tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-61871491528219802372024-02-18T21:17:21.663-08:00DCIArcadia Unified School District Digital Communications Internship Program. #AUSDdciRyan Foran Public Relationshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18122907122923454244noreply@blogger.comBlogger32125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6187149152821980237.post-6103531209085771752018-12-09T21:28:00.000-08:002018-12-09T21:28:50.950-08:00Covering and Competing<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<i>Competing in her own cross country race, Arcadia Unified School District Digital Communications Intern Grace Lee manages to cover other races at the same meet through responsible planning and quick thinking. Although it's impossible to snap photos while she's running, she works around a tight schedule to maximize coverage. Intrigued by how she pulls of such a feat, I asked her about her typical experience and how she prepares. </i><br />
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Currently, my two biggest priorities, other than my education, are cross country and DCI. Both are generally time-consuming, so it's inevitable that the two will overlap once in a while. Although this has its upsides and downsides, luckily, the pros outweigh the cons.<br />
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Cross country is an amazing and interesting sport, and I’m very glad I have the opportunity to spread the word about it. However, it requires lots of work, as is anything worth doing. On a normal race day, I pack two sets of clothes, an extra pair of shoes, a towel to sit on, food and drink, and sometimes, my homework if I happen to have a lot that day. When I have to cover the race as well, I need to add my camera and a couple extra batteries to my packing list.<br />
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When the team arrives at the race site, I usually have about thirty minutes to an hour to settle down and prepare for the actual race. By that time, my camera is out, and I’ll already have what kind of pictures I want to take in mind. I'm also actively searching for spots that will allow me to take interesting photos. As soon as I see something worthy of a photo, I'll quickly snap a few shots, knowing that the lighting and other factors may change after I run my own race. After taking an adequate amount of photos, I'll store my camera away. After the race, I try to take some more photos of runners from other races if the lighting and time allows.<br />
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Overall, covering a race that I’m competing in isn't too challenging or much of hassle. Giving up some time with my teammates and carrying a camera around is hardly a sacrifice for being able to represent Arcadia’s Cross Country Team as well as its Digital Communications Internship.<br />
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<i>In the midst of college application deadlines, seniors find themselves busy balancing schoolwork, applications, and extracurriculars. If you find yourself in a similar situation, don't give up hope, for there will be a happy ending. In this blog post, s</i><i>enior Sarah Wang (Class of 2019) reminisces on her thrilling experience covering Arcadia High's graduation. </i><br />
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Graduation is perhaps one of the happiest and most bittersweet moments in life. You’re leaving all your friends, teachers, and classmates behind, but it is for a future that holds incredible things. However, for me, these past two graduations have been an opportunity for me to say my final thank yous to all the amazing seniors that have made an impact on my life. I’m so glad I got the opportunity to cover the event for DCI and capture this joyous moment for the hundreds of students that worked hard to reach the finish line.<br />
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Covering an event, especially one as large-scale as graduation, always comes with a sort of thrill. You’re there early with your press pass on and have the ability to strut past long lines to the restricted areas. During the event, you weave through the crowds and can be right where the action is. Last year, I was stationed behind at the Lifetouch stands to capture shots of the graduates as they received their diplomas which gave me a sense of the speed and precision professional professionals need to get their job done efficiently. It was incredibly heartwarming to see all the handmade signs, flowers, and posters that the graduates’ family and friends brought to support them, and I’m glad I was able to be a part of the experience. On the DCI side, it was also super fun to hang out with the other interns and bond over our sore feet and figuring out camera issues. Overall, though covering the small events is important, graduation is definitely one of the most fun events to cover and attend.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6187149152821980237.post-67505824595751183792018-10-26T15:24:00.001-07:002018-10-26T15:24:47.650-07:00Interns' Take on the Staff Appreciation Football Game<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Every year, Arcadia Unified's Digital Communications Interns (DCI) prepares an amazing assortment of special access, prizes, and activities for the Staff Appreciation Night, which takes place at an Arcadia High football game and was established to thank all the fantastic employees who work for the Arcadia Unified School District. Features range from VIP passes to standing in the field area and from Chromebook laptop and gift card giveaways to free candy for the kids. This year's registration area featured free tiny golden footballs and DCI stickers, a face painting table, a photography booth complete with posters for each school site, and a video interview station. Various DCI members drew school names in calligraphy with chalk onto the walkway, adding to the festive decor of the night.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Of course, none of this could be achieved without the help of the DCI interns. To accomplish such a wide variety of tasks, numerous groups were created, with each intern assigned to a specific role such as photography, registration, and videography. Here's what the DCI interns had to share about the experience.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br />"As one of the event photographers, I found it especially neat to capture the pure joy and happiness on the staff members' faces when they ran out of the tunnel at the beginning of the game. It reminded me what AUSD is all about: taking large strides to meet a goal while maintaining a high morale."</span></blockquote>
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">—Ella Cho, Senior</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">"Seeing all of the happy faces and being able to capture them as an event photographer was by far the best part of the night. I especially loved seeing kids' faces light up when they were offered golden footballs, candy, and the option to get their face painted!"</span></blockquote>
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">—Jocelyn Thao, Sophomore </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br />"Working at registration was truly a pleasure as it allowed me to greet each and every staff member and their families as they arrived. It was so incredible to see many of my former teachers again, and I was very grateful to be able to thank them for all the effort and energy they dedicated to giving me the best possible education."</span></blockquote>
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">—Sarah Wang, Senior</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br />"Working at the check-in booth, I got to welcome all of AUSD’s amazing staffers: offering them goodies, learning about where they work, and seeing my former teachers—that brought forth a big sense of nostalgia. Switching back-and-forth between that, giving out t-shirts to kids, and face-painting was fun as well as I got to meet so many wonderful people. Seeing all the big smiles and the camaraderie amongst the staff, the schools, and their families and realizing that everyone took time from their Friday night to represent their schools and support our Apaches reminded me part of why I joined DCI: to have the chance to contribute to AUSD and give back to our community."</span></blockquote>
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">—Jasmine Oang, Junior</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">"Taking pictures at the photo booth was such an amazing opportunity as I was able to talk and interact with all of the teacher and staff as well as watching them all interact with each other in a non-work environment. It was so much fun to photograph the teachers and their families with Fur Ann. Personally, I think that because the scene is so chaotic with hundreds of teachers all coming in at once, you need to be comfortable interacting with them and telling them where to go and what to do. Just be warned, you’ll probably lose your voice the next day, but it’s all worth it."</span></blockquote>
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">—Courtney Hayata, Senior</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br />"This year, I got to help set up and man the Face Painting booth, and it was such a delight to get to see all the adorable kids coming out to show support for their families and the school! Seeing all the childhood innocence and joy that came from something as simple as getting a football painted on their face was the best reward at the end of the day. It really put all the hard work AUSD does into perspective—the final goal is always to have been able to brighten up someone’s day, week, future."</span></blockquote>
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">—Maggie Wong, Senior</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">"As one of the interns working the raffles, I found it amazing greeting all the incredible staff that came to the booth, seeing former teachers, and having the opportunity to see the delight on their faces as they received their raffle tickets, each hoping to have the winning ticket! Being up in the PA booth during halftime to hand out the raffle prizes was also an unforgettable experience! Not only was I getting an amazing view of the Band and Color Guard halftime performance, but I was also able to see the smiles on the faces of the various winners as they are surrounded by friends and family. All the smiles and laughs truly make me appreciate the value of being a part of the AUSD family."</span></blockquote>
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">—Brandon Chen, Junior</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br />"As part of the staff organization crew, I passed out signs with their corresponding schools. It was great meeting all the different staff members. My favorite moment was watching each school run out of the tunnel holding the signs with pride."</span></blockquote>
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">—Leila Nunez, Freshman</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">"Being able to greet staff members and their children with a smile, raffle tickets, mini footballs, and candy was an incredibly uplifting experience! Their joy was so contagious and I was able to see that they all truly loved being part of the AUSD family!"</span></blockquote>
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">—Sandi Khine, Junior</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br />"As the photo booth assistant, I would find certain school posters and give it to staff members so that they could hold it as they were being photographed. To make the search more efficient, I organized the posters into three stacks: elementary, middle, and other schools. </span></blockquote>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">When the influx of staff slowed down, the team still had a lot of golden footballs left, so we threw them to the crowd to hype them up. They disappeared in mere minutes!"</span></blockquote>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">"Working at the registration booth was such a fun and great experience because I was able to meet everyone as they arrived with their family and friends. It was one of the highlights of my night to see all the happy faces of staff members as they entered. I think a tip for the job is to make sure all the passes are not tangled and easily removable from the pile."</span></blockquote>
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">—Sarah T. Wang, Junior</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Thank you to our amazing bosses, Mr. Foran and Ms. Nuuvali, for organizing this event, and props to my fellow interns for pulling off such an amazing feat. The entire team thoroughly enjoyed meeting all the staff members and their families in addition to being able to show our gratefulness for their efforts. We look forward to next year's Staff Appreciation Football Game!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Instagram Team assists the Arcadia Unified School District's public relations/communications efforts by updating the @arcadiaunified Instagram account. Our district's Instagram account was given a nod from Buzzfeed as one of the Top Ten Instagram accounts in the world, and we aim to keep it that way! We divide our responsibility for posting to our account into shifts, so one intern takes care of all the posts and captions per assigned day.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The key responsibility of members on the Instagram team is being punctual about posting. All Facebook posts must be transferred to the Instagram account by the same day the post is made on Facebook or by no later than the next day if the Facebook post is made late in the evening. Just remember, the sooner, the better. Members of the team should also proofread the caption, add appropriate hashtags, and tag applicable/appropriate Instagram accounts from other teams and/or organizations associated with Arcadia Unified. Additionally, Instagram team members should be looking through Instagram to find items to re-post to our district account, such as a post from Arcadia High's Girls Volleyball Instagram that would be great to share with our followers. Likewise, the Instagram team member should alert the Facebook team of items found on accounts associated with Arcadia Unified that would be great to post on our district Facebook page. </span><br />
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We are very proud of DCI's own Darius Jing, who is headed to Yale in the fall, as he recently earned a $20,000 college scholarship courtesy of Foot Locker. Darius spent two years as an intern, along with many other leadership roles on campus, and volunteer work in the community. Watch this inspirational video below about his surprise scholarship announcement and his wise advice for students. Way to go Darius! Read more about our <a href="http://ausddci.blogspot.com/p/dci-distinguished-alums.html" target="_blank">distinguished alumni here</a>.</div>
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Ryan Foran Public Relationshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18122907122923454244noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6187149152821980237.post-67225348558082412532018-05-08T10:24:00.000-07:002018-05-08T10:24:18.410-07:00DCI Launches Student Podcast in the News!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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DCI takes to the digital airwaves! This past semester DCI launched a new student podcast which is hosted, produced, and edited by DCI students. As of this post, there are ten episodes and nearly 500 downloads already. Podcast team member Kelly Li wrote an article about the new venture which was published in the Arcadia Patch. You can read the <a href="https://patch.com/california/arcadia/arcadia-high-school-kids-launch-podcast" target="_blank">full story here</a>, and you can listen to all of the podcast via our <a href="http://ausddci.blogspot.com/p/this-semester-digital-communications.html" target="_blank">podcast page</a>. </div>
Ryan Foran Public Relationshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18122907122923454244noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6187149152821980237.post-26161419717602681842018-04-29T22:03:00.000-07:002018-04-29T22:03:47.819-07:00DCI at Spring Preview<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">"We had several amazing features at our booth this year, including a special egg hunt. Lucky students that found eggs came over to our booth to claim their prize: a gel pen or pieces of candy. That was definitely my favorite part since it attracted more people to our booth. Customized foam footballs with the Arcadia Unified logo were also included as prizes at our booth for the egg hunt. A camera, microphone and trifold board were also displayed. </span> </blockquote>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">"The booth featured a multitude of things; we had pens, gel pens, a drone, candy, pamphlets, little footballs, the giant teddy-bear named Fur-an, and the amazing stuffed bear named Am-bear. My personal favorite was the pamphlets. Although that may sound super boring, I feel like the pamphlets looked amazing. It had a nice, aesthetic cover, a information filled inside, and a wonderful back cover that showed everyone how to apply. It was basically the basics of DCI in a sheet of paper."</span></blockquote>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">"Running the booth definitely took a lot of preparation, energy, and perseverance. To prepare for the day, I had to organize event coverage, table decorations, branded DCI candies, prizes, music, and handouts to ensure that our presence would have the maximum effect on incoming students. During Spring Preview itself, I chatted with parents and students about DCI, handed out prizes, and went around with Fur-Ann and Ambear to send more attendees to the DCI table! </span></blockquote>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">"Running the booth was definitely a fun experience. My responsibilities included informing the incoming freshman with what DCI was about and interviewing students both past and future for the DCI podcast.Our booth featured our friendly faces ready to assist and inform any passerby’s questions as well as Furran and Ambear available for photo taking opportunities. My favorite experience was walking around and meeting all of our potential candidates."</span></blockquote>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">"This year, I had the opportunity to walk around and live stream the event on Instagram! The stream was not too successful, as we only accumulated about 50 viewers. Nevertheless, I also added photos to the @arcadiaunified Instagram story, through which we were able to reach over 1000 people! The amount of reach we had made me realize that perhaps DCI could utilize the Instagram story feature a bit more, as stories are also quite fun to create!"</span> </blockquote>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">“This was my first time running a booth at Spring Preview. It was an interesting experience for me to be the one presenting rather that being the spectator for once. I would have never imagined that I would have the opportunity to run a booth at Spring Preview when I went to my first one three years ago. I helped set up the booth and later passed out flyers to anyone who was interested. My favorite experience was setting up the booth because I didn’t know what to expect. I was in awe of how amazing the DCI booth looked. I hope to volunteer at Spring Preview again next year!”</span></blockquote>
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">—Vivian Kwang</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">New to the Digital Communications Internship or just want to brush up your caption-writing skills? Then this is the guide for you! </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Nearly all Digital Communications Interns will be required to write captions. This blog post will teach the basics to get new interns started. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /></span> <b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">General Format</span></b></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /></span></b> <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">DCI captions all generally follow the same format, consisting of</span></span><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">hook (optional but recommended)</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">declaration of the event and congratulatory or interesting comment</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">solid info (who what where when why)</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">additional info and results</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">future plans</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">credits</span></li>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b><br /></b></span> <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>S</b></span><b>ports</b></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b><br /></b></span> <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The most covered topic is Arcadia High's sports games. Captions must include </span></span><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">names of both teams</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">whether it was a win or loss</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">where and when the game took place</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">overall season record</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">congratulatory words (if it is a win)</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">when and where the next game is</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">any additional info (for example, if it is a special game such as a Senior Night)</span></li>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Also, watch out for special sports vernacular! They vary from sport to sport and can be quite tricky, so be sure to do a little research before writing a caption, especially if it is your first time covering an event of that sport. Below is an example of tennis vernacular. </span> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">—"Tennis scoring system" on Wikipedia</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Nearly all other events fall into another category, sharing similar qualities such as</span></span><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">event name</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">performers</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">directors/staff</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">ticket price, different types of tickets, where to buy (if it is ongoing)</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">time, date(s), location</span></li>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> Be sure to thank large groups and important people (e.g. a show director, choreographer) for their contributions to the event. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">When DCI interns cover events, the credits always begin with "Photos by Digital Communications Interns". If staff members helped out, simply include them as "staff". Unfortunately, we do not name parents and others who contributed due to previous instances where people helped just to get their name mentioned. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">An example credits statement:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">If you want your caption to be extra interesting and deviate from the standard hard facts, research is the way to go! You may also need to research to find out info or fact-check. Some great resources are</span><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Twitter</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Apache BigTeams</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Facebook</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">boosters social media pages</span></li>
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<b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Miscellaneous</span></b><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Make sure to be courteous! For example, don’t use words like “demolished” and “pulverized”. Instead, just say we “defeated” or “beat” another team. While we are glad our team won, we must remain polite and professional.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Fully spell out acronyms because not everyone knows what something stands for. For example, the Performing Arts Center (PAC) was built a few years ago, so old alumni may not recognize the name "PAC". </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Of course, watch out for common mistakes:</span></span><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">AHS’ Boy’s Varsity Basketball should be Arcadia’s Boys Varsity Basketball</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">don’t start with the date</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">basic grammar (such as it’s vs its)</span></li>
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<b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Extras</span></b><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Want to spice up your caption? You can start with a hook sentence to pull in interested readers. Hook sentences can include shocking changes during a sports game, unexpected outcomes, and a catchy idiom. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">To make sentences sound better and more interesting, you can start with a verb. Also, more info that helps the caption deviate from the standard solid info will make your caption stand out!</span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Examples</span></b><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">If you want to see some examples of what a great caption looks like, simply head over to <a href="https://www.facebook.com/ArcadiaUnified/">Arcadia Unified's Facebook page</a> or <a href="https://www.instagram.com/arcadiaunified/?hl=en">Instagram account</a>. </span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Practice</span></b><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Now that you've read this all, why not try putting your skills to the test? I created two imaginary but normal events that the typical DCI intern would cover. Give them a try!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">(They're rather short so feel free to make up some more info that, while writing a caption for a real game, you'd find through research.)</span><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">2/9 Girls basketball home game vs CV, win 56-48, next game 2/16 vs San Marino at San Marino</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Orchestra Fall Concert, 10/20, all 3 AHS orchestras, in PAC, 5-7 PM, tickets are $3 for students, $5 for anyone else</span></li>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Feel free to comment your "caption" below!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Thanks for reading! Here are the links to other forms of this article, reiterated in a different format. </span><br />
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<a href="https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/13aczZy28y9s4EkwgSw4Pep2nt56pXoWSw1COP4-Zxp0/edit?usp=sharing"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">DCI Captions Basics Presentation</span></a><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "droid sans" , "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">Attending USC's High School Journalism Day, DCI interns learn about various topics, including social media marketing, video production, and newscasting, while having the opportunity to use professional technology. Five students from various Journalism Days </span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "droid sans" , "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">relay their personal and DCI-influenced perspective of the event. </span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial";"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;">"I went to USC journalism day in the fall. Many other high schools in the LA district came, and DCI members were dispersed into separate groups so that we wouldn't all be stuck together. I missed my friends, but it was also a great opportunity to meet new people. At USC, we met several professors who taught us about the importance of media and how easy it is to tell a story. Honestly, </span></span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;">we had already learned </span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;">many of the discussed topics </span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;">in DCI</span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;">, but it was great to see the professional equipment offered at USC and understand the ambiance of the campus itself. I personally don't plan to apply to USC because I'd like to go to a school outside of California, but I would still say that USC is a great college to apply to and has an excellent journalism program."</span></span></blockquote>
<span style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial";"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b>—Estelle Hooper</b></span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial";"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;">"USC Journalism Day was the first time I ever stepped foot onto a college campus. It opened my eyes to what people do at college when they are not studying or focused on exams. It was like entering a little community with people who have the same interests as you. I thoroughly enjoyed the experience of visiting the journalism sector of USC, </span></span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Annenberg.</span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;">"</span></span></blockquote>
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial";"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;">"</span></span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;">As I took my first steps onto the USC Campus, I was amazed at the serenity of it all. It was my first time at USC, and seeing how the bright morning sun glistened off the red brick building of the Wallis Annenberg Hall took my breath away. Stepping inside, I was greeted by smiles as I took my seat in the lecture hall. A few moments later, keynote speaker Brian De Los Santos of the Los Angeles Times began a powerful message on how journalism changed his life and how he hopes to, one day, change the world by publishing his story in the papers. </span></span><br />
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As the day progressed, we were split up into different workshops to learn more about journalism and civic engagement. The Mobile Journalism Workshop introduced many tools for mobile video recording and was also a nice refresher of many tips taught by DCI, such as the iMovie workshops that we have every year. My favorite workshop was discovering the Annenberg Media Center, as I was able to get a glimpse of all the tools used by professionals to produce TV news segments, podcasts, and videos. Overall, my day at USC provided a deeper insight into the world of professional journalism."</span></span></blockquote>
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Not knowing what to expect, I went into this event open-minded and excited to not only learn more about journalism but to also learn more about USC’s journalism accommodations and prestigious programs. Nevertheless, while I did learn a great deal about Public Relations and Marketing and such, I also learned some things about journalism in relation to myself and my experiences.
<b>I. Journalism is not for me. </b>
Before attending this event, I always considered the profession of a journalist as a prospective occupation for the future. However, upon spending a few hours learning about journalism, I realized that this is not what I expected journalism to encompass. Nevertheless, I greatly appreciate that I was able to get a taste of collegiate journalism so that I know what I would be getting myself into.
<b>II. DCI is advanced. </b>
It wasn’t until this event that I realized how fortunate us interns are to be able to not only participate in this program, but to also have access to tons of resources such as the utility of DSLR cameras, podcast apps, and weekly workshops. Many of the skills that were covered in the Journalism Day have been covered by DCI on multiple occasions and upon experiencing this, I realized that DCI is truly a prestigious and professional group to be a part of.
<b>III. Journalism is everywhere. </b>
While the entirety of the day may have not appealed to me, </span></span><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;">one profound thing I learned that really resonated with me is that journalism is everywhere. From the billboards we see on the freeways to the thousands of posts we see on social media, journalism</span><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;">—</span><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;">the sole spread of information</span><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;">—</span><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;">takes part through countless forms in our lives. In this day and age, information is disseminated in a matter of seconds</span><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;">—</span><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;">and it is through journalism that this is able to happen. </span></span><br />
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Although I discovered that journalism is not ideal for me, I was able to reflect and truly appreciate the role that journalism has in my life</span></span><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;"> from this USC Journalism Day."</span></span></blockquote>
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Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6187149152821980237.post-1745931409293226692018-02-23T11:22:00.001-08:002018-02-23T11:42:55.726-08:00Arcadia Unified Student Podcast #2<span style="font-family: "arial";"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #222222;">This semester, the Digital Communications Internship created the Podcast team, a new group that publishes weekly on the Arcadia Unified Student Podcast Podbean account </span><a href="https://arcadiaunified.podbean.com/"><span style="color: blue;">here</span></a><span style="color: #222222;">.
Sophomore Jeffrey Lee is the manager of this growing group. The other team members are Katie Wen, Reiko Inoue, Kelly Li, Lulan Yu, Pengchi Xiao, Jarett Yip, and Brandon Chen.
In the new episode, Jeffrey Lee interviews his brother on what it's like to be a member of the Arcadia High School Constitution Team while Lulan Yu shares her thoughts on the top 10 things to do in LA.</span></span></span><br />
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Ryan Foran Public Relationshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18122907122923454244noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6187149152821980237.post-22804726370874720012017-11-28T15:27:00.003-08:002017-11-28T15:27:44.635-08:00Meet the Team For Fall 2017! <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Ryan Foran Public Relationshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18122907122923454244noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6187149152821980237.post-92155058568760617502017-08-03T10:34:00.000-07:002017-08-21T10:35:34.525-07:00DCI Students Complete USC Annenberg Summer Youth Academy! <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Congratulations to DCI veterans Naomi Silver and Michael Tseng who were not only accepted into USC's Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism Youth Academy for Media and Civic Engagement, but who thrived during the three-week summer program. The program taught the students a greater understanding of media and journalism literacy and practices, and essential competencies required for excellence in and out of the classroom. The program offers the equivalent of first-year college level courses, and the students worked directly with USC professors and administrators. Congratulations to Naomi and Michael!<br />
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Ryan Foran Public Relationshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18122907122923454244noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6187149152821980237.post-78783826270094469552017-06-14T12:46:00.000-07:002017-06-14T12:47:20.983-07:00Thank You Travis Chen! <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">I don't believe there is a student who has done more for our school district, or any school district in the country for that matter, than </span><a class="profileLink" data-hovercard-prefer-more-content-show="1" data-hovercard="/ajax/hovercard/user.php?id=100000938186449&extragetparams=%7B%22fref%22%3A%22mentions%22%7D" href="https://www.facebook.com/travischenn?fref=mentions" style="background-color: white; color: #365899; cursor: pointer; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-decoration-line: none;">Travis Chen</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">. I'm so grateful, appreciative, and proud of what this young man has accomplished. Over two years ago we started DCI with just us two, many of the students wanted to join just to learn and be around Travis, and now we have more than 40 helping to continue the mission and legacy he started. Thank you TC! I enjoyed being a part of your journey. Arcadia Unified is a much better place thanks to you. Continue to Conquer the World! #ausdDCI </span><br />
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Ryan Foran Public Relationshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18122907122923454244noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6187149152821980237.post-79812885427035019952017-04-04T11:19:00.000-07:002017-05-01T11:20:14.962-07:00DCI Recognized by City of Arcadia<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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DCI was thrilled to be honored by Arcadia Mayor Tom Beck and the Arcadia City Council for recently being recognized by the California School Public Relations Association (CalSPRA). <a href="http://ausddci.blogspot.com/2017/05/dci-wins-statewide-award-from-calspra.html" target="_blank">Read more about the award and project here</a>.<br />
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Ryan Foran Public Relationshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18122907122923454244noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6187149152821980237.post-2174040719273930342017-03-15T11:07:00.000-07:002017-05-01T11:08:23.732-07:00DCI Wins Statewide Award from CalSPRA!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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A group of talented Arcadia High School students is honored with a prestigious communications award that is typically reserved for seasoned public relations professionals. The Arcadia Unified School District and its Digital Communications Internship (DCI) program were recently honored by the California School Public Relations Association (<a href="https://www.calspra.org/" target="_blank">CalSPRA</a>) at its annual awards dinner held in Sacramento. Arcadia Unified’s DCI students received an “Award of Excellence” in CalSPRA’s Excellence in Communications program.<br />
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“I am beyond proud of the job our students did on this project, and am grateful that CalSPRA recognized them for their very creative and important work,” said Arcadia Unified School District Public Information Officer Ryan Foran who created and oversees DCI. “This was a major project that we spent a lot of time on, and more importantly, it will save our district money and afford more students access to Chromebooks and technology.”<br />
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The “Award of Excellence,” the highest distinction available, was earned in the Multimedia/Visual Communication category for the creation of “DCI Chromebook Care Video.” After completing a three-year, 1:1 technology rollout, where every student and teacher in the district received their own Chromebook to work with, the number of repairs being made were higher than anticipated for the roughly 10,000 Chromebooks distributed throughout the District.<br />
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“We needed to get the word to our students about a few simple but important tips and techniques that would reduce the number of repairs we were making to the Chromebooks,” explained Arcadia Unified’s Chief Technology Officer Scott Bramley. “I’ve seen the impressive work produced by DCI, and knew they would do a great job with this project.”<br />
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DCI turned the challenge into an opportunity and created a very informative yet entertaining video about proper Chromebook care. The video, which has well over 2,000 views on YouTube, was sent to all AUSD parents, students, and teachers, and was also watched and discussed in classrooms throughout the District.<br />
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Alongside Foran, AHS juniors Naomi Silver and Melanie Mak, two-year DCI veterans, led the project as co-executive producers, with Silver also serving as lead video editor. Twelve other DCI students worked on the video as segment producers, actors, and contributors. These students include: Adele Ng, Alan Zhang, Derek Jing, Nick Marshall, Jack Wu, Jarett Yip, Jeremy Du, Kelly Li, Sarah Wang, Seongwook Jang, Troy Nguyen, and Katie Wen.<br />
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The Arcadia Unified Digital Communications Internship program was created in the Spring of 2015 and is an integral part of Arcadia Unified’s Communications and Public Information Office. DCI has grown from its first intern, Arcadia High senior Travis Chen, to 41 Apaches now participating in the program. The interns help cover the many events that occur throughout the district through digital communications, helping tell the many positive stories of Arcadia Unified’s students, teachers, and staff. <br />
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"It's more important now than ever that schools share our stories, to help parents connect with their children's schools and to help taxpayers see how districts are spending their precious resources. CalSPRA’s Award of Excellence winners are at the top of their class, successfully building support for and creating an understanding of our public schools," said CalSPRA President Music Watson.<br />
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CalSPRA is a nationally recognized leader in school communications that promotes better public understanding, commitment, and support of public education through effective communications.<br />
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Ryan Foran Public Relationshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18122907122923454244noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6187149152821980237.post-84652376440410260932017-03-13T13:56:00.000-07:002017-03-13T13:57:52.567-07:00DCI at USC High School Journalism Day<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">DCI was smelling the roses at the 128th Rose Parade held in Pasadena on January 2, 2017! DCI was rubbing elbows and covering the parade with media from all over the world. <span style="font-size: 14.6667px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The prestigious parade had a very strong Arcadia presence which featured </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-size: 14.6667px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">the Arcadia High School Marching Band, Royal Court Princesses Emi and Maya, AHS Boy and Girl Scouts, and AUSD student and staff volunteers and ambassadors. DCI was there to cover it all taking pictures from front row and media seats. DCI's pictures and videos were seen by thousands of people on the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/ArcadiaUnified/" target="_blank">Arcadia Unified School District Facebook page</a>! The Facebook video below has already been shared nearly 200 times and has been viewed more than 25,000 times as of this posting just a couple days after the parade. </span></span><br />
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DCI also got to meet CNN reporter Paul Vercammen! Mr. Foran and Mr. Vercammen worked at the same ABC TV station in Santa Barbara.<br />
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Ryan Foran Public Relationshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18122907122923454244noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6187149152821980237.post-5978317815984177542016-12-20T18:10:00.001-08:002016-12-20T18:10:55.797-08:00Why DCI: A Student's Perspective<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Ryan Foran Public Relationshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18122907122923454244noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6187149152821980237.post-73179622970238460472016-10-27T17:17:00.000-07:002018-10-27T17:18:15.209-07:00Video Team<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The DCI Video team exists to create content in video format. With a strong team of filmmakers, writers, and actors, the team's goal </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">each semester</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> is to produce larger scale projects alongside video summaries from event coverage. Centered on collaboration, the content-creation experience is one that is open to new ideas and allows everyone to have a voice. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">To be on this team, interns need to have an open mind and be able to collaborate with others. These skills are of the utmost importance when the team covers events and works together to get the whole story. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Along with individuals being self-starters in providing video coverage of events, interns need to be collaborative to quickly and easily share ideas for higher profile projects. All in all, the video team aims to create great things, so make sure to keep an eye out for them!</span>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6187149152821980237.post-32039177788633289972016-10-27T15:57:00.000-07:002016-11-03T22:18:42.973-07:00DCI Attends AUSD Board of Education Meeting<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Every semester DCI visits a Board of Education meeting to learn about the important role of the AUSD Board of Education and its members. DCI had a pizza dinner before the meeting, and was taught about the purpose and function of the Board of Education. Then DCI attended the meeting and observed the governing board in action. <br />
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In order to understand and promote the District, it's vital that DCI members understand that the Board of Education oversees and approves all programs and aspects within the District. It's also important that the students meet and see each of the board members, so they can be properly recognized when DCI is reporting on different District events. </div>
Ryan Foran Public Relationshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18122907122923454244noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6187149152821980237.post-80334693588750641872016-10-26T15:04:00.001-07:002016-10-26T15:25:30.802-07:00DCI Hosts Second Annual AUSD Staff Appreciation Game<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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DCI hosts another successful AUSD Staff Appreciation Night with approximately 350 VIP AUSD staff members and their guests. 21 DCI team members helped with every aspect of the evening from creating digital flyers for promotion, posters, registration and check-in, raffle, photos, videos, setup and clean up. </div>
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In addition to learning about digital communications, DCI members learn first-hand about event hosting and all the complexities that go into a large event. DCI was also very busy taking photos of the many smiling faces and posted nearly<b> <a href="https://goo.gl/c4CLHo" target="_blank">400 photos to our album on Facebook</a></b>. Thanks for a great night DCI, and thanks to the amazing AUSD staff for all they do! </div>
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