During my 3 year involvement with the Television and Production program, I created numerous video packages. I had the opportunity to interview people from all walks of life, from farmers to artists.

The video package which I am most proud of is about a Padua Alum returning to the school to revisit a mural she created in the building. The roller coaster of emotion caused my package to receive an Honorable Mention from the Delaware Press Association in 2020.

My sophomore year I did a video package on the school's production of Mamma Mia. As both a cast member and reporter, I was stretched thin and made some framing and editing mistakes. But overall, I strengthened my editing skills through layering songs throughout the package and adjusting audio levels to mimic the fading out of music.

However, looking back, there are still many aspects of the package I would change. Luckily, I had the opportunity to redo it my senior year. However this time it was on the school's production of the Little Mermaid.

(~1:34 -4:02)

Knowing the ins and outs of theater production from my Mamma Mia package greatly assisted me in filming my Little Mermaid package. Even though I wasn't a cast member this time, I still dedicated the same amount of time attending and filming practices to get the right amount of B-roll to work with. My previous experience and dedication made me feel confident in the outcome of my package the entire time during filming and editing.

In addition to covering the arts, I have created sports packages. My sophomore year I interviewed the state champion pole vaulter at my school about her experience in the sport and her accomplishments. Filming her events proved to be difficult so I heavily relied on provided sources as well as go pro footage. Most notably I edited together the athlete's explanation of the sport to match b-roll footage of her pole vaulting.

As a staff member of PATV, I anchored on the daily news show often as a co-anchor, sports reporter, or weather girl. Later in the year, my on-screen skills earned me a more permanent position as a sports reporter.

While I had a only brief appearance in this episode on December 4th, it acted as a reference point for my development as an anchor over the next 3 years. This daily show also received an honorable mention from the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences in 2020.

(~8:37-9:17)

(~0:00-0.24) & (~1:30-1:47)

Immediately following the quarantine in March of 2020, the class began to record news shows from home. The commitment and quick actions of my leaders set an example for leadership within the program to this day.

In the second episode of PATV from home, I had the opportunity to anchor. Although anchoring from my room via zoom is much different than anchoring live in a television studio, it displayed my perseverance and continued development in anchoring.

I further challenged myself at home by adding a weather segment to the show. Not only did I design a new weather graphic but I was the semi-permanent weather girl as well.

The new segment added a breath of fresh air to show. You could often hear birds chirping behind me and see the blue skies around me instead of a stuffy bedroom. The weather girl position also allowed me to have more freedom with scriptwriting and experiment with a more cheerful anchor voice.

(~0:46-1:10)

(~3:22-5:01)

As I started my senior year as a PATV leader, I strived to set an example for our staff anchors every time I appeared on the screen. Even after a year break from participating in the show, I was extremely excited to return.

In one of the early episodes of my reappearance on the show, I anchored with grace and confidence. I intentionally enunciated my words and changed my tone clearly in order to show a level of emotion lost behind face masks.

Anchoring live always keeps me on my toes, even to this day. In one of my more recent appearances on PATV, I was designated the anchor seconds before we went live.

As a part of the celebration of Catholic Schools Week, we invited teachers to anchor on the show. On February 4th, we expected a teacher to come down minutes before the show started, but she never showed. I was thrown in as anchor at the last second. It would be just my luck that I had also written the other anchor's script instead of the one I was appointed as. As I read my lines for the first time off the teleprompter, I had some stumbles. But I managed to recover myself without losing confidence. It exhibited the strides I had made in public speaking and set an example for my staff.

(~2:43-4:39)