Valentine-Turner told Massic that meteorologist Brian Slocum had come to the school earlier and spoken to all fifth-graders. Television celebrities, said one student.
When Massic asked the students what they were hoping to see after they gathered in the lobby, hands shot up. She joined the station after a career working for the towns of King and Rural Hall. “It takes a lot of people behind the scenes.”Īs it happens, Massic is a 1972 graduate of North Forsyth High. ‘We hope they see there are more jobs available here than just being in front of a camera,” Massic said. Jenna Valentine-Turner, the Social Emotional Learning Specialist at Kernersville, accompanied the fifth-graders.Įarlier, as Jolene Massic – the WXII receptionist who also serves as a tour guide – was waiting for everyone to arrive, she said she hoped the experience expanded the students’ horizons. “I thought it was really, really fun,” Juliana said. While standing in front of the green screen while a weather map was showing on a monitor, she had the challenge of pointing out some of the cities being projected on the weather map.īy no means did the challenge diminish her overall experience, though. Juliana Dykstra had had a direct experience of that. “I thought it was pretty cool,” Bethzy Tejada-Valente said.Īnd a little weird, she said, because what is really going on in the studio is not the same as what you see on TV. “It was fun and awesome to see a news station,” said Teshaun Poindexter.
It was all quite enjoyable, the students said when it was time to head back to the bus that would take them back to school. 21 was over, the students had watched the station’s general manager record editorials that will be broadcast in the coming days, stood behind the news desk and read from the teleprompter, and learned from a weathermen how a weather report is created and broadcast.Īs a bonus treat, they learned first-hand that wearing green – or holding up a green sheet – while standing in front of the green screen makes parts of you invisible on the television monitor. NOVEM– On Thursday, nine fifth-graders from Kernersville Elementary headed to WXII television station for a behind-the-scenes tour.īefore the morning of Nov. Accountability & Continuous Improvementįor more pictures, go to Your Permanent Record.The Appalachian State University Academy at Middle Fork.
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