nats "good morning Shasta School"
And hello to kids in broadcasting. There are no Brian Williamses or Katie Courics here... at least not yet. But Mrs. Weagant's 6th grade class is making waves - airwaves - at Shasta Elementary. Hot topics in the 15-minute broadcast include the lunchtime Kickball League and a report on the upcoming "Farmers Dinner".
Mrs. Weagant says, "there's always something exciting going on on campus...go into classes to see what different grade levels are doing."
The anchors get their cues at 9-o-clock every friday morning... broadcasting to an audience of 600 students.
Nikki says, "I think it's important so kids can find out what's going on at Shasta and things they can do."
When I was there, Nikki Dully sat in the anchor chair. Everyone gets a turn there. Other off-camera duties include running cameras, monitoring audio, entering graphics, and the switcher...who puts the different cameras or video sources on the air. This week, that job fell to Wyatt Brogden.
Wyatt says, "it's pretty exciting, you're doing a lot of work and you're at the center of things...if you mess up it screws the whole thing up."
Mrs. Weagant says, "when it's live (you have to) deal with things that come up, learn how to handle things on the spot, make changes, whether it's (fixing) the equipment or the anchors (fixing a mistake), it gives them valuable life skills."
Nikki says she is something of a celebrity to her peers on campus.
Nikki says, "they say oh I saw you on KSSB or on TV".
Mrs. Weagant has been producing KSSB at Shasta for the past thirteen years...and the show will go on.
Darcy says, I wouldn't trade this...it's one of the most rewarding things we do."
And that's a wrap.
