Laura Dwyer

Dwyer challenged her students to find a way to strengthen relationships between district schools and the community. The Gifted and Talented/Enrichment students in the fifth through eighth grades decided that "Student Broadcasting" would be a great program to unite their community. "Student Broadcasting" will replace traditional announcements at Belmont Middle School. Students will broadcast news, highlights from school events, charity fundraisers, community events, and other programming to connect students, teachers, parents, and community members. Students participating in the program will operate and facilitate the studio with training from community mentors at the New Hampshire Bar Association, WMUR News, Laconia Citizen Newspaper, and Plymouth State University. Broadcasts will be accessible beyond the school with assistance from a local news station and through podcasts. Dwyer resides in Alton.