Each year, Mercy students are invited to enter our Social Justice Video Contest and put their creative ideas and skills to work by sharing stories of the Sisters of Mercy’s Critical Concerns. One of the topics for the 2023 contest was gun violence. Here are some of the top entries.
“Are you with us?” was one of two entries to share first prize. The video chronicles what it might be like to be caught in a school shooting and to deal with the aftermath.
“Are you with us?”
Mercy High School, Middletown, Connecticut
2023’s Honorable Mentions
In these videos that also received recognition, students continue to explore the theme of gun violence as it is present in their communities in the United States.
Ava Kolp, Katelyn McGuire, Jamie O’Donnell
“Together We Can End Gun Violence”
Gwynedd Mercy Academy High School, Gwynedd Valley, Pennsylvania
Ana Sophia Butkus
“Life Is Not A Game”
Mercy High School, Middletown, Connecticut
Shannon Talley, Maggie Baker, Alivia Chieffo
“Stop the Violence“
Gwynedd Mercy Academy High School, Gwynedd Valley, Pennsylvania
Gracie Gavin, Maxine Schaffner
“Welcome to the Gun Zone”
Mercy High School Burlingame
California