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What is the Frontline SportsCenter Youth Network?
Located at Frontline Outreach in Orlando, Florida, the program is a project-based learning program that teaches students how to sportscast live games and be part of a broadcasting crew. This career-filled exploration program infuses hands-on camera engagement, oratory skills, entrepreneurship, technological media to create content, record live events and games, and learn from informative field trips.
The eight-week program will introduce students to the athletics communication field by teaching them about sports broadcasting. The group of 10 to 15 students will be working with cameras to learn how to shoot and edit video and perform stand-ups. They will also learn the history of broadcasting and how to write, edit and create graphics for a sports show. The students will have an opportunity to build their portfolios by producing their own broadcast at the end of the program.
“I think this program is a great way for CSC to leave our mark at Frontline Outreach. Hopefully it’s something that grows, and many kids will be exposed to broadcasting skills and it will inspire the future generation for years to come,” Goodwill and Wellness Committee community service coordinator Ryan Davis, an assistant commissioner for communications at the Missouri Valley Conference said.
Each week is broken down into a specific area of broadcasting. The program is open to students in 8th through 11th grades and will be held on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 4-7 pm. The Goodwill and Wellness Committee generally raises $4,500-$5,000 a year from the 5K that will be donated to Frontline Outreach this year for the camera gear and tools for the broadcasting program.
The initial program is set to run from late February until mid-April. Monica May, an award winning radio and television veteran, will lead the instruction over the eight-week period.
Learn more about Frontline Outreach of Orlando at www.frontline-outreach.org.
