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Taking School Home videos
Friday, March 27, 2004 — “Taking
School Home” is an innovative idea for
communicating with parents and guardians of Verdugo Hills
students. Using Title 1 funds, a series of videos has been
produced covering the core curriculum. These videos are
borrowed by students and taken home for viewing overnight
or over the weekend. A survey goes home with each video
to be completed by one or more adults. Six videos have been
completed. All of the videos are fully translated to Spanish
language version.
Five time Emmy winner Cliff
Hoelscher edits and does the post-production work on the
"Taking School Home" series
"Navigating Verdugo"
orients new students and their parents to
the school, showing operations centers, and to the administrative
staff by showing their areas of responsibility. The Counseling
Office, the Attendance Office, and the Special Education
program are all covered as well as the Dean of Students
and the innovative Peer Counseling program. The role of
Student Leadership is shown as well as the activities of
the Student Store and the Textbook Room. The end of Senior
year activities are included in "Navigating Verdugo"
too.
“Taking Language Arts
Home” shows the teachers and classes
in the English Department from Freshman English through
AP Literature. Verdugo's first nighttime Graduation is shown.
“Taking Math Home”,
covers the courses which students take from Algebra I through
AP Calculus. The Copernican schedule is explained too.
"Taking Science Home"
shows the Biology, Chemistry, Physics, and Environmental
Science classes. The procedures during an earthquake drill
are shown in this video.
"Taking Social Studies
Home" opens with the dedication
of the new Fitness Center. Councilmember Wendy Greuel visits
Mr. Reinhart's AP Government class. Also classes in World
History, U.S. History, and Government are shown "in
action".
"Taking Electives Home"
gives parents a chance to see thier students in the computer
graphics classes and art classes, which include sculpture,
painting, drawing, and filmmaking. The band and choir classes
and their activities are shown. The foreign language classes
include French, Italian, Spanish and Advanced Placement
Spanish Literature. It shows the woodshop class, the computer
repair class, the computer keyboarding class, and the drafting
class. Graduation requirements are detailed, particularly
in relation to the electives courses. The sports program
is also covered.
Creator/Producer is Jean Hoelscher. For
more information, call her at the Verdugo Hills H.S. Parent
Center at (818)353-1171, extension 326.
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