STUDENTS CREATE VIDEO; WIN GLOBE

CAPE GIRARDEAU -- A seventh-~~~grade class at St. Mary Cathedral School will be awarded a globe for their entry in a "Hot Shots" video contest.

The entry by students of Carol Strattman will advance in the competition. Division winners will receive a video monitor and a VCR. The national grand prize is an expense-paid class trip to Washington D.C.

The contest is sponsored by Tele-Communications, Inc. (TCI).

Teachers and classes at schools participating in the TCI Education Project were asked to develop, shoot and edit a five-minute video showing innovative teaching methods used in their classrooms.

Strattman's class submitted a video titled, "Mastermind Theater Presents Marvelous Methods and Unique Techniques."

The videos ranged from graphic-aided newscasts to zany science experiments to Shakespeare performed to a rap beat, said Eddie Hafner, director of marketing for TCI North Central Division.

TCI is the nation's largest cable company and founded the Education project, which provides free cable service and free educational programs to member schools.