Summer Media Institute 2016 Yearbook

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University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Summer Institute 2096 Weimer Hall 1885 Stadium Road Gainesville, FL 32611 140 Students 42 Staff Members Vol 1

ENJOYING THEIR FREE time before their afternoon specialization track, students exchange jokes and eat on the steps of the Reitz Student Union.

Photo by Karina Elwood

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together An excited energy filled the University of Florida as 140 high school students stretching from Los Angeles to Miami crowded into the North Hall office to receive their schedules and room assignments for the week. For many of the campers, this was their first time attending the College of Journalism and Communication’s Summer Institute. For writing student Sophia Abramovich, coming here was something she wanted to do to explore her future options.

“I’m really interested in writing,” Abramovich said.

“It’s my first time here, and I like it much more now that I’ve actually seen the school.”

While the majority of the camp was unaware of how the week would play out, they did know one thing: We would be coming together through the classes we take, the way we spend our free time and the friends we make.

-Alyssa Felicano

WHILE PRACTICING HER tumbling on the green of the campus, Tessa Brown does a backflip for the photojournalism students for their week-long project. Photo by Annie Young

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USING HER PHOTOGRAPHY skills to contribute to the CJCSI yearbook, Sophie Secor takes photos during the scavenger hunt on Wednesday, June 22. Photo by Christina Long ON THE FIRST night, campers meet others and form brotherly groups before heading out on a tour. Photo by Karina Elwood

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TEACHING HER STUDENTS how to maneuver editing software , teaching assistant Patti Matamoros helps film student Tessa Brown edit her end of the week project. Photo by Sophie Secor

WORK TOGETHER Cheers and laughter roared from the mouths of students as Franki Rosenthal pied a fellow camper in the face after the CJCSI scavenger hunt on Wednesday night. The scavenger hunt was a way for the campers to come and work together with people they normally wouldn’t. For campers not attending the scavenger hunt, they were working hard on their shorts films or podcast. Regardless of what they picked to do, they worked together as a team.

-Alyssa Felicicano

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SHAVING CREAM QUEEN, Resident Assistant Patty Matamoros poses after being “pied” in the facemultiple times.

Photo by Sophie Secor

campus exploration

The hunt is on Campers gathered on Wednesday night in anticipation at Tolbert Hall to receive their lists of items to find for this year’s scavenger hunt.

Splitting into groups of four or more, campers were challenged to take selfies at different locations around the UF campus.

Winners were rewarded with the opportunity to “pie” the Resident Assistant (RA) in the face with shaving cream. First place winners reflected on the race to the finish.

With an hour and thirty minutes of time, campers were given a list of 10 riddles leading to a designated location on campus.

“My favorite part about the scavenger hunt was when they announced that my team came in first place,” Emi Bonet said. “Everyone started screaming and it was very exciting.”

The judges had to eliminate one of the questions on the scavenger hunt list because none of the teams got it right.

“The hardest clue on the list was the one about the invention of Gatorade,” Bonet said. “I was happy to hear that no other team figured out

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this clue so it could be eliminated altogether.”

Different teams had different strategies, however, they were not allowed to split up for everyone had to be in the selfie in order to win.

“First, our team read all of the riddles on the list and then we decided what way would be best to take all the selfies in the shortest amount of time,” camper Anabelle Tolgyesi said. “We all walked the entire time but were efficient.”

The clues lead to different locations from the tour including others that required a map or help from UF students.

“Some clues we knew right away but others we weren’t 100 percent sure on,” camper Veronica Rivera said. “We didn’t feel very confident however we knew we were making good time.”

There was a first place winning team, two second place winners, and a third winner.

“When they announced that our team came in first, we were very happy but also, we felt bad that we celebrated too much,” Rivera said.

-Brooke Miller and Kristina Duncan

EASY AS PIE, team 3 finishes their hunt and are announced the winners of the scavenger hunt.

PIE IN FACE, Bridget Grogan laughs as she celebrates the end of the scavenger hunt competition. Photos by Sophie Secor

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1. Campus Tour: Campers take an official Cicerone tour around campus.

Photo by Kristina Duncan 2. UF Bookstore: Christina Long buys gator merchandise . Photo by Sophie Secor 3. Bat Houses: Campers go on a group tour of the famous Bat Houses.

Photo by Alexa Zervos 4. Soccer Field: In honor of the USA vs. Argentina soccer game, campers go out to field to play soccer themselves. Photo by Kristina Duncan 5. Bachelorette Watch Party: During The Bachelorhood watch party, Walker Miller shares his snacks with friends. Photo by Heather Carpenter

SITES ON CAMPUS include the University Auditorium, Bull Gator, Ben Hill Griffin Stadium, College of Journalism and Communications Century Tower and “French Fry statue.� Photos

by Sophie Secor.

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OUT TO EAT Dining hall food can get old quickly. As an alternative dining option, some students, such as Reagan Creamer, went to the Reitz Union to purchase food from establishments like Panda Express. Photo

by Sophia Sector

Experiencing Campus Dorms and dining for the first time

A Taste of College

If you don’t live in the dorms and eat in the dining hall, have you really had the full college experience? Though the CJCSI Class of 2016 may have been here to get more handson experience with journalism outside of high school, new friends and new experiences were happening outside of the classroom in dorms and during meals.

“Since I will be applying to colleges very soon, it was nice to be able to experience a preview of what it’s like to live here,” said photojournalism student Jessie Colegrove. She added, “Also, my roommates were the best I’ve ever had, so it was fun living with them.”

However, dorms were not just a place for sleeping. In fact, it was at the wee hours of the morning when some of the most unique events happened. “Ordering Midnight Cookies was so neat and so yummy. I loved how the cookies were still warm, and the cup of milk that came with order was so cute!” exclaimed Colegrove.

On Wednesday night, dorm fun turned into a competition. After hearing that the boys of floor two were having a “party” on their floor, the residence assistants of Floor 4 were not going to go down with a quiet night.

So, around 10 p.m., the floor four RAs got the girls of their floor out of their dorms and into the halls for a night of

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music, mattress surfing and chair rolling competitions. Even though the floor four “party” was shut down at curfew, 11 p.m., Julia Prout, a broadcast student, knew that “we all had a lot of fun!”

When students weren’t eager to get to the dorms and hit the sheets after a long, exhausting day, they were ready to enjoy the vast dining options that Gator Dining offered.

Pizza was a fan favorite (with 35 out of 110 polled calling it their favorite Gator Dining item), after a few meals at the dining hall, some were ready to venture to Reitz Union, where other meal options, such as Starbucks, Panda Express and Pollo Tropical were offered.

“The dining food is decent, but don’t be afraid to explore the other places on campus,” commented Prout.

Students were not allowed to venture off campus for meals.

Late night snacks, floor parties, and long dining hall lines aside, the CJCSIers came together to make memories and get a true taste of why it’s great to be a Florida Gator.

Like Rachel Casey, TV broadcasting student, said, “The freedom that was given and the friends that were made really helped to make CJCSI a great mini college experience.”

-Rowan Born

THIS PARTY’S CROWDED Party, anyone? Upon hearing the news about floor four’s mattress sliding event on Wednesday night, the girls of floor three crowded into the elevator to join in on the fun.

Photo by Karina Elwood

DINING GATOR STYLE The camaraderie was evident as Eliza Rich, Kate Mace, Dylan Hansel and Christina Long sat around the table at Gator Dining to enjoy a meal together. Photo by Heather Carpenter

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SLIDE INTO FUN Taylor Shrum would not let the boys be the only ones to have fun Wednesday night. Sliding down the halls on a dorm mattresses, the girls of Floor 4 made their own fun. Photo by Rowan Born EGGS, BISCUITS, FRIENDS Josh Davis and Keyont’e Howard took advantage of their time in Gator Dining to get energy for the day and enjoy meals with friends. Photo by Heather Carpenter

“I have never seen a college dorm room before so my expectations were what I saw in movies. I don’t know why I thought I would have my own bathroom when I visioned it.”

“For the food, I thought it would be better or at least a lot healthier since I’m vegetarian.”

-Natalie Rodriguez

“The food was aggressively mediocre.”

-Bayleigh Pearson “My bed was basically a high rise building, but other than that, it was pretty nice.”

-Walker Miller

All the way from Shanghai, China, Emma McArthur, a radio and podcasting student, had more to adjust to than just getting over jetlag. Being a vegan made even navigating Gator Dining a little challenging.

“On campus, there aren’t that many options, but I eat salads. On the first day, or two days, I basically just had to eat my own food …

After I finished all the food I had brought from home, I had to eat the salads, but I don’t really like salads that much,” McArthur said.

Though lettuce and carrots may have been a prominent part of her diet while here at UF, she assured us that back home, “rabbit food” is not all she eats.

“It’s pretty easy [to be vegan] in Shanghai because the Asian diet mostly consists of vegetables and carbs and not that much meat, and so in Shanghai I would eat a lot of rice and vegetables, like stir-fry.”

However, for McArthur, being vegan went beyond just eating her veggies. “I was vegetarian for a year and a half before I became vegan because animal cruelty … but then I started seeing the environmental impacts … that can be helped so much more if you’re vegan.”

Though new to the vegan lifestyle (saying she’s only been vegan for a few weeks), her passion for her ethics have stretched beyond herself, displayed through her claim that “[my] being vegetarian and vegan has affected my family too because my mom’s not going to make, like, three different meals … so my whole family rarely eats meat ... also, a lot of my friends have become vegetarian or vegan.”

Though her taste of college may not have been traditional, breaking tradition and doing new things is what college is all about.

-Rowan Born

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rise and shine

Electives: Getting to know the ropes Coding to many is thought as one of the most confusing part of the internet. That is not entirely true. Young people too oftenly turned their noses away in disgust thinking it’s something to be left to the computer nerd, but coding is actually crucial concept to learn if you want to be successful in the world of journalism. In an interview with Andrew Briz, the teacher of Intro to Web Coding 1 and 2, he reveals how students can learn the simple basics of coding and learn to not fear the future of media.

There’s been a recent skyrocket in coding within the past few years, all thanks to the spread of online media. Over the past century, as technology has developed, methods of journalism have shifted as well.

“When people started getting TVs, news needed to be on the TV. When people started getting radios, the news needed to be on the radio.”

So now that news has spread to online applications, Briz suggests that journalism and coding should go hand-in-hand in order to reach right where their audience is located.

“Most organizations have just taken what they’ve done on TV and placed it on the internet. They haven’t really adapted news to the internet itself because in order to do that you need to know how to code”.

Britz explains within his class that people shouldn’t have to know how to create an entire website per se

BRIDGET GROGAN TALKS about how networking is absolutely everything in “14 Things to Know Before Going into Journalism.”

Photo by Sophie Secor TOM KELLEHER STEPS aside as he and the campers listen to the results of an advertising survey his students took at the start of the class through a Google Hangout call. Photo by Emily Perpich

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but should know the concepts behind the science of coding. “While coding is something that seems scary to most journalists, the basic concepts are easy enough so that anyone can utilize them.

Students who missed Intro to Coding classes, still had a chance to learn. Briz is self-taught in the basics of webcoding through internet tutorials and Googling. Through UF, he has taken classes on more advanced concepts and information. He tackled his projects by “having an idea, breaking it down into the smallest parts, and asking questions, then Googling those questions to find a solution”.

“I would Google ‘HMTL how to get an input’ and I would discover the input tag, then I would need the value, so I would Google ‘how to get a value of an input tag’. That’s how I learned to code, how my friends learned to code, and how I encourage most journalists to code.”

While most would be reluctant to start coding with little previous knowledge, every journalist should at least try, Briz said.

“Don’t be afraid of what you don’t understand. I think that’s a huge barrier with people coming out of high school because they can understand the written word, they know how print works, but they should embrace the future and new technologies.”

-Emily Perpich and Alexa Zervos

STUDENTS GET READY for their class Becoming an Idea Person where they learned how to turn their ideas into reality.

Photo by Sophie Secor

CAPTIONS CAN GO over the domiant photo but must appear in a white box like this. Photo by Joe Humphrey.

CAMPERS WORK TO learn as much as they can in their hour-long class, whether it be Web Coding or Becoming an Idea Person, and focus on the projects they receive.

Photos by Sophie Secor

PRACTICING CODE ON Sublime Text, Rachel Casey creates her own webpage featuring pullquotes, images, and other basic elements in Intro to Web Coding 1.

Photo by Alexa Zervos

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Q&A with Heather Krupa and Laura Schmidlin What has been your favorite morning class so far? What did you gain from attending that class?

Krupa: “How to Shoot the Perfect Stand Up.” I learned how to make your stand up visually pleasing and how to make your information sound intersting without sounding dumb or too smart.

Schmidlin: “14 Things to Know Before Going into Journalism” because it was helpful in showing me a future in journalism and what I should expect in the field.

What was the best part of morning classes overall?

Krupa: In one we got to see examples of how to make yourself look presentable and the what not to do’s of video shooting. It was really helpful.

Schmidlin: They help you to see more sides to journalism outside of your track.

What do you wish the classes had covered a bit more?

Krupa: I would like to have been able to apply what we learned in the classroom.

Schmidlin: I wish there was more detail on the topics. I felt like Public Relations was only telling me the definition of PR.”

What’s your morning routine?

“Every morning my friends and I walk over to Starbucks before we head to our morning class.”

-Emi Bonet “I’d rather sleep than eat.”

-Ana Torres

“When I wake up I get ready and go down to the Gator Dining Hall for breakfast.”

-Jasmine Lubin

Do you like the length of time you got for the classes you attended?

Krupa: I wish the classes were a little bit longer so we had time to try things and experience what we learned.

Schmidlin: No, I think we had just the right amount of time to fully learn the information.

What class do you wish was offered and why?

Krupa: I wish there were more options pertaining to the core classes provided rather than just basic “random” journalism information.

Schmidlin: A writing techniques class to improve our mastery in English for journalism whether or not we chose the writing track.

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by the numbers

WHY CHOOSE THIS TRACK?

“I chose radio because I wanted to try new things and broaden my horizons under the journalism umbrella.”

-Daniella Alamo

“I love being on camera!”

-Raynel Noa

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BEHIND THE CAMERA Taylor Levesque records Ava Jackson, who is practicing her live reporting skills for the first time.

Photo by Katie Merken KEEPING IT TRADITIONAL with handwritten notes, Walker Miller refers to his questions while interviewing Taylor Sheridan during the first take of his podcasting project. Photo by Veronica Rivera

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RADIO & PODCASTING

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INTERVIEWING HER SUBJECT outside of Weimer Hall, Daniella Alamo practices interviewing for her Radio and Podcasting class.

Photo by Veronica Rivera

SCANNING THE SCENE, Ava Jackson stands on the other side of the lens, getting ready to shoot her subject. Photo by Veronica Rivera

BEARING THE HEAT, Javier Rodriguez stands outside of his assigned location, Century Tower, discussing his broadcast with the class’s TA, Sarah Loiler.

Photo by Katie Merken

behind the scenes

On Air: Coming to you live from Weimer

Campers specializing in Broadcast Journalism learned how to put together news and broadcast segments about a variety of topics over the course of their time at camp. They worked from the ground up, first being assigned a location around campus to shoot at throughout the week. Their goal was to create a news story about a specific location while interviewing subjects, putting together different shots, and learning more about broadcasting every day. Taylor Levesque said that broadcasting had been a “really great learning experience.”

She came into the class already having taken a similar one, and assumed she knew plenty about broadcasting. However, she was proven wrong by the first day when a whole new range of information was introduced.

Radio/Podcasting campers started by learning the basics of both fields. After determining that more campers were interested in learning about podcasting, they were assigned to break up into pairs and create a three- to five-minute podcast about the camp experience. Made up of 11 students, this track trained them to become more familiar with new equipment and give them a feel of what a career in radio or podcasting will be like.

Walker Miller enjoyed his experience in the track. One of his favorite aspects of the track was

stitching the different elements of a podcast together.

He and his partner, Taylor Sheridan, agreed that their professor, Andy Selepak, was friendly and taught them more than they had ever known before about this specific field of journalism and communications.

“It’s a lot of fun and I’m getting to talk to people and I am getting to use the equipment and learn how to edit,” Sheridan said.

- Jasmine Lubin and Katie Merken

WITH GREAT FOCUS, Rafael Fernandez gazes into his camera, figuring out how to capture the perfect shot. Photo by Katie Merken

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CAPTURING THE SPIRIT of the school, Christina Long took a breathtaking shot of a gator in its nature habitat.

photography and film

Learning to visualize the moment Simply telling a story was one thing, but visualizing the moment was another.

“I am a writer. When I do publications at school, I’m always writing stories and putting together pictures with the stories that I did not capture,” said Annie Young, a camper from Orlando. “I feel like when I do take the pictures occasionally, I can relate to the story more and add a personal connection, so I wanted to improve my skills in photography so they would be better on my publication.”

Young wanted to learn a new skill at camp, so she enrolled in the photojournalism track. She started off by learning how to use the camera without using the automatic setting. After advancing her camera skills, She learned how to apply the rules and principles of photography to her photos.

With this in mind, she ventured off to shoot.

Creating a miniature portfolio was no easy task. Young wanted to display all of her new talents in only five images. She journeyed around the en-

AFTER TAKING A multitude of different shots, Andrew Acevedo reviews his images to choose his favorite.

USING THE COLLEGE of Journalism and Communications as part of her short film, Tessa Brown adjusts her lens to only capture the letters of the college.

Photos by Sophie Secor.

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tire campus and at the end of her journey compiled her shots into a visual representation of her new talent.

Another proactive camper here at the CJC Summer Institute was Victoria Garcia-Montes.

Garcia-Montes selected the film track to pursue her hobby of bringing her scripts to life. She figured she needed to learn more about the technical side of bringing a story to the screen.

Pleased with the course that she choose, Garcia-Montes proclaimed, “One thing I have learned from this course is that it takes a village to create a movie.” She recognized the hard work and effort it took to develop an original and noteworthy film, which well worth it.

Overall, campers who decided to sign up for the film and photojournalism tracks realized that they can utilize their new talents in their lives back home. These talents could potentially one day be developed into careers.

-Alysha Boyden

PUTTING THEIR NEW skills to action, Nadia Schmaler and Ana Torres use the photographic elements to frame their subject. Photo

by Sophie Secor.

WORKING ON HER portfolio, Annie Young finds unique angles to take original images. Young signed up for photo to sharped her visual skills.

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WHAT THE CAMPERS HAVE TO SAY “I chose this track because I believe that using photos to tell a story is effective to all walks of life because even those who have no access to education or anything will still understand a picture, it will still tell them a story.”

-Nadia Schmaler “The professor was great and really easy to work with. He just really wants us to learn.”

-Max Manausa “I‘ve learned how to use a camera.

I didn’t really know how to use one before but now I do.”

-Sasha Serrano “Well I know that I want a career in writing, but being on the yearbook staff photography has caught my interest, so taking photojournalism will allow me to expand my talents and help me find out more specifically what I want my career to be.”

-Jessie Colegrove “I am so glad I chose this track because I really wanna go into photojournalism and I love photography so it’s two things incorporated into one.”

-Sofia Seidel “All the people that I have met is the best part of this track. They are all hilarious and have made this experience very special.”

-Steven Hernandez “I am happy I choose this track because I learned a lot about a different side of journalism that I knew nothing about.”

-Tessa Brown

APPLYING HIS ENERGY into the shot, Dylan Hoyt films an entire take. Photo

by Sophie Secor.

EDITING HIS SCENE for the class film, Josh Davis puts his new editing skills into action. Photo by Sophie Secor.

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WRITING FOR SPORT

Studying in the ‘field’ of journalism The University of Florida’s Division I athletics are world renowned, so when 20 students signed up for the sports reporting professional track they were immersed in the world of Gator sports.

“I saw that sports journalism presented me an opportunity to continue with athletics in the future.

Plus, I really want to attend the University of Florida so I signed right up,” Christian Milcos said.

Instructor Eric Esterline attended Butler University, earning a telecommunications degree, and later a master’s degree in new media. After college, he worked in TV and radio, including partnerships with large corporations such as NASCAR and Fox Sports. He began the course showing his students examples of successful interviews, and others that left something to be desired.

Select students were sent out of the classroom to put to use their new interview knowledge. Teams of two to three ventured across Gainesville in search of their interviewee targets, who ranged from basketball managers to Olympic hopefuls.

“It was really cool to get to interview such an accomplished athlete,” Jacob Wolf said. “I definitely gained more confidence in my interviewing skills that I can take home with me and apply in the near future.”

In addition to refining their interview skills, an

PREPARING TO CONDUCT an interview for mobile reporting, Steven Calles informs his subject on how the interview process works. “My favorite part of moile reporting is the freedom it gives me to move around and go get my own story,” Calles said.

WHILE FINISHING THEIR mobile reporting project Bella Sci and Bianca Glatzen record the final frame of their report. “I like this,it offers the tools to create a newscast,” Sci said.

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integral part of sports reporting at any level, students also polished up their sports writing. Esterline presented examples of strong sports writing, similar to how he taught the correct interview process, and broke down specifics of what sets certain sports stories apart from the rest.

“They have all been doing lots of editing, when I originally looked at the stories they looked great but did have room for minor improvements,” Esterline said. “With their stories they have been adding multimedia, such as pictures and links. Heading in I knew they were all strong journalists but they just needed help engaging their readers with multimedia.”

One student took his interview assignment to the next level when he found himself in contact with not one, but eight UF football commits.

Ryan Resnick found himself on a first name basis with the players after interviewing several recruits and recognizing others around campus.

“I thought it was really cool to bond with them and to get the chance to interview them,” Resnick said. “They were all so down to earth.”

In just a short time, the participants of the program learned the ins and outs of sports reporting and put their skills to use.

- Kyle Wood

CAPTIONS CAN GO over the domiant photo but must appear in a white box like this. Photo by Joe Humphrey.

DUAL SCREEN MODE Drew Steiner checks the scores on his smart phone while conducting research for his sports reporting assignment on the Copa America tournament.

MANNING THE CAMERA Gabriel Galenno records an interview with the UF basketball team manager.

“The most challenging part so far has been the research and editing.”

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Reporting on the go “Mobile reporting has been an amazing experience where the group, including myself, learned the stress of being on deadline, but also the joy of the finished product. With two completely different projects we also learned the diversity of stories and how reporting works in the real world.”

- Althea Ulin “This class has taught me a lot from start to finish. I never really knew how to do everything you can do on a camera with an iPad. Mobile reporting has also taught me that when you do a report on an iPad, it is easier to get it out quicker than other reporters.”

- Kori Santiago “I am so grateful to be in the mobile reporting class. It has made me realize the many aspects of social media and how it relates to journalism.

Especially in today’s time of booming media, it is so important that us, as journalists, are aware of the different ways we can use social media to alert the public about current news.”

- A’Maiya Allen

Analyst 17%

Sports journalists contemplate their futures

No 6%

Interviewing 22% Journalist 17%

Commentator 66%

What is your dream job in the sports reporting industry?

Yes 94% Writing 78% Did you prefer the interviewing aspect of sports reporting or the writing aspect?

Survey completed by 18 of 20 sports camp participants

Did taking this course help you decide that you wanted to pursue a career in sports reporting?

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THE HOT SEAT Band Camp members Alexandra Gurgis and Holden Hughes answer questions from the eager writing students. Photo by Karina Elwood

learning to write

Camp writers enjoy noteworthy experience Malavika Kannon smiled bashfully as she was complimented on the interview questions she asked band camp students today.

“I think of the angle I want my story to come from.” She said, “You really have to push people by asking them questions that make a beautiful quote.”

“What sparked your interest in music?”

“What is the most important lesson you have learned in band camp?”

Indeed, campers who took the writing specialization needed to do exactly that, in order for their end of the week profiles to be up to Professor Mike Foley’s standards.

“I grade tough, life grades tougher.” He chuckled, admitting he expects a lot from his students’ writing.

Here at UF, Professor Foley taught reporting, which often included teaching students how to write better stories as well.

WORD FOR WORD Each answer is recorded by writing specialization campers Franki Rosenthal and Jenna Rabinovitch.

Photo by Karina Elwood SAY CHEESE! Heather Carpenter takes a portrait photo of a fellow camper to be featured in the yearbook. Photo by Vero Rivera FOLLOW THE LEAD Anabelle Tolgyesi looks on as Karina Elwood photographs a fellow camper. Photo by Vero Rivera.

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However you categorized it, Foley’s methods clearly paid off. Former students have gone on to win Pulitzer Prizes and have been employed by major publications such as The Washington Post. He hoped to challenge his high school students this week by having them interview band camp members.

Gatorland Band Camp director Jay Watkins also fielded questions, bringing campers into a large band hall, which immediately felt smaller once the interviews began.

Each camper came equipped with a notebook and writing utensil, hastily writing each response to reference later. Occasionally and apologetically interrupting one another, and pausing only to jot down notes, these up-and- coming reporters let time fly by as the basis for stellar “profiles” were formed.

At that rate, it seemed Foley would be singing with praise about his students’ pieces.

- Eva Oliveri

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ONLY THE BEST Yearbook student Alexa Zervos decides what photo should be feautured on her spread. Photo by Sophia Secor GRIDING FOR GREATNESS Yearbook members Jasmine Lubin and Katie Merkel carefully align the content on their spread.

Photo by Eva Oliveri

How did the writers feel about their interview experience?

“The experience was awesome. The band kids had great answers, and I liked that everyone seemed to have their own story.”

- Emily Garcia “It was cool to see someone so passionate about their work, and it’s great to write about that.”

- Morgan Spraker “The experience was just like a press conference. It felt a lot more professional.”

- Malaika Kannan Opinion on the instructor?

“Professor Foley is the nicest person, and he definitely knows what he’s talking about.”

- Cassie Sadennate

Students make yearbook; well, more like weekbook

What have you accomplished in four days? Photography, reporting, editing, writing and a bit of stressing came together in the yearbook track, which culminated in this digital yearbook’s production. “The timeline gets everyone really pumped to work on such short notice. We all work together really well,” Emily Perpich explained, pausing briefly from her work.

Campers were divided into small groups, each assigned specific roles to bring the 32-page project to life. Content was gathered everywhere from the dining halls and dorm rooms, to Century Tower and in various specialization classes.

The campers didn’t think their dedication and hard work was extraordinary, but merely what was right.

“Mr. Humphrey, our adviser, is really great, he’s really into it,” Rowan Born said, “and I think it’s respectful to put in as much as your adviser does.”

When asked why he selected such a seemingly daunting task for his class, Joe Humphrey responded: “The best way to learn is by doing, instead of having you sit in a room staring at a PowerPoint.”

- Eva Oliveri

What advice did Professor Foley offer to campers?

“Said is fine, always use ‘said’ for quotes.”

WORDS OF WISDOM Professor Foley critiques Morgan Spraker’s profile in class. Photo by Sophia Secor.

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TO CELEBRATE FINISHING the scavenger hunt, Franki Rosenthal pies a fellow camper in the face with a shaving cream pie. Photo

by Sophie Secor.

SMILE TOGETHER In a rush of organized chaos, students gathered together in the lobby of Weimer to get their pictures taken by yearbook photographers. Within 20 minutes all 140 campers had taken a survey and taken their picture, giving the yearbook staff a chance to see the diversity that had come to study journalism.

For first time camper, Karina Elwood, the excitement of it all reminded her of why she loved journalism in the first place. “It was so satisfying to see a team I had only met days earlier come together to pull off this amazing task and cover so many people at once. It took teamwork and organization in order to tell the story of each individual camper,� Elwood said.

-Alyssa Felicano

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Sophia Abramovich Aldie, Virginia Writing

Andrew Acevedo Miami Photojournalism

Daniella Alamo Miami Radio/Podcasting

A’Maiya Allen Bolingbrook, Illinois Mobile Reporting

Emi Bonet Miami Yearbook

Catalina Borges Miami Photojournalism

Rowan Born Pensacola Yearbook

Alysha Boyden Jacksonville Yearbook

Tessa Brown Chicago, Illinois Filmmaking

Madison Callaway Orlando Sports Reporting

Steven Calles Miami Mobile Reporting

Olivia Candela Miami Photojournalism

Hannah Carlo Sarasota Broadcasting

Heather Carpenter Southwest Ranches Yearbook

Monroe Carr Gainesville Filmmaking

Mikayla Carroll West Palm Beach Mobile Reporting

Hannah Casey New Smyrna Beach Photojournalism

Rachel Casey Winter Springs Broadcasting

Bianca Cegatte Lutz Filmmaking

Julia Chodyla Tallahassee Radio/Podcasting

Pedro Ciol Andreoli Lopes Panama City, Panama Mobile Reporting

Jessie Colegrove Trinity Photojournalism

Kaitlyn Corwin Tampa Filmmaking

Reagan Creamer Daytona Beach Broadcasting

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Madeleine Dalton Palm Beach Gardens Mobile Reporting

Mar’shon Dalton Lawrenceville, Georgia Writing

Mallika Dave Longwood Writing

Josh Davis Tampa Filmmaking

Charles Adrian De Guzman Sanford Filmmaking

Brittany Donor St. Johns Mobile Reporting

Kristina Duncan Weston Yearbook

Lucas Durand Tampa Radio/Podcasting

Ryan Eaton Orlando Filmmmaking

Karina Elwood Melbourne Yearbook

Joe Espy Valrico Sports Reporting

Kate Fackler Jacksonville Photojournalism

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HOW WE COMMUNICATE

Summer is a time to explore new places and meet new people. This summer institute was the perfect opportunity to meet new people and learn about what makes them unique.

We were able to learn about our fellow campers, including where they come from and the different languages they speak. Coming from different places throughout the country, and some even from outside the United States, it was inevitable that our campers would speak multiple different languages. In a survey of 112 campers, we asked students whether or not they spoke a different language, and if yes, which languages they spoke.

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ASL

1

GERMAN

1

MANDARIN

1

POLISH

1

TAGALO

1

TAMIL

1

HINDI PORTUGESE FRENCH SPANISH

62 50 speak only English

speak at least one foreign language

2 3 6 40

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WHAT’S THE MOST INTERESTING PLACE YOU’VE TRAVELED TO? “The most interesting place I’ve traveled to definitely has to be Cuba because a lot of people can’t go there and it’s a lot of things to take in. There’s a lot of poverty, but there is a lot of nice history to learn.”

-Javier Rodriguez “The summer going into freshman year of high school I took a trip to the French Polynesia, like Bora Bora and Tahiti, and it was such a great experience. I’m SCUBA certified so I got to go scuba diving with sharks so it was an amazing trip.”

-Daniella Alamo

Alyssa Feliciano Melbourne Yearbook

Rafael Fernandez Miami Broadcasting

Catarina Fernandez Miami Filmmaking

Gabriel Galleno Miami Springs Sports Reporting

Emily Garcia Miami Writing

Victoria Garcia-Montes Miami Filmmaking

Jamie Gillespie Ponte Vedra Beach Filmmaking

Bianca Glatzer Miami Mobile Reporting

Alana Gomez West Palm Beach Writing

Caton Gonzalez Tampa Filmmaking

Nate Greisdorf Ormond Beach Radio/Podcasting

Jason Hamby Jacksonville Sports Reporting

Dylan Hansel Palm Beach Gardens Filmmaking

Eboni Harris Gainesville Sports Reporting

Chad Hense Tampa Broadcasting

Steven Hernandez Miami Filmmaking

“My favorite place I’ve traveled to would be two summers ago when I went to Puerto Rico for a week. It was really fun, we stayed in this villa in the mountains and we just did really cool stuff every day.

It was nice to be immersed into another culture and it was an unforgettable experience.”

-Walker Miller “Well, my dad is a travel agent so I’ve been to a lot of places. One of the most gorgeous places was Argentina. We went to this place called Patagonia which they call ‘the end of the world’ because it is the southernmost place you can go in South America before reaching Antarctica and it was gorgeous. I was standing in the middle of a rock at the very end of what seemed to be the rest of the ocean. It felt like there was nobody else there and that it truly was the very end of the world.”

-Victoria Todd, RA

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Sara Hirschfeld Miami Photojournalism

Keyont’e Howard St. Petersburg Filmmaking

Sydney Hoyo Miami Mobile Reporting

Dylan Hoyt Fort Lauderdale Filmmaking

Jeremy Jackson Weston Sports Reporting

Ava Jackson Tallahassee Broadcasting

Brea Jones Sanford Mobile Reporting

Malavika Kannan Oviedo Writing

Josh Katz Montville, New Jersey Sports Reporting

Madison Kiernan Jacksonville Broadcasting

Mackenzie Kline Boynton Beach Broadcasting

Sydney Krause Boca Raton Writing

Heather Krupa Cedarburg, Wiscosin Sports Reporting

Taylor Levesque St. Petersburg Broadcasting

Danielle Link Miami Broadcasting

Daniel Lively Longwood Sports Reporting

Mae Logue Ponte Vedra Beach Writing

Jack Lomedico Orlando Mobile Reporting

Christina Long Fayetteville, Arkansas Photojournalism

Natalie Lopez Miami Photojournalism

Nicole Lopez Miami Photojournalism

Jasmine Lubin Coconut Creek Yearbook

Emma Macarthur Shanghai, China Radio/Podcasting

Kate Mace Charlotte, North Carolina Photojournalism

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Max Manausa Tallahassee Filmmaking

Antonella Maneiro Miami Broadcasting

Thomas Martinez Miami Radio/Podcasting

Ryan Mcauliffe Colchester, Connecticut Writing

Brooke Mcneil St. Augustine Radio/Podcasting

Katie Merken Philadelphia Yearbook

Christian Milcos Wyckoff, New Jersey Sports Reporting

Brooke Miller Weston Yearbook

Walker Miller Jacksonville Radio/Podcasting

Raynel Noa Miami Broadcasting

Eva Oliveri Coconut Creek Yearbook

Cristina Ortega Miami Filmmaking

Neel Pasricha Ormond Beach Filmmaking

Adrianna Patacsil Sarasota Writing

Bayleigh Pearson Plantation Sports Reporting

Emily Perpich St. Augustine Yearbook

Lexi Phillips Baton Rouge, Louisiana Mobile Reporting

Olivia Prewitt Danville, Kentucky Sports Reporting

Julia Prout Madison, New Jersey Broadcasting

Christina Pugliese West Palm Beach Mobile Reporting

Jenna Rabinovitch Weston Writing

Ryan Resnick West Palm Beach Sports Reporting

Eliza Rich Charlotte, North Carolina Broadcasting

Veronica Rivera Miami Yearbook

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PLAYING FAVORITES

What are you doing? We asked campers what they love doing most at CJCSI. From their morning classes to free time, 112 campers told us their favorite part of the day.

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Leah Roddenberry Bradenton Broadcasting

Javier Rodriguez Miami Broadcasting

Natalie Rodriguez Miami Lakes Photojournalism

Franki Rosenthal Weston Writing

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Vanessa Ryals Davie Mobile Reporting

Cassie Sadenwater Seminole Writing

Jonathan Santos Melbourne Sports Reporting

Kori Santiago Miami Mobile Reporting

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Laura Schmidlin St. Augustine Mobile Reporting

Madelyn Schmidt Lawrenceville, Georgia Sports Reporting

Bella Sci Roswell, Georgia Mobile Reporting

Giovanna Scirrotto Jupiter Broadcasting

Sophie Secor Tenafly, New Jersey Yearbook

Lexi Segal Boca Raton Broadcasting

Sofia Seidel Miami Photojournalism

Virginia Sensale Miami Broadcasting

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MORNING CLASSES

TRACK CLASS

MEALS

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Sasha Serrano Lehigh Acres Photojournalism

Daniella Sevares Miami Photojournalism

Griffith Shaler Tampa Radio/Podcasting

Naveen Shankar Gainesville Sports Reporting

Taylor Sheridan St. Charles, Missouri Radio/Podcasting

Angela Shiver Milton Filmmaking

Taylor Shrum Bradenton Writing

Nadia Schmaler North Port Photojournalism

Emily Sparks Deerfield Beach Broadcasting

Morgan Spraker Port Orange Writing

Drew Steiner Boca Raton Sports Reporting

Anthony Strandberg Brandon Radio/Podcasting

Lindsay Studstill Gainesville Sports Reporting

Anabelle Tolgyesi Miami Yearbook

Ana Torres Miami Photojournalism

Andrea Torres Jacksonville Yearbook

Althea Ulin Los Angeles Mobile Reporting

Sebastian Valdes-Denis Miami Springs Sports Reporting

Zoya Wazir Lake Mary Writing

Jacob Wolf North Caldwell, New Jersey Sports Reporting

Kyle Wood Coral Springs Yearbook

Annie Young Orlando Photojournalism

Alexandra Zachary Miami Photojournalism

Alexa Zervos St. Augustine Yearbook

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Ethan Bauer Pembroke Pines RA/Writing

Andrew Briz Gainesville Assistant Director

Eric Esterline Gainesville Sports Reporting

Mike Foley Gainesville Writing

John Freeman Gainesville Photojournalism

Gary Green Gainesville Mobile Reporting

Bridget Grogan Gainesville Camp Co-Director

Joe Humphrey Tampa Yearbook

Lauren Johnson Gainesville RA

Fernando Juncadella Miami RA/Sports Reporting

CeCe Lemus Pembroke Pines RA

Rebekah Mar Miami RA/Radio/Podcasting

Patricia Matamoros Managua, Nicaragua RA/Filmmaking

Victoria Molina Tegucigalpa, Honduras RA/ Journalism

Rachel Mowat Tampa RA/Journalism

Ravenel Rudd Melbourne RA

Lynsey Saunders Miami Broadcasting

Andy Selepak Dumfries, Virginia Radio/Podcasting

Tim Sorel Gainesville Radio/Podcasting

Ted Spiker Gainesville Speaker

Victoria Todd Gainesville RA/Journalism

Sue Wagner Gainesville Camp Co-Director

Kayla Ziadie Pembroke Pines RA/Mobile Reporting

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MEMORIES MADE

together After five days together, the summer institute drew to a close. New relationships and memories were made and lessons were taught about different tracks in journalism and communications, while having fun at the same time. Students were able to watch a basketball game, have a viewing party of the hit TV show “The Bachelorette,” watch and play in a soccer game, participate in a scavenger hunt and have a shaving cream fight, all while bonding together. This camp may be over, but our memories are everlasting and have brought us together.

-Jasmine Lubin

GETTING CAUGHT IN the sprinklers, Mar’Shon Dalton makes a mad dash to avoid getting soaked. Photo by Sofia Seide

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ENJOYING A CARD game, Heather Carpenter hides her cards from the others playing with her. Photo by Nadia Schmaler HOSTING A FLOOR party, Taylor Shrue pulls her mattress into the hallway to mattress surf down the floor. Photo by Rowan Born

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COLOPHON Theme

We Stand Together was created by 18 campers in the yearbook specialization class at the 2016 University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Summer Institute, held June 18-24 in Gainesville.

The theme was inspired by the university’s decision to light the iconic Century Tower with rainbow colors in solidarity with the victims of the June 12 mass shooting in Orlando, along with the students’ shared interest in communications and media.

Acknowledgements

Yearbook campers drew design inspiration from magazines and contemporary yearbooks, including the 2016 Boone High School Legend (Orlando), the 2016 Tessaerae from Corning-Painted Post High School (Corning, New York) and Ideas that Fly, a compilation of yearbook ideas published annually by Herff Jones.

Equipment

21 Dell PCs with Windows 8 Adobe Creative Suite CC 2014 Multiple camera and smartphones

Staff

Emi Bonet, Our Lady of Lourdes Academy (Miami) Rowan Born, West Florida High School (Pensacola) Alysha Boyden Fleming Island High School (Orange Park) Heather Carpenter, Cooper City High School Kristina Duncan, Cypress Bay High School (Weston) Karina Elwood, Melbourne High School Alyssa Feliciano, West Shore Junior Senior High School (Melbourne) Jasmine Lubin, Calvary Christian Academy (Fort Lauderdale) Katie Merken, Radnor High School (Radnor, Pennsylvania) Brooke Miller, Cypress Bay High School (Weston) Eva Oliveri, Grandview Preparatory School (Boca Raton) Emily Perpich, Pedro Menendez High School (St. Augustine) Veronica Rivera, Our Lady of Lourdes Academy (Miami) Sophie Secor (Tenafly, New Jersey) Anabelle Tolgyesi, Our Lady of Lourdes Academy (Miami) Andrea Torres, Douglas Anderson School of the Arts (Jacksonville) Kyle Wood, Coral Glades High School (Coral Springs) Alexa Zervos, Nease High School (Ponte Vedra Beach)

Advisers

Rachel Mowat, University of Florida (Gainesville) Joe Humphrey, Hillsborough High School (Tampa)

Fonts

Myriad Pro Adobe Arabic Orator Std Myrad Arabic WE STAND

TOGETHER CJCSI2016

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