One Class at a Time: Palm Desert High School teacher revives film club, inspires students

One Class at a Time: Palm Desert High School teacher revives film club, inspires students

PALM DESERT, Calif. (KESQ) – Owen Matas, a first-year English teacher at Palm Desert High School, has received the One Class at a Time Teacher award. Matas was recognized for reviving the school’s Cine-Arts Club, a once-thriving program from the 1990s, giving students a creative outlet to explore filmmaking. With a $777.77 donation from the Walter Clark Legal Group, he plans to purchase film equipment and help students create their own original …