As you walk into your advisory class, whether it’s Monday and Thursday or Tuesday and Friday you would not be surprised by the sound of our fellow classmates on the big screen. What advisory is known for; WLTV. Our seniors curating the perfect 15 minute video to catch us up on everything throughout the week. While many of you have never thought about the background behind them, we are bringing the information to you. As with journalism , this class is different from the others. Sponsored and taught by Mr. Flinchim we have got the privilege to learn what really happens, when cameras are cut.
We were able to interview a handful of WLTV students which include Dominic De La Cruz and Griffin Brown. Dominic told us “The biggest thing with this class is the creativity behind all the work we do. So instead of following a curriculum where it’s like, you have to make something, you’re kind of doing, you know, your own work, and you’re building off your own ideas.”
We got similar if not the same answers from each student we asked this question to. A big part of this class is the privilege these students get to sprout their own ideas. However, it’s not always sunshine and rainbows or in this case cameras and greenscreens.
Senior Liz who is also a part of WLTV says “Now there’s so much that goes behind so I think they just need more detail than what they tell us.” She then adds, “you definitely have to know how to time manage stuff. , if you’re in the back, you have interviews, you gotta edit, you have to record, you have to do the script. Hope he approves your script, or else you’re gonna have to change everything again. We stay on our toes.” While in my opinion the pros outweigh the cons, I think it is hard to see the stress that goes into what looks like just unserious 15 minute videos. Lucas Latiker answers the question “What makes this class so different” with “I think the freedom of it, I think compared to any other English class, it’s so much more interactive it’s not , Oh, two page essay by Friday night. It’s , you have things to do every week, but it’s fun if you do it correctly. We stay on top of it. It becomes way more fun than a regular class.”
As much of a bitter sweet feeling it might be to become upperclassmen, I think this class specifically is something to look forward to, but the question now is who would be good candidates for this class? Griffin says “ if you’re looking to stem in stem, like, in some sort of creativity, this is definitely a good opportunity, especially, too, if you’re, like, trying to get, like, work on, like, your deadlines and stuff, this class is very deadline heavy, so you gotta know what you’re getting yourself into.” With that Liz also agrees and says “A very outgoing person. Because you have to ask people questions, even people you don’t even know. Yeah, you have to be outgoing and not shy, and it shouldn’t be scary to try new things.” All of our interviewees have said before taking this class they considered themself to be outgoing, it is crucial for this class.
Junior answers “What makes this class so important in our school?” and says “I think it’s important because it connects the school and all students together. It lets students be creative and report what they believe; it’s important.” Overall, I know going in and getting an inside view of what really happens is not what I expected and I’m sure it’s not what you expected either. So we will see you there, on the next episode of WLTV!
