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JANUARY 2013
PHS Students Visit NFL Network
On November 30th, a group of Paramount High students had the opportunity to visit and tour the National Football League’s television studios in Culver City. Shows such as NFL Gameday, A Football Life, and NFL Redzone are filmed and broadcast from this studio. This is also the facility from which NFL Thursday night games are broadcast. Only a group of five visitors were allowed to participate in the tour, and these lucky students were Xavier Aldana, Jorge Ceballos, Charlie Contreras Alan Cortez, and Erwin Preciado. These students are enrolled in Mr. Sewell’s Film and Video Production class. During their visit, these students were able to see state of the art video and audio equipment, as well as first-class audio and editing facilities. They also were able to watch broadcasters and camera crews rehearsing for later filming. Luckily for these students, the studio went “live” with breaking news during their tour and they experienced firsthand what goes behind a live broadcast. Erwin Preciado expressed how impressive it was to “see how much more goes on behind the scenes than what you see on your television screen.” Charlie Contreras shared that
it was also interesting to see some of the same programs and tools from his PHS class being used at the NFL studio. Two programs he and fellow students are gaining experience with now in Mr. Sewell’s class are Sound Track Pro and Final Cut Pro, which were being utilized at the network during their visit. Several of these students expressed that they are considering entering film and video production programs in college, as well as a possible career choice. Some of the schools mentioned for this major include UC Irvine, UCLA, and Cal Poly San Luis Obispo. Jeff Beahn, PHS
Outgoing Board President Linda Garcia Honored
The Board of Education and Superintendent David Verdugo congratulated outgoing President Linda Garcia on her successful year as President of the Board of Education.
Vivian Hansen Elected President The Board of Education elected new officers for 2012-13 during their December statutory meeting. Trustee Vivian Hansen was elected President and Sonya Cuellar will serve as Vice President/Clerk.
‘Tis the Season for Giving The holiday season is full of joy, laughs, great food, loved ones, and most importantly—generosity. The students, staff, and ASB at Paramount High School West Campus are doing as much as possible to keep in the spirit of giving during the holidays and support the less fortunate. West Campus students are extremely generous by donating to canned food and toy drives sponsored by ASB. During the month of November, the West Campus ASB sponsored a school-wide canned food drive. ASB Leadership students collected cans from all first period classes on campus. The food items donated by the students and staff were arranged into a holiday baskets full of goodies for families in need to enjoy. With a total of over 500 cans, ASB was able to assist seven families. To complete their Thanksgiving meal, each family was given a twenty-five dollar gift card to a local market. In the month of December, West Campus held its annual Su Casa Holiday Toy Drive. Su Casa is a shelter for victims of domestic violence and their children. For this toy drive, ASB collected board games, books, dolls, sports equipment, teddy bears, and many other toys and art supplies. The gifts donated by West Campus Pirates brought a smile to the face of less fortunate children. The holiday season is full of generosity here at Paramount High School West Campus and so many other places. It does not matter where the giving takes place just that families are able to have a better holiday season and the West Campus was able to play in this. Jose Ortiz, ASB Leadership Vice President Paramount High School West Campus
SCHOOL BOARD MEETING DATES January 9 • January 23, 2013 Board of Education meetings are held at 6:00 p.m. in the Boardroom at the District Office, 15110 California Avenue, Paramount, and are open to the public