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pages by Katie Vrtiska
and Anne Fortson Which of these
Broadcast

A. junior Zach Lukasiewicz jok-
ingly places a hat on junior Ka ss i members isn't
Nelso n's hea d before the cam-
eras sta rt ro lling. Both were th e
Frid ay news anchors this yea r on MN99 News?
on th e MN99 News. B. Creating
posters for Li t Mag submissions
is sophomore Ell y Roberts. Th e
Li t Mag was fil led w ith student
artwork and literature submis-
sions. C. Puttin g th e finishing
touches on a submiss ion poster
is freshman jessica Bequette.
Some students submitted to
th e maga zine whil e others
parti cipated in Open Mic Night.
photos by Alex Jetter

Anna Hansen
B_

Lit Mag and Broadcast Club allowed students to explore future careers.
Daniel McNary
"Good morning Millard North, and wel- caught th e attention of the viewers.
come to MN99 News." Every day at the start "My favorite commercials explain what Lit
of second hour, students were greeted by the Mag is but at the sa me time have creative ele-
familiar faces of the Broadcast Club. ments beca use not many people kn ow what
"Bro adcast Clu b all owed you to try any we do," se nior Ben Triplett sa id.
aspect of broadcast journalism you wanted, Becau se it was written and ed ited by stu-
fro m beh in d the sce nes to newscasting," dents, Lit Mag helped club members to see
sophomore Nichole Tinsley sa id. th e artistic side of their peers.
Select members of the Broadcast Club "Lit Mag all owed me to express myse lf
were chose n to be anchors after a tryout for creative ly and to review art and writing sub-
the MN99 News. mitted by other MN students," junior Rain
"Being an anchor is a blast beca use eve ry- Sissel sa id.
one gives me a funny look in the hallway. Or By the end of the year, the hard work of Ryan Sutton
maybe it is just me," se nior Rya n Sutton sa id. the Lit Mag members paid off in the form of
The news was a creative way of informing the completed magaz ine.
eve ryo ne abo ut happenings around school. "Seeing so me good literature and finding
"We support other clubs around the out that it was written by a fellow student is
school by showin g their commercials during crazy great, " se ni or Rachel Anderso n said .
the announcements," Sutton sa id. Whether showing their personality on
One of these clubs was the Literary Maga- ca mera or on paper, members of Broadcast
zine , or Lit Mag. Th eir unique commercials, Club and Lit Mag found a way to get involved
which promoted student submissions, always and share their creativity.

Emma Hansen

1terary Magazine/Broadcast Club 85+