Students at GLOW Academy put together their own newscast

WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) — Students at the Girls Leadership Academy of Wilmington (GLOW Academy) got to take part in the ‘Extreme Weather Project’ which partners the 7th grade science department with the digital media program.   

Students were placed in groups and each group consisted of two news anchors, one meteorologist at the green screen, and one on-site reporter who is typically surrounded by special effects to make it look like they’re on the scene.  

The students each wrote a script and were able to record their segment in the digital media studio that was built a couple years ago using the donations from the Sony Global Social Justice Fund.   

Chief Meteorologist Lee Haywood and Meteorologist Summer Trolli went to the school on Monday and gave the students advice on their presentations and scripts.  

The digital media teacher, Michael Frederick enjoys watching the girls have fun while they learn. 

“This is a really fun, interactive project the girls are getting to work on a lot of skills. There’s a lot of soft skills like public speaking, group work, critical thinking, collaboration. It is just fun for them to get up, be active, and learn about traditional school material in a nontraditional manor,” Frederick said. 

Frederick adds this is their third year of the ‘Extreme Weather Project’ and each year they try to add a little more to make it more fun.