Congrats to SPS' student broadcasters!

I wanted to call to your attention some of the great work being done by high school broadcast journalism students at Hillcrest and Central.

Last month, Central's "Central Intelligence" and Hillcrest's "HTV Magazine" were both named as finalists for the Pacemaker Award presented by the National Scholastic Press Association. The Pacemaker recognized the nation's top student produced program. Hillcrest has received the Pacemaker ten times throughout their 20 years of work. Central's program has been nominated as a finalist for the third time. The winners will be announced on Nov. 14.

Hillcrest's "HTV Magazine" is being featured this week in honor of their 20th anniversary by the High School Broadcast Journalism Project, part of the Radio and Television News Directors Foundation. Every day this week, they'll feature a video from HTV on the site. Be sure to check it out. My congratulations go out to Dave Davis, Hillcrest's broadcast journalism teacher, for his work over the years.

Be sure to check out the "HTV Magazine" web site.