The Center for Mass Media Studies
The Center for Mass Media Studies
at Penn High School | massmediastudies.org | 574-258-9500 | @PennNewsNetwork
at Penn High School | massmediastudies.org | 574-258-9500 | @PennNewsNetwork
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2022 Summer Camps
2022 Summer Camps
Two camps are being offered through the Center of Mass Media Studies at Penn High School this summer. In the morning, students can participate in the Media Camp, and in the afternoon, they can join the Yearbook Camp. In the Media Camp, 10-14 year-olds will gather news and create a news show. In the Yearbook Camp, 13-16 year-olds will design and create spreads for the 2021-2022 Bittersweet yearbook.
'22 Media Camp in the books
'22 Media Camp in the books
Campers in the first week of Media Camp rocked the process. They finished all of their packages, published stories to the PNN website, and recorded a show on Friday with their parents present in a live studio audience. It was a great week, and we are anticipating another great week from the 13th. to the 17th.
Week 1, June 6th-10th, 2022
Week 1, June 6th-10th, 2022
8-11AM-"Media Camp," ages 10-14.
12-3PM-"Yearbook Camp," ages 13-16.
Enroll by filling out the form below.
Week 2, June 13th-17th, 2022
Week 2, June 13th-17th, 2022
8-11AM-Broadcast "Media Camp," ages 10-14.
12-3PM-Layout & Design, "Yearbook Editing Session" high school.
Enroll by filling out the form below.
Campers become reporters & story-tellers for a week.
Campers are guided by very capable high school volunteers.
Campers have their hands on equipment everyday.
The week ends with a parent tour led by campers.
The PNN Media Camp is a one-week camp where campers write, shoot, edit and produce news stories about other summer camps at Penn High School. We will focus on learning how to tell stories using modern story-telling equipment and mass-media channels. To sign up for this week-long camp, please use the form found at the bottom of this page.
In the PNN Yearbook Camp participants create their own mini-yearbook over the course of one week. In order to do that, they get out and shoot interviews, shoot photographs, edit those photographs, write copy, and layout cool page designs to feature their subjects. This camp is geared for the middle school student who wants to meet some friends and collaborate on a print narrative.
Monday
Campers begin with team-building exercises to start the week off right. They get to know the volunteers and each other as they get ready to build a real product. After that, they begin with a "staff meeting" and plan their week. It won't be long before they get their hands on some equipment: a reporter's notebook, a camera, tripod, and microphone. They shoot footage on the very first day with mentors from the Penn News Network. By the end of the day, campers drop that footage on a computer and plan their stories.
PNN Producer Gary teaches camper Orlando how to use the TriCaster (switcher).
Tuesday
On Tuesday, students grab their equipment once more, only this time, they shoot interviews. Out into the field they go to talk to the news-makers, face to face. They will continue to shoot "b-roll" to capture the atmosphere of the camps, but they will also gather "soundbites" to help tell their stories. Students also take stills for social media and their posts on what they cover.
Wednesday
On the third day of camp, a guest speaker will help campers see the big picture of their work as campers begin logging and editing the footage they shot. Students use their interviews, their b-roll, and their field notes to "assemble" a story in their editor. These stories capture the action at the camps they are covering. At the same time, campers begin writing the script for the news show that will bring their stories to life on Youtube.
Thursday
With a new sense of urgency, editors try to wrap up their stories and publish them as standalone "packages." Some students return to the field in order to get crucial last-minute interviews and footage to polish off their story. Those completed packages get embedded in web stories on PNN's news website, and they are placed in the show "rundown" for when they begin shooting in the PNN Studio.
PNN camper, Nick, learns the teleprompter from PNN Producer, Roberto.
Friday
On the last day of camp, all stories are finished, all segments shot, and the show edited and published. Parents are invited in for he finale, and we publish final social media posts to celebrate the show the campers have produced. We will finish the day and week with a parent tour of the studio & newsroom led by the campers themselves. Campers will also launch and make their first posts to their own academic showcase portfolio.
If you are interested in this camp, please use the form below to enroll. If you have questions, please reach out to Mr. McNulty.
Campers & volunteers work together as a team in a fun atmosphere.
Campers develop real-world skills out in the field and in the studio.
Campers get hands-on instruction and practice to acquire skills and experience.
High school journalists mentor campers through the entire process.
The cost of the camp is $80 per camper. Each camper gets a shirt, and each volunteer is provided a nutritious lunch (in a convivial atmosphere!).
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