Patrick Henry High School - Encounter Yearbook (San Diego, CA)

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mmf , w 'Q ri'-nl Pat Schenkelberg assists in the production of a Pa- triot Report newscast. Media Club: Front row A S. Laczko, M. Johnson, Row 2 - T, Graham, S. Ballard Row 3 - R. Cizek, C. Schenkelberg, P. Schenkelberg, P. Sanders, J. She- posh, M. Evans. '-.4 f r xy, A ,Q . ' 5 , 4 Production 245

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Wide Angle The Television Production class sought to improve its news coverage with a larger vari- ety of stories including more professional off- campus segments. We worked hard to make our newscasts and stories as close to network-like news as we could, said one stu- dent. The class produced the Patriot Report school newscast every three weeks for much of the first semester, and then increased it to a bi-weekly production during the second se- mester in an effort to better inform the stu- dentsf, Under the guidance of producer Larry Trouba, the Patriot Report staff over- came unreliable equipment and budget cuts that severely hampered production of the newscast. The Patriot Report featured interesting in- terviews as well as movie reviews, music up- dates, coverage of school sports, and off- campus segments such as a special on the movie hit E.T. and it's ensuing impact. The staff solved some of the financial problems through the Voter-Turn-On campaign and by securing advertisement on the Patriot Re- port. They used the money to begin repairs on the television equipment, as well as initi- ate plans for a new set for the newscast. Such hard work and persistence paid off as the Patriot Report continually provided the school with an interesing and unique look at the news. Media Madness The media club was one of Patrick Henry's newest clubs. Sponsor Sharon Ballard ex- plained, We became a club and it's been lots of fun. The club is mostly an extension of the Media class, made up of twelve of the classis most devoted members. During their once a month meetings, the club did graph- ics, close circuit television and produced audio sound tracks. Possibly the club's most important assign- ment was the Senior Slide show. Nearly all of second semester was devoted to it's pro- duction. Rob Cizek described the work he did as Fun and interesting, but occasionally te- dious. We have a good time while meeting our responsibilities. An important aspect of the-club was the team work required to make final products their very best. Sharon Ballard further stated, I like the fact that l'm an active part of the club, not sponsor in name only. Mrs. Ballard further stated that she wished more students recognized that the Media fa- cilities were available to all students, not only club members. 244 Associations If-wang.. Mike Evans communicates with his co-workers us- ing unreliable equipment due to budget cuts. Patriot Report Front row - D. Brennan, L. Trouba Parmer, V. Saletino, R. Kroichick, P. Kushner, J. posh, A. Fisher Row 2 - J. Guera, G. Philipps, P. S ers, M. Szutenbach, R. Cizek, G. Archambeault, A. iano, P. Schenkelberg, Ted Lietner, M. Humphrey Scherer, C. Dunn, K. Prescott, D. Hayes, R. Mills, M

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More Than a Birdcage Liner, t, The journalism staff wasted little time in preparing for the 1982-1983 school year. In fact, before school even began, the students were busy redesigning the Patriot Press pro- duction room in order to make it more effi- cient for publication of the school newspaper. The Patriot Press hit the halls every three weeks for the first semester, as the staff shar- pened its skills before returning to the bi- monthly format. The paper was one of the few in the county run entirely by the stu- dents, with editors-in-chief Suzannah Carroll, Ron Kroichick, and Brian Wolf leading the way. Still, advisors Bob Litchfield and Bob Shaughnessy provided top-notch guidance and frequently pitched in with words of wis- dom. Every person on the staff had an opportu- nity to be an editor of a certain page. Once an P editor, it was that person's job to choose what articles were to be written. Members of Jour- nalism then came in to the Journalism room for sing ups. The page editors chose the 246 Associations articles they preferred, corrected them, sent them to the printers, and celebrated when a ll I I S totally different from writing an essay for English. terrific paper was returned, Just an incredi- ble feeling to see. Sheri Bernstein and several other Journalism stu- dents produced next year's Inquire, which lists and describes Patrick Henry's classes.