Multimedia Journalism is a creative, hands-on environment in which students collaborate to produce La Quinta High School media. Students use cutting-edge graphic design software and professional cameras to learn the basics of digital storytelling, reporting, photography, and social media as part of 21st century communications. Students explore digital and multimedia storytelling with a variety of industry-standard tools, including the chance to experiment with a variety of professional cameras and lenses and smartphones. As students continue in the multimedia journalism pathway, they have opportunities to plan, design and produce the school newspaper, website, and more, in a student-led program, which enables them to practice real-world deadline skills in a collaborative learning environment in which their designs, photos and stories are published for an audience.