Bay High School - Pelican Yearbook (Panama City, FL)

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RAIIIO 82 T. V. AUTIVITIE News and happenings around Bay Town are presented to the public. This is done through the facilities of WIDM Television Station as one of the many activi- ties of the Radio 85 T. V. Club. MISS PATSY WARD Homecoming Queen Candidate insulin' ,pi bd! wan 19401559 Jimmy Whittaker, Martha Hornsby, and Jerry Wright QSEATEDJ are assisted by Mr. Donnell Brookins and Mrs. Inez Hart Jones on Bay High Speaks. This program is presented every Tuesday night over WDLP. 130

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l r . ,hs 'K Homeroom students receive their TORNADO Wl-IIRLS. The Whirl was rated as the second top newspaper in this year's first tournament by mail, and third in the second tournament. All members of the staff have received credit for one year ofjournalismstudy. The staff meets and works during sixth period as a regular class with a c redit. z lliAD'O -1 . I 51. 'i1i, . Carole Law, Exchange Editor, prepares WHIRLS for distribu- tion to other schools. George and Martha help while Mr. Copeland looks on. dig! Ton . ...tml NY' ix Roy Gainer, Sports Editor, Margie Ferrell, News Editorg Sue Pybus, Associate Editorg and Charline Pledger, Feature Editor, confer on problems of the next issue. Pearl McLemore, Editor, draws up a page while Secora Collins, Business Manager, advises financially.

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hmmm X ' N. M. Hornsby, BOTTOM E. Murphy, D. York, RAIIIO 82 T. V. CLUB Radio, which came to Bay High in 1951, has made considerable pro- gress. It began, with all the other publications, THE TORNADO WHIRL, THE WHIRLWIND, and THE PELICAN in one room. Radio- television has now grown into a class of its own, with 19 students enrolled. Television was added in 1955. The students of the radio-television journalsim class, under the direct- ion of Mrs. Inez Jones, have a five minute world news radio program every school day and a five minute Bay High News television program on Thursday afternoons. The radio programs are presented every school day at 2:55 P. M. over WDLP. Last year they were presented over WPCF once a week. The television programs are pre- sented over WJDM at 5:30 P. M. ' Each day two students are on radiog one is the emcee and one is the id reporter. Daily the students use TOP ROW: M. Byrd, J. Whittaker, R. Nobles. lag qw 1llQ'l -. 'fiilff SECOND ROW: J. Wright, S. Southerland, B. ,Mu Pelham, C. Newton, S. Poston. THIRD ROW: Y. Matthews, C. Pledger, M. Ross, M. Baskett- N. Raike, C. Kelly, D. Weaver, Mrs. Jones. the United Press teletype material. The reporter edits and tacks up enough news for a program. There are three students appear- ing before the television camera of WJDM every week. One is the em- ceeg one is the sports or school background news reporterg and one is the school news reporter. The students gather, write, and edit their own news. Several practice rehearsals and a studio rehearsal are required before each television program. Nina Raike, Program Chairman: Robert Nobles, Presidentg Diane Weaver, Vice President, Ellen Murphy, Secretary-Treasurer, Jimmy Whittaker, Radio Chairman: Yvonne Matthews, T. V. Chairman.