Adviser Update Spring 2016 | Page 36

M ULTI M E DI A Andrea Czobor began her journalism career at The Woodlands (Texas) High School where she was anchor ANDREA CZOBOR of Highlander Television; President of SkillsUSA, a broadcast and film organization; and writer and multimedia producer for The Woodlands Online. Czobor is a freshman at the University of North Texas, where she attended the Mayborn Multimedia High School Journalism Workshop. At the workshop, Czobor produced a video segment on race, equality and diversity in the media, in which she interviewed Dallas Morning News columnist Chris Vognar and Jeff Chang, journalist and author of “Who We Be: The Colorization of America.” Czobor found the experience empowering, she wrote in her essay, “The workshop had introduced me to two impactful authors I connected with, helping me to realize that with what I have around me, I am capable of changing the world one article and one video at a time.” Workshop director David Tracy wrote, “In my teaching experience, Andrea is the most promising young journalist I have met, and I believe she will be able to accomplish anything in this profession that she chooses.” Czobor’s goal is clear. She wrote, “There is much change to be done, so many voices to uncover, but with what tools given to me and skills I have gained, I can make a difference with the career I am so passionate for.” David Perez, a senior at Christopher Columbus High School in Miami, dreams of becoming a DAVID PEREZ broadcast news anchor guided by a strong work ethic and commitment to truthful reporting. He started his journalism career at the high school television station, where he earned an Emmy for a Serious News Story. This past summer he honed his video reporting and editing skills while attending the Peace Sullivan/ James Ansin High School Workshop in Journalism and New Media at the University of Miami. At the workshop Perez produced the video “Keeping the Tradition Alive” about the impact of climate change on a local fishing business. Workshop co-director Blevens wrote, “After reporting a very good print story, David Perez decided to cut an entirely new path for video, finding a family-owned fish business whose experience with climate change exemplifies its compelling effects on small businesses in South Florida.” Perez wrote in his essay: “While working with professionals, I have sharpened my skills for the next chapter of my career, journalism at the university level. I am confident that with hard work and the skills I have attained through Miami Montage and high school, I can continue to fuel my fire and become the professional journalist I aspire to be.” –––––––– Ever since elementary school Ximena Tapia knew she wanted to become a journalist. She began her journey in fourth grade, signing up to do the school’s televised morning announcements and becoming captain of the news team.