(La Porte, IN) - Three La Porte High School students finished close to the top in a recent competition involving more than 700 students.

The Video Production Class at La Porte High School took part in the Indiana Association of Student Broadcasters Competition in the Video Spot Production category.

Placing fourth was an ad for Dawn dish soap created by Hallee Novak, Sara Villa and Joy Defendre.

"I was really proud of these young ladies. The video had excellent production value, great lighting, and editing. I was also impressed with Joy's performance in the video,” said Visual/Digital Communications Teacher Don Varda.

Students from nearly 40 high schools participated in the event.