 Helping students succeed in school and become well-prepared for the future is a primary goal of all within the School System. Students are encouraged to set high goals for themselves, work hard in school to achieve those goals, take advantage of the many extracurricular activities at school, and commit to life-long learning. Whether students plan to enter an institution of higher learning, enroll in a career training program, or immediately enter the work force upon high school graduation, St. Tammany public schools have programs and curriculum in place to help prepare students for the next step.
 Schools are full of helpful resources for students to help make their time in school productive and enriching. The System Web site offers students another means to access helpful and timely information. Students are urged to take advantage of all the resources that are offered.
Northshore School of the Arts Offers Learning Opportunities
The St. Tammany Parish Public School System and the Northshore School of the Arts (NSA) of Southeastern Louisiana University are continuing to work together to provide additional opportunities for high school students who want to take part in university-level advanced arts studies.
Students participating in the program are able to receive advanced instruction in the performing and visual arts while still attending public high school in St. Tammany Parish. Students earn college credits in the program, and, if desired, they can advance in pursuit of a degree in the arts when they graduate high school.
The Northshore School of the Arts aims to help high school juniors and seniors who are committed to the arts make a smoother transition to college as well as earn credit for courses in basic drawing, theatre, music theory, and applied music.
Participants attend evening classes at Southeastern Louisiana University, either at the Hammond campus or St. Tammany area SLU Center for hands-on instruction in college-level courses.
The NSA seeks to bring to life the talents of our “artists of the future,” whose creative abilities in music, visual arts, and theatre are nurtured, inspired, and guided by experienced Southeastern faculty and staff, according to Charlotte Collins, the program’s first permanent director. The NSA has portfolio, interview, or audition entrance requirements and is offered to high school juniors and seniors only. Classes are designed to reinforce instruction available in the public schools.
CLICK HERE for course and contact information and for an application to enroll in the Northshore School of the Arts. Please click on the Subscribe button to get updates on the growing list of opportunities available through the NSA.
For current course offerings and tuition/fee information, please visit the NSA Web site at http://www.selu.edu/nsa or contact:
Charlotte Collins, Director
SLU Box 10388
Magee Hall, Room 206
Hammond, LA 70402
985-549-2568 and 985-549-5014 (fax)
Student of the Year Information for 2008-2009
For information and application guidelines for the 2008-2009 Student of the Year Recognition Program, click here.
Summer Video Institute Trains Students In TV Production
Fifteen high school students from the St. Tammany Parish Public School System took part in an intensive one-week Summer Video Institute recently, learning video production techniques from shooting raw footage and standup commentary in the field to final editing procedures in the studio.
The seventh annual summer video program brought outstanding broadcast journalism students together with the experienced staff members of Channel 13, the School Board’s educational cable television channel. Each staff member led a class of four students as they created a video documentary from beginning to end. The institute included instruction on how to best tell a story employing camera handling techniques, lighting and music overlays.
A video festival held on the final day of the institute premiered the finished videos. One showcased the Abita Springs Opry; another the thoroughbred horse training industry; another the Bayou Lacombe Rural Museum; and, the fourth, a video overview of safe boating tips for teenagers. A fifth video produced by Channel 13 intern Chris Hewitt featured behind-the-scenes clips from all four.
The student-produced videos will be broadcast on Channel 13. They can also be viewed on the School System Web site by clicking on the links below.:
Abita Springs Opry
Thoroughbred horse training industry
Bayou Lacombe Rural Museum
Safe Boating Tips for Teenagers
Melody Swang, Director of Broadcasting for the School System, said, “We had a wonderful week; and, I must say, this has been the best institute we’ve had yet. The students came to us with some valuable experience from their school broadcasting programs and worked really hard for us.”
Instructors agreed that the “kids were awesome” and they were proud of what they had accomplished. The institute is a learning experience also for some the instructors, who came from television news production and were new to the idea of educating teenagers about their craft.
Learning the basics of camera work, editing, and post production, the students came with a wide range of experience. Most of them are interested in professional broadcast journalism careers, so the institute is a extra boost to their education. |
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