Scott Swanson
Aiden Shamek said he first got interested in the Thru the Trees video contest earlier this fall when his natural resources teacher, Blake Manley, offered extra credit to students who would participate.
“I thought, ‘Ah, that sounds pretty cool. I could make a little video and if I get a place, I could get some money too,” Shamek said last week after he learned the creation he and his friend Carsen Perry put…