STN 2013: MeneMAC is in the House!

 

 

 

Breaking News:

• March 10 10:00 AM PST: MeneMAC Convention Winners
•     Laptop Journalist:  CZARINA CABERTO, 4th Place
•    Music Video: SHANEIKA AGUILAR & SHANNEL CABUHAT, 4th Place
•   AWESOME DELEGATION AND ADVISORS/CHAPERONES: MeneMAC (webmasters' award ;)

March 11, 2013. Successful finish to STN 2013! The MeneMAC delegation took some well-deserved R&R at the California Adventure theme park in Anaheim, after four days of non-stop excitement and "media madness," STN style. (Yups, they borrowed the title from our traditional MeneMAC fall video marathon!)





 

  

Breaking News:

• March 9 8:00 PST: MeneMAC Film scores as one of the TOP TEN music videos!!!!
• Mar 7 11:24 PST: It's a wrap for Film, with six minutes to spare!!! [read more]
• Mar 7 9:30 PST: Broadcast Team finishes Sweet 16 two hours early!!! [read more]

On Tuesday, March 5, twenty one eager MeneMAC vidkids traveled to Los Angeles to participate in the Student Television Network annual convention.

Both crews will compete in the grueling Sweet 16 competition on Thursday, March 7. Each team has sixteen hours in which to complete an entire production.

The film team, made up of Shaneika Aguilar, Shannel Cabuhat, Aaron James, Noah Kiriu, Chad Masuda, Dustin Palea, Isabelle Sayno, Cody Wright, and Jody Yafuso, is tasked with creating a film on the theme: "Future's so bright I gotta wear shades."

 

 

 

And here's the team, hard at work:

 

 

 

The broadcast team, made up of Maurice Berbano, Brittany Bonilla, Czarina Caberto, Kevin Caguillo, Nakoa Chun, Keegan Drummond, Leah Miyasato, Rebekah Morales, Adara Pineda, Melissa Ponce, Shellee Takara, and Eryn Yuasa, was challenged to come up with an entire show, based on the theme "dedication."

 

Both teams, under the guidance and supervision of teachers Mark Ikehara, Kelly Calistro, and Austin Zavala and the able assistance of parent chaperones Lori Yafuso and Saundra Takara, started at 6:30 am and will be running on pure adrenalin until the deadline at 11:30 Thursday night!

 

Here's the broadcast team at their news desk, uh, news roundtable.

 

 

 

But, of course, all this dedication and hunger for great stories comes at a price. The two sides of broadcast, along with a treasured (and very tasty) MeneMAC STN tradition...burgers and fries from In and Out Burger!

And that is only the PRE-convention activity! On Friday monring, the formal convention starts and each student will participate in an on site competition as well as attend workshops presented by industry professionals!

That's dedication! And, yups, their future is bright all right!!!


 



Media Madness: Lights, Cameras, ACTION and FUN!

On November 2, students from the MeneMAC Learning Center gathered on campus for an evening of non-stop creativity and fun.

Aided by alumni from the classes of 2010, 2011, and 2012 and chaperoned by their sleepless advisors (pictured here: Austin Zavala, Mark Ikenaga, Cris Pasquil, and Kelly Calistro) they teamed up to produce videos--from concept to final cut--overnight.

This media madness of video skill, imagination, problem solving, and sheer endurance, ended at 6:00 am, with a film festival for the sleepy but satisfied students and their parents.

 As part of the MoHS 2013-2014 registration process, Mene MAC teachers will be sharing our program at the Open House on Wednesday, October 17, 2012. Interested parents and students from the Moanalua community will be given a snapshot of our MeneMAC "way of life."In addition, attendees will receive copies of the learning center application, which is due by March 1, 2013, in order to be considered for enrollment in the program.



UPDATES: Now Loading Staff REPRESENT!

Over the October intersession, four more members of the Now Loading staff were able to train with the Waianae Seariders. Staffers Keegan Drummond, Rebekah Morales, Branden Pascual, and Samantha Neyland, lead by Leah Miyasato, spent three of their vacation days out on the Waianae Coast.

Teacher John Allen III immersed participants in an intense schedule of lessons and hands-on production in the studios of the nationally recognized Searider Productions.

Our team was up to the challenge and came through with some great pieces, showcasing the skills they'd learned in the training: interviewing, camera work, and editing.

Broadcasters Train at Summer Digital Media Workshop

July, 2012. MeneMAC broadcast students spent five days of their summer vacation training with Searider Productions in Waianae. Seniors Czarina Caberto and Brittany Bonilla, juniors Leah Miyasato and Melissa Ponce, and sophomore Eryn Yuasa were part of an intense week of training, sponsored by SP and PBS Hiki No.

During the first three days of the workshop, the staffers sharpened their storytelling skills: "interviewing, squences, NAT sound, L-cuts, and J-cuts" were the words of the day as teams strove to meet the standards set by instructors, John Allen III of Waianae High and Clint Gima of Maui High.

The training culminated in teams heading out to find and produce their own stories. Brittany, Melissa, and Eryn crafted a story of Ciera Lihilihi and her aspirations for ABDC, while Czarina and Leah headed downtown to capture the art of 808Urban and its work with Hawaii teens.