2014 Intern Stories

2013 Intern Recap

In this film, students, faculty, and professionals share their expertise and opinions on stereotypes. We will make the students of SV High aware of the types of stereotypes and the way they feel about them. Stereotypes are a sub-conscious part of human nature and they stem from personal bias.

The film's purpose is to test the quality of help from the guidance departments of McKeesport Area High School and other schools for preparing students interested in college or some sort of job schooling. We have come to notice that various schools offer different levels of help towards those students and we must examine that issue. In our film, we will show the opinions and information stated by current high school students who are going through this process. We will also interview adults/teachers that have gone through difficult processes in their life towards their future as well and how they notice the journey the current students are dealing with. A major goal is to hopefully change the current high school prep status at McKeesport Area High School guidance based off the important differences from other schools and make the department better. We want students to stop stressing and go through the process towards their future with ease and peace.

As students of McKeesport Area High School enrolled in Commercial and Advertising Art, we decided to reach out to the community and hear people's perspectives about students, kids and adults interests in their community and school's funding for clubs, activities and after school programs. Through production of our documentary we hope we have reached out to the community and captured the community's positive point of view and ideals on clubs and after school activities/extracurricular activities to help kids, students and adults. We also want to help students have a better outlook on the betterment of the community and their school and helps the parents have a better outlook on their children's future. It would give the students and adults a better outlook on their community by having these clubs and activities to help the keep students stay out of trouble and mischief and hopefully they would find a club that fits their personal interests and help their parents from worries about their children's future.

Our documentary is about students and teachers involved in a tech center. "What is the tech center" and "How it benefits you" are questions we asked our candidates. We want to broadcast to our audience on how crucial it is to have a tech center within the school. Our film demonstrated here will have one on one personal experiences with people currently involved in McKeesport Area's tech center.

This film is about students' choices in curriculum, learning paces, and flexibility in schedules. We chose student voice, because as students, we felt restricted in our learning environment. It's important to us because it's our education. Shouldn't we be able to bend it according to our needs? And our own decisions?

Our issue is not having enough input in our education, while our focus is being able to build a schedule that fits our needs or our preferred job choices. Our target audience are school officials, administrators, teachers, and the student body. We are not only sharing the opinions of students on this matter, but also the opinions of principals, teachers, and others involved in curriculum. One of our interviewees, Mr. Bauman, stated that a school board wouldn't change for their students, but would do their best to work with us. We show our course selection, books, schedules, classes, and interview different people. Our goal is to structure our core classes around our career choices, as well as to have the attention of those who control the curriculum.

Our documentary is about how music can set an influence on the younger youth and even some young adults. The name of our documentary is Hip-Hop for Change. Hip-Hop is the main music genre that we discuss in this documentary and we get opinions from professors, students, teachers, and even a local rapper. The goal of our film is to bring some attention to this matter. We have nothing against free speech or creativity.

This film is to let the leaders of Clairton understand that there has been a decline in activities and how it has an impact on the community and young people.

Steel Valley TFIM's film "#437" asks the questions, "What goes into school rankings in Pennsylvania?" and "How does this affect our school community?" Do not judge students by their test scores, instead by their characteristics.

Footage shot by and featuring FUSE Pittsburgh youth from Wilkinsburg, PA. We care about the internet and how other kids use it. There are a lot of things wrong with the internet, and the worst is cyberbullying.

Students identified major obstacles that today's youth must overcome to be the successful people that they aspire to be. These obstacles, or gravity that holds them down, is explored in Channing's video about fear.

Students at McKeesport Technology Center produced a film that asks, "how teens can survive depression and who can be subject to peer pressure?" We hope that there will be an understanding for people who suffer from mental illnesses, and that more people will be willing to help those who suffer to overcome their adversities. Our hope for the documentary is that less people will feel unappreciated, lonely, and pressured.

Essence of Hip-Hop asks whether our school represent our interests and looks at ways the formal educations like school can embrace hip-hop lifestyle. From McKeesport Technology Center at McKeesport HS, 2014.

Produced by students at McKeesport Technology Center, the documentary asks whether video games can be educational and argues that media reports on violence and video gaming are not true. Students like playing games, and we would like teachers to use them and know that they have educational benefits.

From "REEL Clairton" at Clairton High School, PA, "We Cannot Bear to Bully" focuses on female bullying, and how females ages 12-14 bully each other. The film includes bullying experts, victims, past bullies, students, and teachers. WE are also giving tips on how to handle a bully. Through this film, our goal is to help stop bullying.

From "REEL Clairton" at Clairton High School, Access Denied deals with the control, advantages, and disadvantages of the use of technology in education. In this film, we focus on how the disadvantages of Internet access can limit a student's learning and learning experiences. We also focus on how technology can advance a student's learning. The film shows how the use of technology in Clairton High School should come to a change.

Students from Clairton Education Center in Clairton, PA explore attendance problems in their school. Why are so many students late to school and why do they skip classes even when they come? Students look for a solution to improve attendance and raise awareness

From TFIM (The Future is Mine) club at Steel Valley High School. "What's Worth Investing In?" focuses on the positive aspects of our community, asking viewers to consider Steel Valley as a place to invest because of our diversity, history, attractions, and positive people. We hope this documentary will give everyone a reason to believe in Steel Valley.

This film advocates for the greening up and cleaning up of Wilkinsburg's image. Our goal is to inspire people, to instill hope in Wilkinsburg, PA and its youth, and to show others that we are proud of Wilkinsburg.

McKeesport Area High School implemented a new, and much stricter, dress code this year, without asking for student input. We would like to rewrite the dress code since we believe this dress code restricts our self-expression and should have included students' opinions.

Presented by Your Future Productions at McKeesport Area Technology Center. Our film explores the role of student voice in the academic curriculum at McKeesport Area High School. We believe that students should be able to structure their course schedule to best fit with their post-high school aspirations.

While we preferred our old dress code at McKeesport Area High School, we recognize that there are positive and negative effects of these new rules. We have suggestions for improving the dress code, including consistent enforcement and rewarding students who follow the dress code with more dress down days.

McKeesport Area Technology Center -- "The Jocks" present...This film discusses the inequalities in funding between extra-curricular activities at McKeesport Area High School, which we believe implies of a lack of support for certain sports and activities. We would like to see equal funding for all extra-curricular activities.

Presented by the Lunchables at McKeesport Area Technology Center. We believe that school food can be improved and that students deserve to have healthy and tasty options available as part of the provided school lunch.

Presented by the Lone Rangers at McKeesport Area Technology Center. Our documentary discusses our school security at McKeesport Area High School and if students and adults feel safe with our current level of security.

From McKeesport Area Technology Center, Team Tums presents... Healthier, more nutritious, and better tasting school lunch should be an important issue for everyone.

Presented by Showtime Studios at McKeesport Area Technology Center. Music programs keep children off the streets, giving them a reason to take their future into their own hands. Music programs are being cut from schools country-wide and being given less funding which devastates students. Supporting music programs helps students experience arts in a new way and gives them a background that will help them succeed in their life.

Clairton, PA is a small town, small community with great friendly people. We love Clairton - we are a family. We explore three points that can make our family better: activities, safety, and funding. We want this video to get people talking about the reputation of our town and school and come together to show our true colors.

"How do our communities' downfalls affect our school's reputation?"

Being that McKeesport has violence, it often affects how people look at our school. We want people to see our school how we do. This will give outside viewers a look from the inside.

Here in McKeesport, Pennsylvania, role models can be hard to find. Many students do not have role models, and when they do, they sometimes choose the wrong kind.

Young men hang out in front of abandoned houses, bored and restless. We as students are very concerned about the lack of positive role models in the media that we created this film in a search for answers.

Is High School still relevant today?

Students today worry that what they learn in school isn't necessary. This documentary asks the question "Does technology make school irrelevant?" Does public school prepare students for college or the real world and exclude options for joining the workforce immediately following high school?

Originally titled "Does Demography Determine Destiny?" this documentary asks, "What does success mean to you?" The documentary took us in an unexpected direction that looks at the character of our neighborhoods, our neighbors, students and alumni.

Our documentary will open your eyes to the reality of the diverse and positive aspects of our school, which is shrouded by a negative reputation. Woodland Hills students are faced with negative stereotypes and generalizations every day.

This documentary will answer the question "What makes really good teachers at Woodland Hills?" To show our concerns about recent teacher cuts, voiced by students, the goal is to get people to realize that WH is losing good teachers and that the students and school need to:

1) Appreciate the really good ones who are left.
2) Encourage great teaching throughout the school by showcasing talented teachers in action.