Vanguard High School

Written by Administrator Friday, 27 February 2009 13:23

It's our first year teaching at Vanguard school and so far the experience has been great.

We have a close relationship with the administration; they have been very supportive of our program. Jaleel, Jose, Crystal, Irene, Luis, Neesha, Jeremy, Taquana and Joshua are our fabulous students. It's a very dynamic group; each student is very special. Neesha and Luis are aspiring artists and are so comfortable talking on the mic. Joshua has all the computer skills and is good at editing. Jaleel is always quiet but on point. Jeremy, on the other hand, is very energetic and always participates.

Together this group vibrates. Our class discussions go above and beyond. So far we've covered topics like media stereotypes, bias in the media, and interviewing skills. The students have learned how to use minidisk recorders and how to edit using Adobe. We still need some work on multitrack editing and need to improve recording with better levels. Currently, we are starting to work on our final project, the radio documentary.

They're just getting started. They're in the first stage, pre-production, which includes coming up with the subject matter, conducting research, and contacting experts on each topic.