Apply for Next Year's TPW! Apply for Next Year's TPW!It's scheduling time at LOHS, and that means Dragon students can apply to take the Television Production Workshop (TPW). TPW is the class that produces the live daily newscast LO-AM (named the best high school newscast in Michgan for 2011!), the monthly interview show Dragon Digest, play-by-play of Dragon Sports, and other programs for the LO community.
To apply, CLICK HERE.
Applications MUST be submitted on/by 3:00pm on Tuesday, February 7, 2012.
Here's your chance to support the students of the Dragon Broadcasting Club! For a minimum donation of $20, you can become an official "Supporter of Dragon Broadcasting"! In return for your contribution, we'll put your name on our daily live newscast, on our Facebook site, and on this site. MORE IMPORTANTLY, you'll be helping our current students continue to have access to the equipment and facilities needed to maintain one of the best high school broadcast programs in Michigan. Plus, 100% of money donated goes directly to our program; there's no overhead. And, donations to schools are tax-deductible; talk with your tax advisor for more information.
CLICK HERE TO BECOME A SUPPORTER!
Reserve Yours Now!
It's time for the Class of 2012 to pre-order their Senior DVD! The Senior DVD will feature over 90 minutes of highlights of the upcoming year, including Graduation. Years from now, this will be a great way to look back on your best year of high school. Pre-order yours for just $20 online via Payschools or by submitting an order form at Registration.
Remember, once the price goes up to $25, it will NOT be lowered again.
This spring, Channel One (a CBS-produced national newscast shown in thousands of middle & high schools) and the producers of "Super 8" offered a 3-minute film contest to all Channel One student viewers. The results of the contest have been announced, and a member of our LOHS video/broadcast program was named the GRAND PRIZE WINNER! Junior Jonathan D'Ambrosio's "The Blue and Gray" was selected as the top video, and we've been told film/tv producer J.J. Abrams personally chose Jon's film! Jon wins a Mac computer, Ipad2, and a camcorder. Plus, he was mentioned on Channel One, MTV is running a quick spot about him, and his film was shown at the local AMC Theater. You can also see the film here:
http://www.channelone.com/super-8/
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LO-AM named "Best Newscast"Lake Orion High School's daily live newscast, LO-AM, was recently named the "Best Newscast" in the state by the Michigan Interscholastic Press Association! In addition, our students won over 40 individual awards (a new record!). Click on our "Awards" link to read more about our students' successes!
Dragon Broadcasting founder Brett Saunders and current instructor Roger Smith recently made a surprise visit to WWJ AM950's Greg Bowman. Greg was a Lake Orion student when Brett began the Dragon Broadcast program in the early 1970s. He's been at Detroit's WWJ for two decades and hosts the 10am-3pm weekday shift on the all-news station. On April 7, Greg knew someone was coming to observe him while he was on-air, but he got quite a surprise when he discovered it was his former teacher, the man who inspired him to enter the broadcasting field!
Watch Our Shows Online! You can watch our programs online! LO-AM (our daily live broadcast) and Dragon Digest (a monthly interview program) are both uploaded regularly.
Click HERE to see our latest episodes!
On December 28, 2010, the LOHS Television Studio was officially dedicated in honor of our program's founder, Mr. G. Brett Saunders. Over 100 TPW alumni were in attendance. We also celebrated the 25th Anniversary of the Television Production Workshop that evening. Click here to see more pictures of the studio dedication and celebration.
Looking for TPW Alumni
We've started a Facebook Group for all Television Production Workshop alumni and current students. Of the approximately 380 TPW alumni, over 230 have already joined our online group.
If you were in the TPW class, please get in touch with us! Email Mr. Smith at rsmith@lakeorion.k12.mi.us.