Recently, the results of the 2026 Hunan Provincial School Song Competition for Universities, Secondary and Primary Schools were announced. After expert review organized by the Provincial Department of Education, our College’s submitted school song work, We Are in Our Youth, won the first prize in the higher education group. This honor is professional recognition of our College’s achievements in aesthetic education and campus culture development, and it embodies the collective efforts of all faculty and students.
Since the launch of the school song creation and production work, relevant departments of the College have collaborated efficiently, providing full support in overall coordination and logisticalsupport, thereby laying a solid foundation for the creation and filming of the work. The faculty creative team led by Teacher Huang Xuhuai from the School of Film and Television Arts.Adhered to the original spiritual core of the school song, they deeply refined the melody, harmony, orchestration, and vocal presentation, and completed the overall creation and arrangement of the work over the course of one month. A choir composed of 30 students, who were from Broadcasting and Hosting, Music Performance, Modern Pop Music, and Drama, Film and Television Performance Program, conducted part‑by‑part rehearsals in their spare time. They polished details such as pitch, rhythm, and emotional expression sentence by sentence, showcasing the vigorous youthful energy of the school song.
After the work entered the live‑action filming stage, the production team led by Teacher Li Xiang from the School of Journalism and Communication successively visited iconic locations, including the Creative Plaza, Star Theater, All‑Media Studio, and Broadcasting Building. Through multi‑scene switching and multi‑camera tracking, they recorded the choir’s performance. During the process, the faculty‑student team cooperated closely and exercised meticulous control over camera positioning, lighting and sound recording, costume styling, and scene transitions, fully demonstrating the professional competence of media students.
This school song work uses the narrative thread of alumni returning to campus, and overcoming creative bottlenecksunder the guidance of the “Creative Elf”. It ingeniously integrates the motto spirit of “Creativity Lights Up Life” with a sense of national commitment. Faculty and students involved in the creation and performance said that this activity was not only a competition but also an immersive aesthetic education practice course and a lesson in loving and honoring the College.
