Television professionals in the Northwest have elected Ballard High School Video Production Program teacher Matt Lawrence to the Board of Governors of the National Association of Television Arts and Sciences, Northwest Region.

Lawrence has been teaching the Video Production Program since 2001.

During the last several years, students from the Ballard High School Video Production Program have won student Emmy awards in a variety of categories, as well as numerous awards from prestigious film and video festivals.

The National Association of Television Arts and Sciences serves television professionals with seminars, programs and networking, as well as celebrating excellence with the annual Emmy Awards. They also offer the National Student Television Awards and scholarships.