On April 4, 2025, 195 students from 32 schools participated in the Regional Philadelphia Media and Design Competition hosted at the Constance E. Clayton Education Center. This competition, which is open to all students in the District, promotes technology and computer science education. The first-place middle and high school winners will move on to represent the School District of Philadelphia on Tuesday, May 20 and Wednesday, May 21 in the Pennsylvania Media and Design Competition at Elizabethtown College. At this event, students from districts across the state compete in categories such as 3D Design, Animation, Digital Movie, Graphic Design and Logo, Programming, and Web Design.

The following schools and students will represent the School District of Philadelphia at the competition.

High School – May 20:

• Taisha Cruz and Zameir Scott
  Widener Memorial School, 3D Design
• Maya Thomas
  Roxborough High School, Animation
• Raziel Aponte, Avery Lott and James Maguire
  Roxborough High School, Digital Movie
• Sabrina Goodwin
  Roxborough High School, Graphic Design and Logo
• Chenglin Ouyang
  Academy at Palumbo, Programming
• Youxi Pan and Kevin Zhao
  Academy at Palumbo, Web Page Design

Middle School – May 21:

• Ava DiMartino and Hafsa El Rhazi
  Penn Alexander School, 3D Design
• Ian Erdman
  Penn Alexander School, Animation
• Zyair Wallace, Nasir Johnson and Ubayd Simmons
  Marian Anderson Neighborhood Academy, Digital Movie
• Farrah Shoatz, Zuri Hamilton-Gladden and Nyasia Mainor
  Marian Anderson Neighborhood Academy, Graphic Design and Logo
• Khalid Esmael
  Penn Alexander School, Programming
• Eli Munkelwitz
  Penn Alexander School, Web Page Design