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Media
Live Video & Television Production
Sponsor: Matthew Hockett
Participants: Unlimited
Open to: Freshmen, sophomores, juniors, and seniors
Season Dates: August-June
Weekly Schedule: Lunch meeting once a month for training and to discuss details of schedule; opportunities throughout the week to produce events (chapels, TV reports, sporting and fine arts events)
Cost: Shirt (optional)
Special Factors: There are a variety of positions available: Camera Operator, Commentators and Play-by-Play Announcers, Audio Engineer, Assistant Director, Director, Graphic Designer, Production Assistant
Parent Participation: None
Known Conflicts: None; open participation
Yearbook
Sponsor: Katie Swider & Jim Holtrop
Participants: Unlimited
Open to: Freshmen, sophomores, juniors, and seniors
Season Dates: August-June
Weekly Schedule: Weekly meeting (before or after school) and work online as needed
Cost: None
Special Factors: Members are responsible for designing, creating, and formatting Wheaton Academy’s yearbook. In doing this, students will be exposed to the publishing process and will mimic the function of a small business. Meeting deadlines, managing costs and budgets, selling ads, and working independently and on a team are essential elements to our individual and collective success. Students will learn and sharpen basic journalism skills, such as interviewing and caption writing; design and layout skills, such as photography and page design.
Parent Participation: None
Known Conflicts: None; open participation; Seasonal participation is also an option