DVHS | |
| Scooter Safety Rewind | Sean K | SRVHS |
| Curtis L | SRVHS | |
| Sierra F | SRVHS | |
| Street Safe Day at School | Braden C | SRVHS |
| Madison C | SRVHS | |
| Zac L | SRVHS | |
| Sean K | SRVHS | |
| Safety First Law | Yonatan C | SRVHS |
| Osvaldo E | SRVHS | |
| Brendan M | SRVHS | |
| Divya B | SRVHS | |
| Be Glad to wear Pads!!! | Drew B | CHS |
| David D | CHS | |
| JD C | CHS |