Kathleen McCollum

McCollum's "Liberty Limited News" program is designed to engage students in media studies by giving them the responsibility to produce a 20-minute news show each month. Students work together to brainstorm ideas, conduct interviews, write the news stories, research topics, design sets, operate cameras, fill the reporting and anchor roles and edit final footage. Students focus on news stories that are related to both the school and community, such as the "Stump the Students" segment that poses fun trivia questions to the student body. "Liberty Limited News" is not only shown at school, but also on the local cable network. As the show grows in popularity, students are continually challenged to improve upon their work as they receive feedback after each newscast.