Head to the border of Takoma Park, Maryland and Washington, D.C., and you may find yourself staring at a piece of educational history—Calvin Coolidge Senior High School.  Coolidge, like many schools, was a battleground during the fight
for integration. At one point white students, the primary demographic at the school in the beginning, organized rallies to stop black students from going to the school.

The 60 plus year-old red brick building is also the site of Rootz's first year collaboration with English teacher Loretta Kelly's 2nd period creative writing class.  Twice a week, we meet with a mix of juniors and seniors to talk about what the media is, how media works, and in what ways does the media impact their lives.  In addition, students are learning the basics of interviewing and recording. Soon they'll grace radio listeners with their dream pieces about roving the hallways instead of going to class, the school's new health center, and why the school's computers never seem to work when you want them to.