JEL Media Students Win State Awards

NCHS student, Nathan Price wins 1st place award in the Radio Spot 

Production category for his 60-second promotional announcement 

created for WJEL Radio.

J. Everett Light Career Center media students captured six awards at the annual Indiana Association of School Broadcasters State Contest held at the University of Indianapolis on March 13^th.

North Central High School student Nathan Price won a first place award in the Radio Spot Production category for his 60-second promotional announcement created for WJEL Radio.  The recording was “skillfully produced” cited the judges.  Nathan included sophisticated audio effects combined with a fun beat and rhythmic delivery. In the same category, Carmel student Anne Zachodni placed 2^nd for her original WJEL promo that included great vocal delivery and harmony.

JEL students Lela Anthony, Zach Burton, Mya Tolliver and Truman Henderson combined their audio production skills to place 2^nd in the Radio Imaging category.

Zach Burton, who hosts a weekly show on WJEL, placed 3^rd in the Radio Air Personality competition.  Zach was one of six finalists chosen from entries from 30 schools in Indiana.  In the finals, Burton performed live on WICR, the voice of the University of Indianapolis.

Two other 3^rd place awards were also brought home by JEL students.  Evan Hay, was the 3^rd place winner in the Short Film category.  Hay produced a short titled “Peachy Nights,” a food-themed, humorous murder mystery.

The team of Malik Benberry, Taegrin Hughey and Abe Siaka put their skills together to place 3^rd in the Sound Design category.  The threesome produced vocals, soundtrack and sound effects for a short segment from the film “Open Season.”

The Digital Media Arts Department at JEL houses three classes; Animation and Film Production, Music and Sound Production and Digital Media Arts.  The instructors are Mr. Tyler Hindman and Mr. Rob Hendrix.