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Performing for a

Broad cast Club and CROW The president of th e
Broadcast Club is junior
One Act Play brought Doug Bauerbaum -Meyers.
He produced and directed
creat ivity to productions. the mornin g announ cements .
phoTo by Rebecca Smed/und
Those who were involved in the in front of the school in November and for
Broadca st club and One Act Play both had a the district competition in Fremont in
passion for performing. Whether it was December. The IS-member cast received a
onstage or in front of a camera, students superior rating and earned 56 out of 60
bared their soul s in front of the entire points by the judges.
school. English teacher Connie M ills
Many students were familiar with directed the dark comedy play. It was a new
the everyday morning announcements that version of the Canterbury Tales, which took
Broadca st members put on. There were place in the 1400s. The main plot was about
numerou s other aspects of the club as well. a pardoner who taught people a lesson
Students interviewed people, wrote stories, through death and sin.
and edited their own videos. The students put a lot of effort into
"As far as editing videos, I could making the soundtrack correspond with the
go in any direction I wanted. It helped bring mood of the play. It took about three weeks
out the creative side of me," junior Dawn for the students to study the music and
Bahde sa id . organize it.
Members learned how to make "Even though it was very time-
digital recordings, how to edit iMovies, and consuming, we felt it was necessary to
how to produce a quality video piece that create powerful music to give us that extra
could be burned onto a DVD. edge for our district competition," Mills
"I have been involved in the club said.
for two years now. I joined because I love The Broadcast club and the One
all aspects of the media," junior Michael Act Play were both thought of as rare
Lawson said. opportunities to explore the technicali ties
The One Act Play was performed and specifications of the media world.

• "'"""""'Gerhold (Iobnson) and sophomore Britta Rowiup rehearse tbe part of tbe pa.y
ill.
are conspiring to kill the other roister. Rowiftp said It was fw to~ Ida,._,
she got along well with the cast. plu:lto by NatolH Bingham

the new Broadcast club t-sbins are Senior Asblen .Jobnson and junior~ Pfli1lipiNI:a.
about to go on a field trip and everyone wanted to wear the shirts.
Rebecca Smedlund

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