About Warrior TV
Warrior TV Overview:
Warrior TV is the broadcasting platform for the Radio/Television program of Whiteland Community High School in Whiteland, Indiana. Students in the Intermediate and Advanced Radio/Television courses produce and publish content for Warrior TV broadcasts every week during the school's calendar year.
Warrior TV's programming schedule runs a diverse spectrum from conventional, information-based "School Announcements" broadcasts all the way to rigorous, professional-standard "Live-to-Tape Newscasts."
Here's an overview of the type of programming you can kind via Warrior TV's platform:
Warrior TV's programming schedule runs a diverse spectrum from conventional, information-based "School Announcements" broadcasts all the way to rigorous, professional-standard "Live-to-Tape Newscasts."
Here's an overview of the type of programming you can kind via Warrior TV's platform:
WCHS Radio/Television Program
Whiteland Community High School's Radio/Television program is a three-year curricular track that affords students the opportunity to learn, apply, and advance the experience of professional-standard video broadcasting in a modern high school setting.
The first year of the program (Radio/TV I&II) serves as an introduction to the theories, concepts, and practices of media arts, visual narrative, and video broadcasting. First-year students can expect a curricular experience that begins with a rigorous focus on programming/production theory and progressively builds towards intense, hands-on kinesthetic application.
The second year of WCHS' Radio/Television program (Intermediate Radio/Television) welcomes students into the production platform of Warrior TV. 2nd-year students collaborate with 3rd-year students to plan, produce, and publish broadcast material for the Warrior TV platform.
The third and final year of Radio/TV (Advanced Radio/Television) is the capstone of the Warrior TV experience. 3rd-year students serve as collegial exemplars who lead by an example of quality work made to professional standards published by agreed-upon deadlines. Because of the rigorous demands of the 3rd-year Radio/TV experience, Advanced Radio/Television is a daily, two-period class.
The first year of the program (Radio/TV I&II) serves as an introduction to the theories, concepts, and practices of media arts, visual narrative, and video broadcasting. First-year students can expect a curricular experience that begins with a rigorous focus on programming/production theory and progressively builds towards intense, hands-on kinesthetic application.
The second year of WCHS' Radio/Television program (Intermediate Radio/Television) welcomes students into the production platform of Warrior TV. 2nd-year students collaborate with 3rd-year students to plan, produce, and publish broadcast material for the Warrior TV platform.
The third and final year of Radio/TV (Advanced Radio/Television) is the capstone of the Warrior TV experience. 3rd-year students serve as collegial exemplars who lead by an example of quality work made to professional standards published by agreed-upon deadlines. Because of the rigorous demands of the 3rd-year Radio/TV experience, Advanced Radio/Television is a daily, two-period class.
Dual Credit Opportunity
Students enrolled in Advanced Radio/Television also have the option to take the course for up to three hours of college credit via the University of Southern Indiana's College Achievement Program. The USI/CAP option empowers WCHS Radio/TV students the opportunity to earn transferable college credit while concurrently enrolled in Advanced Radio/TV at Whiteland Community High School. As of September of 2013, tuition for the USI/CAP option is $25/credit-hour. Students recognized as 'Free Lunch' or 'Reduced Lunch' socioeconomic status qualify for a tuition waiver for the USI/CAP program.
IASB Member School
Whiteland Community High School is a member school of the Indiana Association of School Broadcasters. WCHS' Radio/Television program submits content to the annual IASB Competition. Each year, the students of Intermediate and Advanced Radio/Television classes travel to the University of Indianapolis to participate in the annual IASB Conference.
Whiteland Community High School's Radio/Television program has been honored with 3rd, 2nd, and 1st Place finishes in multiple IASB categories, including: Music Video, Corporate Video, Video-in-Depth, Videography/Cinematography, and Live Telecast.
Whiteland Community High School's Radio/Television program has been honored with 3rd, 2nd, and 1st Place finishes in multiple IASB categories, including: Music Video, Corporate Video, Video-in-Depth, Videography/Cinematography, and Live Telecast.
Warrior TV Programming
Warrior TV is committed to providing programming to the students, staff, and community of Whiteland Community High School. The rigors of Warrior TV's weekly broadcast schedule require students of WCHS' Radio/Television program to model and value a culture of collaboration, accountability, and professional autonomy. Students accepted into the 2nd and 3rd year of the program can expect to commit to the following productions:
Warrior TV News: Announcements Broadcasts
Produced and published every Tuesday and Thursday during the school year, Warrior TV's Announcements Broadcasts follow the familiar structure of conventional school announcements broadcasts. These broadcasts comprise two anchors addressing the students and staff of Whiteland Community High School and informing them of current school-related events, recent sports results from the Whiteland Warrior Athletics, and upcoming deadlines for various organizations and activities. WTV's Announcements Broadcasts are completely student-produced, and provide an opportunity for 2nd and 3rd year Radio/TV students with intensive studio video production experience.
The students of Intermediate and Advanced Radio/Television have an obligation to Whiteland Community High School to hold themselves accountable to a production timeline of three hours every publication day.
The students of Intermediate and Advanced Radio/Television have an obligation to Whiteland Community High School to hold themselves accountable to a production timeline of three hours every publication day.
Warrior TV News: Feature Broadcasts
Produced and published on most Friday's during the school year, Warrior TV's Feature Broadcasts are the hallmark of the Intermediate and Advanced Radio/Television experience. Students are given a generous, two-week production timeline to plan, produce, and publish a Feature Story. The published Feature Stories comprise the narrative framework for the Feature Broadcasts, which students will produce in a live-to-tape format at the end of the two-week cycle. WTV's Feature Broadcasts offer the 2nd and 3rd year Radio/TV students relevant, professional-grade experience as they will literally produce+ a live studio newscast.
The students of Intermediate and Advanced Radio/Television have an obligation to Warrior TV to hold themselves accountable to formal deadlines issued them during the Feature Story/Feature Broadcast production process.
The students of Intermediate and Advanced Radio/Television have an obligation to Warrior TV to hold themselves accountable to formal deadlines issued them during the Feature Story/Feature Broadcast production process.
WTV's Feature Stories
Feature Stories produced for Warrior TV News represent the most rigorously rewarding real-world professional-grade broadcasting production experience that Whiteland Community High School's Radio/Television program offers its students. Students in Intermediate and Advanced Radio/TV are given a two-week timeline to plan, produce, and publish a two-minute feature narrative covering a topic connected back to the students and staff of Whiteland Community High School.
Students are required to document appropriate, professional contact of sources; compose professional-grade interview and BRoll footage; record "Stand-Up's" and "Closing Shots" in dynamic, relevant locations, wearing professional attire; edit and finalize their Feature Story using professional-grade, industry-standard non-linear post-production software; and publish their work to be incorporated in a Live-to-Tape, feature edition of Warrior TV News.
Students are required to document appropriate, professional contact of sources; compose professional-grade interview and BRoll footage; record "Stand-Up's" and "Closing Shots" in dynamic, relevant locations, wearing professional attire; edit and finalize their Feature Story using professional-grade, industry-standard non-linear post-production software; and publish their work to be incorporated in a Live-to-Tape, feature edition of Warrior TV News.
WTV's GI Shows
Produced and published approximately bi-monthly during the school year, Warrior TV's GI Shows are entertainment-style programs created for WCHS audiences during Whiteland Community High School's Guided Instruction (GI) class period. GI Shows are designed to contrast with the formality of WTV's studio broadcasts for the purpose of providing the students of WCHS' Radio/Television program with a lateral production outlet where they are encouraged to challenge themselves in creative, innovative ways. GI Shows traditionally incorporate music videos, stop-motion animation, short-films, parody/satire pieces, man-on-the-street segments, etc.
The students of Intermediate and Advanced Radio/Television have an obligation to Warrior TV to hold themselves accountable to formal deadlines issued them by the production process for GI Show segments.
The students of Intermediate and Advanced Radio/Television have an obligation to Warrior TV to hold themselves accountable to formal deadlines issued them by the production process for GI Show segments.
WTV's Documentary Films
Each year, the students of Whiteland Community High School's Intermediate and Advanced Radio/Television classes plan, produce, and publish Documentary Films for the purpose of submitting content to the annual Johnson County Film Festival held at the historic Artcraft Theatre in downtown Franklin, Indiana.
The Intermediate and Advanced Radio/TV students spend months invested in the intensive rigor of the documentary production process. The end result is a tale of two stories: The final documentary itself and the narrative of the student's journey from idea to final published product shown for a paying public audience.
The students of Intermediate and Advanced Radio/Television have an obligation to Warrior TV to hold themselves accountable to formal deadlines issued them by the production process for Documentaries.
The Intermediate and Advanced Radio/TV students spend months invested in the intensive rigor of the documentary production process. The end result is a tale of two stories: The final documentary itself and the narrative of the student's journey from idea to final published product shown for a paying public audience.
The students of Intermediate and Advanced Radio/Television have an obligation to Warrior TV to hold themselves accountable to formal deadlines issued them by the production process for Documentaries.