The camera fades out and back onto the news crew. During this time Mrs. Crick, our school Principal, has come into the room with a special announcement. The director brings her image on screen and, at his cue, she begins to address the school. When she's done the director fades from Mrs. Crick to a card with another important message. Various music is played for the next twenty minutes and important messages are flashed on the screen throughout the entire day for everyone to see.
Different students do the announcements everyday.
Teachers choose the students and e-mail their names to the Video Publications Lab where they are then assigned a day to be part of a news team. Volunteers are plentiful so needing a stand-in is never a problem. Other students may fill in on a crew if they wish. We can easily do computer training or academic training throughout the entire school over the closed circuit AV network. A little over a year has passed since Hopkins came on-line and started live productions.