Two Carrollton High School media interns have been assigned to CES to capture and record news at the school and share it with the world.
Seniors Veronica Lee, left, and Leigh Anne Turner started their assignment a couple of weeks ago and have already produced a video that has been shared internally at the school and on Facebook. Both students are thrilled to be part of the CES family.
Leigh Anne, who began her academic career at CES many years ago, is excited to be back "home." When the duo had their first meeting with Karen Wild, principal, and Kristie Poor, media specialist and intern supervisor, Leigh Anne couldn't believe how much smaller the media center seemed to her compared to her memory as a CES student.
"I remember it being so big," she said, looking around the space. "It looks different now."
Leigh Anne, who wants to be a broadcast journalist someday, appreciates the practical experience she's gaining through the program.
"The opportunities Carrollton has given me have greatly enhanced my high school experience," she said. "As an intern, I get to work with both the staff and students. I always looking forward to filming the students. They make everything more exciting and all the hard work worth it."
Veronica, who plans to attend the University of West Georgia to become an elementary school teacher, says the internship has been a great way to learn about the elementary setting.
"It's been a great experience working with the kids and getting to see what each class is learning," she said.
Ms. Poor, who supervises the students and helps them with assignments, has found the program rewarding as well.
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We are so excited to have Leigh Anne and Veronica with us at CES," she said. "I have been so impressed with their maturity, initiative and diligence with creating the video projects. I believe collaborations such as this between CES and our high school students are a great opportunity to maintain personal connections vertically within our system, which can be difficult to do once students leave the elementary school, while at the same time increasing the students' experience and knowledge of media production."
Jonathan Maples, Leigh Anne and Veronica's mass media teacher at CHS, came up with the idea to collaborate with another school in the system to give his students a wider experience.
"It made it easy logistically since all of our schools are on one campus," he said. "It was just a matter of setting it up and running with it. I'm very proud of their efforts."