VPHS Media

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April 18, 2011

Hey everybody! So we're back to school again, and I bet we could all agree that Spring Break was probably much needed. Hahaha. For me, I was able to catch up on some sleep, hangout with friends, and upload these wonderful videos on the DVD Production page. Check them out! Now that we're back to school, our media class is ready to present more shows just for you. Our media class is also entering a competition for a number of edited works that the editors have done. Anywho, I hope all of you had a wonderful spring break, and I hope the return to classes isn't too harsh. OH! One last thing, don't forget about APs! Study study study! Good luck everyone. Just think, we have two more months till the last day of school. Have a good one.

Gaby

December 6, 2010

Hey everybody. It has definitely been a long time since I've left word about our class. I apologize forthe delays, but there have been programming problems for our website. Thank you for your patience. :] Ok, so Thanksgiving passed by quickly. I hope everyone is stuffed and happy from turkey! College applications have also passed by very quickly for the seniors. It has definitely been a stressful month. Now it's December, and the holidays are around the corner. Our media class is going to have a media dinner which will be featured on our show, so keep an eye out for that! I just have to say I'm so excited for the holidays. If only it snowed in Orange County, right? Anyways, I'm going to try to catch up on the things I missed from the web not working. Happy Holidays!!!

Gaby

October 19, 2010

Its been so long hasn't it?! Ok, so our media class has been hard at work trying to make a better show for you. :] As a class, we're continually making adjustments and hope you enjoy seeing them progress. I've been updating the shows so keep an eye out! Since its the month of October, you must have a lot of things or events going on. Actually, Homecoming just happened this last weekend. If you went, I hope you had fun. Also, don't forget that tomorrow is Senior Mass Picture! I'm thinking that it's going to be TONS of fun. Thanks for checking in at vphsmedia and hope you enjoy the work we've been doing. :D Oh. and Brainstorm for some awesome costumes, I heard that Lady gaga, Sarah Palin, and Snooki have been really popular at Halloween stores. Interesting, huh? xD

Gaby

January 28, 2010

Heyooo. So I've been TRYING to fix this program that is necessary to upload videos and pictures on the website. No matter what I try, it is not working. Nobody is really sure how to fix it, so I am VERY sorry for not getting this website updated. While I'm here, I'll just update about the school year. Last week, we finished our finals. I hope everyone did well and finished off great. Also, last saturday was the SATs. I took it at Orange High. It went pretty well. :D Oh! We also had a late start yesterday. It was epic, getting to sleep in. That's all for now, but hey! If you think you have a solution to my filezilla problem, please contact me @ isoforgotit@yahoo.com. :D Thanks! Oh and Kevin is awesome.

Gaby :]

January 11, 2010

Hello everybody! Today was our first day back from our MUCH needed three day weekend. If only it was a little longer, right? hahah, I wish. :D Anyways, I hope everyone had an amazing Christmas and an eventful Happy New Year's!!! I can't believe it's already 2010. Where did the years go? I made a lot of New Year's resolutions. One of mine is to get this website fully updated before the end of this week. Of course, grades are on that list. What are yours? Make a list! :D Last month, our media class had our banquet which was very fun. It's going to be the topic of one of our upcoming shows, so keep an eye out for that. Because of our long break, we have a wave of untouched work to do, so many of us in VPHS media are hard at work! To the students at VP, keep studying! The semester is almost over, and our finals are coming. Just think about that 3-day weekend and 4-day weekend that are coming up. OH! Don't forget those two minimum days! Just Study hard and keep up the awesome work. I hope everyone had a great break, and I'll be back soon!

Gaby :]

August 1 , 2009

Hey everyone! It's been a month since I have last updated. I was recently informed that we are adding another show. We will be starting the Varsity Women's Basketball show. That should be exciting. That being said, we have the intro up in TV Production, so check it out. Hope everyone has had a good summer so far. We have 3 more weeks! Excited? Don't forget, there is registration coming up! I'm not sure about ALL the dates, but I know the Juniors are on August 11, Seniors on August 10, and yea that's all I know. We are also starting classes 5 minutes earlier, so the bell rings at 7:55 or 6:55 if you have zero period. Can you believe that?! Oh well, don't be late on the first day! See you when school starts! :D

Gaby Chao

June 17, 2009

Right now, I am writing my First actual blog. Well, the blog that I'm supposed to be doing by myself. School's out and Summer's beginning off well. I hope everyone's having a good one. I have to say it was a fun year. I learned so many new things especially in media. I'm also thankful for Crystal, because she taught me a lot of things over the last semester. Hopefully she'll visit, just in case I make a mistake...just kidding. But really, I hope she does visit. As the next school year is coming around, I have a lot of things to do, and I know that many of you do too. Maybe preparing for SATs or sports, whatever it is, good luck. We at media have been preparing for the upcoming year. There are a lot of new people in our class. There also will be another Web-author. Jason Stevens is going to help keep up the website. So welcome Jason! He's going to be a junior as well. That's it for now. Jason and I look forward to the next year of web-authoring. Have a great summer everyone!

Gaby Chao

June 8, 2009

I started out in this class not knowing anything about working on websites. Slowly through the year I learned how to post blogs, create pages, and put up pictures and videos among other things. Just when it was becoming too easy for me, my screen went black to make things a little more challenging and I have been working that way ever since. But I have loved learning all that I have and I would not have traded the experience for anything.I would like to thank Dr. B for the opportunity and allowing some girl she had never met and whom had no relatives previously in Media to join her class. The above is closer to what I wish I would have said at the Media awards. Well, this is my last blog. Next year I will be going to Berkeley so I am handing the website over to the capable hands of Gaby Chao. I will very much miss working on this site. Thanks to all of you who actually read my blogs and watch the videos I put up. It was my pleasure. Lead Editor Ben White says "Hi."

Your Webmaster,

Crystal Platas

April 29, 2009

Hi everyone! Gaby and I are doing a joint blog today. Alright, first me (Crystal): Well, we have reached AP testing time again and I cannot tell you how excited I am.I will be taking AP Government on Monday, Ap Enlish Literature on Thursday, AP Physics the following Monday, AP Psychology on Tuesday, and AP Economics Thursday. That should be super. And then graduation will be following soon after, but I don't want to get ahead of myself. Good luck to everyone who has AP tests. In the words of a favorite math teacher (Mr. Lynch) "Take tenacity to the capacity" and "Strive for a 5." Okay, here's Gaby:

Hey everyone! Gaby here. Turns out that I will take over an editorial position and as webauthor. Like Crystal previously brought up, AP testing is coming up. Luckily I have no APs to prepare for, but I will next year. My sympathy goes to those stressing about the AP tests right now. Well, that's all that there is to talk about. At least that's what Crystal says. There will be more blogs when the chaos of testing is over. Good luck with testing!

Crystal: I said no such thing! I said that is all my mind is currently able to think about. But I did put up some new Spanish shows. Estan muy bueno. This blog has been a combine effort from your old webmaster and your new one. It was fun. :)

Crystal and Gaby

April 2, 2009

Spring Break!! I'm going to Myrtle Beach to eat at Planet Hollywood and Hard Rock, my two favorite restaurants, so I'm pretty excited. Oh, happy Senior Day of Spirit Week! I'm getting ready for my free Senior BBQ lunch. In Media news,We have started producing a new show for all of our Hispanic viewers called "VP Noticias." It is hosted by Jessica Medina and Maribel Marquez and is entirely in Spanish. I posted the first two shows, so make sure to watch those. Even if you don't speak Spanish they are still informative and entertaining. I hope everyone has a great Spring Break!! Get lots of rest because when we get back AP tests will be coming up and then we will be nearing the end of this school year! Be back soon.

Crystal

March 17, 2009

Happy St. Patrick's Day everyone! Hope you're all wearing your green today...or not if that's not your thing... I have put up the soccer video in DVD Production so you can view a slideshow of our soccer team. Editor Kevin Dilger can be seen as goalie on the thumbnail. I also put up the girl's water polo and the band shows under TV Production.The Oscar show should be ready soon. It has been an interesting couple of weeks working on the site as the backlight on my computer has gone out and my screen is very, very dark. I'm getting used to it though. I can find my mouse on the screen pretty quickly. Although, I have noticed that in my concentration I tend to make odd faces at my computer, not realizing that all people behind me see is my facial expressions reflecting off my black screen. :). But even an unlit screen will not keep me from putting up the shows for you to watch. So go ahead and check out the newest additions and I will have more posted as soon as I can. Happy St. Patty's Day again!

Crystal

February 27, 2009

Hi, Gaby here again. Starting off, I have considered moving to an editorial position. I've truly enjoyed working with Crystal, she's amazing. Also, we are beginning a new show in Spanish, organized by Jocelyn Somali. We will be filming these new episodes on Fridays, and it will become a regular feature next year. Adding on to the foriegn languages, we will be adding a Russian segment. All of these new installments are very exciting. All of us in media are truly looking forward to all of it. Hopefully all of the new stuff will work out well. Right now, Josh and Sam are in the studio working on the Oscar's show, that's exciting. Further notifications will come! That's all for now!

Gaby

February 23, 2009

These past few days were exciting ones in the film industry. Yesterday was the 81st Academy Awards, which I spent seven hours watching (with the Red Carpet shows, the ceremony, and the Barbara Walters special). I thought this year's Oscars was especially entertaining with Hugh Jackman as host. But the important news is that on Friday, a large group of students from our Media class were able to actually visit the Kodak theater and interview those involved with the nominated foreign films. The cast and crew began their day at the Linwood Dunn Theater where the photo op for the nominees was taking place and interviews were being given. The winner in the foreign film category was "Departures" from Japan. Director Yojiro Takita was at the awards last night to give his acceptance speech, which was personally one of my favorite speeches. After interviewing the nominees, the Media crew went to the Rennaissance Hotel to take their annual "Red Carpet Crew" photo and then went back to the Kodak Theater where they were able to walk on the Red Carpet! Sounds to me like an amazing day. Hooray for Hollywood!

Crystal

February 3, 2009

Happy February! I have added more videos to the DVD Production page, including this year's water polo and rotary. For those of you who use Internet Explorer and were unable to bring up videos, I have fixed the problem (Finally!) and they should all work now. I also added some pictures from production (seen below) so you can see the cast and crew at work. It's getting closer to Oscar time, so the Media attendees are preparing for their time on the Red Carpet. The nominees in the Best Foreign Film category are "The Baader Meinhof Complex" from Germany, "The Class" from France, "Departures" from Japan, "Revanche" from Austria, and "Waltz with Bashir" from Israel. The cast will be interviewing the directors of these films in less than a month and of course I will have the footage from that online soon after! Until then.

Crystal

October 21, 2008

I've added shows 4 and 5 and some of the coaches shows are up. Coaches show 5 is being prepared to go on as I type this. The editors have begun working on the homecoming video. Congratulations to all the homecoming princes (Jeff Pesner, Bhavik Patel, Jeremy Hohn, and Daniel Horist) and princesses (Brittnei Miller, Stacey Barnett, Haley Koch, and Eunice Yim) and to Nick Turner and Sarah Adams, our Homecoming king and queen. Good job to the football team too at the Homecoming game! I hope everyone who went to the dance had a good time. This week is Red Ribbon Week, so don't forget to wear red. I am currently wearing ten "Drug Use is Life Abuse" bracelets, a red shirt, a red jacket, red pants, and red socks, so I'm ready. I'll keep you posted on any new additions to the site and what our editors and crew are working on. Have a happy Halloween!

Crystal

September 15, 2008

Hi everyone! This is Crystal, officially your new webmaster. I hope everyone had a great summer. We're now a few weeks into the school year, and I hope everyone is enjoying their schedules. I know I am. Well, we're back working on shows for the year with new hosts Josh Samuels and Dillon Fisher, who should do a really great job. The first show is done, so that should be up soon for your viewing pleasure. We have a great cast this year and we've added French news in addition to the Spanish and Korean we had last year. We also have a second show called "VP Football Coaches" that shows the VP coaches in action. We're all really excited about starting a new season of the show, and I'll keep you posted on any upcoming shows and events. Be back soon!

Your webmaster,

Crystal Platas

May 13, 2008

Well, Dr. Bartom announced to the class today that she was informed of the results from the 2008 California Student Media Festival. With over 6000 entrants statewide and only two divisions with seven awards in each, we are very excited to have won a first place in each division. VPHS TV Media class won a first place for our new show "VP in the OC" in the Multimedia Division and another first place in the Video Division for the Student Portfolio category for: "Bittel Goes to College." Medallion winners for the TV Media department have been announced for graduation ceremonies who are our director, Dustin Downy, and our lead editor, Alex Amo. We took pictures today for the Program for the upcoming "10th Annual TV Media Awards" which will take place at 6:00 PM Friday June 6th in Villa Park City Hall. Lots of excitement there. We have gone through first round nominations and will be voting next week for the final winners to be announced that evening.

Curtis is getting ready to graduate, so I will be doing the web authoring from now on. Looking forward to taking over the website shortly.

Your webmaster,

Crystal Platas