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to communicate effectively in the digital world .” Hoover said . “ From social media to emails , it teaches them to communicate within the digital world which is constantly expanding .”
BEAR RADIO Bear Radio is an area of the BHS
Karis Fisher adjusts her communication robot to perform its task . program that is growing and reaching farther than some may know . Bear Radio allows students to run the radio station and commentate on sporting events live . The program is one of the largest radio broadcasting classes in the area . Brownsboro has something not a lot of schools have which is its very own broadcasting license . This makes the program more unique and different as it doesn ' t rely on an average online program .
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Will Clague prepares to go live on Bear Radio . unique part of Bear Radio is being a public school
CNA , Certified Nursing Assistant , is the foundation for a Health Science career at the high school . In the class , students learn hands on patient care as they master how to react to emergencies such as seizures and falls , how to feed someone who can not feed themselves , and how to take blood pressures . Students also get CPR certified in the class , which can help them in other areas of work as well , such as lifeguarding or babysitting .
“ We do a lot of fun things in class ,” CNA student Riley Cawthon said . “ We get to do hands-on activities every single day with the mannequins that we have . My favorite thing that we have done was going to the elementary and helping the nurse there .”
The class also provides benefits for students in their career . Once they graduate , they are able to start working as a CNA , especially if they decide to go to nursing school .
16 with an FM broadcast license from the Federal Communications Commission ,” Communications teacher Douglas Shaffer said . “ Brownsboro is now one of only a handful of public schools in the state of Texas with a broadcast license .”
JOURNALISM
The second program of study in the high school ’ s communication cluster includes the commercial photography and graphic design classes . These classes are taught by Chad Wilson and he has worked to expand the programs even more this year . On the photography aspect , this is the first year that the students are taking high school and junior high sports portraits .
The graphic design classes have designed numerous signs and window coverings to decorate most every campus in BISD . Most of this work is done by the student media interns and the income from these endeavors goes straight back to the student media account which allows the interns to have better equipment and out of class experiences like touring AT & T stadium , and taking photos at Caldwell Zoo .
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Karilee Wyatt takes photos at convocation .
“ CNA has helped me in many ways ,” Riley said . “ It has made me realize that nursing is actually what I want to do in the future and it has made me less nervous and feel more prepared for nursing school .”
In order to get into the class , a student has to go through an application process . They also have to take the following classes : Principles of Health Science , a basic health science class with an introduction to hands on , Medical Terminology , where students learn medical terms and how to document patient care , and Anatomy & Physiology , going in depth of each body system .
“ I have worked in healthcare for over 10 years and most of that was beside a CNA ,” CNA teacher Kristy Holder said . “ I want to help students be the CNA I would want to work with , or that I would want taking care of my family member .”
Yearbook and Magazine students tour the Balfour plant and get a behind-the-scenes look at printing .
changed a lot over the past 10 years and we are changing along with it ," Wilson said . " We are working to give students real-world experiences in photography , graphic design , publications , website and social media ."
The Arts , Audio-Visual Technology and Communications students are now able to be members of SkillsUSA which is a national organization like FFA and FCCLA . This allows students to compete in state and national competitions while forming a student organization . As part of this , the students can earn membership in the international Quill and Scroll program which is like the National Honor Society , but for communications / journalism students only . A formal induction ceremony will be held next school year for eligible students .
CERTIFIED NURSING ASSISTANT PROGRAM
Riley Rains practices taking blood pressure on Charlie Martin .
BY MADELINE TERRY