Spring Branch ISD (SBISD) students earned nine nominations for the 2026 Lone Star Emmy Student Production Awards, with four projects from Spring Woods High School (SWHS) and five from the Guthrie Center.

Spring Woods High School

Valentina Urteaga — “Immigration,” hard news report
Janette Zapeta — “Hardships of Motherhood,” nonfiction short form
Anaisa Ferrera — “My Little Angel,” editor
Trey Flores — “Tiger TV Script 5/11/2026,” writer

The Guthrie Center

Xavier Alexander — “Everything I’m Not; Everything I Am,” nonfiction short form, and “Picture Me Better,” fiction long form
Sebastian Mendoza — “Mouse,” fiction short form, and “Cinematography Reel – Sebastian Mendoza,” photographer
Uriel Abalo, Maximus Richey, Alan Hernandez and Miguel Hernandez — “Behind the Smoke,” public service announcement

From reporting and writing to filmmaking and cinematography, the nominations recognize the range of stories SBISD students are telling and the skills they are building.

Congratulations to every student nominated and to the educators who support their work.

See the full Lone Star Student Production Awards nominees list.