One of the middle school section second prize-winning videos, Freedom of Speech: The Heart of the Nation, was produced by Ethan Young, Cameron Urevick, and Chase Chambers, 8th grade students from Farragut Middle School in Knoxville, Tennessee.

C-SPAN Classroom's StudentCam video documentary contest was a national competition in which middle and high school students produced a documentary focusing on one of the country's strengths or a challenge the country is facing. The local cable company was Charter Communications.