Raychelle Gammage, a broadcast journalism student at Southern Miss, is another one of the volunteers helping with the workshop. Check out her bio below.
After an eventful day of sitting and waiting, we gathered in the lobby of Scholarship Hall due to the three very aggressive rain drops that assaulted our group on the front lawn. Competition was fierce as the bravest amongst us fought for Cheetos and water by answering the questions of Dr. Gina Chen. As the excitement died down, she asked for a volunteer to do the first blog post and boldly going where no student has gone before. I raised my hand and ultimately roped my roommate and I into filling the shoes of Dr. Frankenstein as we piece together what is now the first blog post of the USM High School Journalism Workshop 2014.
In the week to come, there will be other blog posts written by the sixteen students present. We, Emalie Cormier and Christian "Little Fish" Miller, are honored to be the co-authors of this post. These posts will inform you, the visitors of this blog, of the events and experiences we will enjoy here. Thank you! Great news today! The 16 Canon 7D cameras that Canon loaned us for the journalism workshop arrived today. Each participant will get a camera to use, as he or she learns visual journalism. Who-hoo! Thank you, Canon! Photo by Chuck Cook
I toured Scholarship Hall today -- where the 16 Remembering "Freedom Summer" Multimedia High School Journalism Workshop participants will stay along with chaperones and yours truly at Southern Miss. I was quite impressed. It's a lot more spacious (and clean) than I remember dorms back in my undergrad days. Plus, there's a mini fridge and microwave and restroom in each room! Wow! Times are a changing. Check it out below. |
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