#SRLAcademy journalists profile Washington-area artists, athletes

This summer, 18 students from around the country descended onto our nation’s capital to participate in the inaugural Student Reporting Labs Academy.

The middle and high school fellows helped program leaders develop strategies to engage young people with the news and current affairs and ensure that diverse youth voices are active in the conversations about critical issues facing the nation.

The groups were also tasked with the challenge of producing character profiles of local artists to sharpen their journalism and production skills. Here are their final results.

The American ninja from Student Reporting Labs on Vimeo.

Produced by:
William Corprew, Philip’s Academy Charter School
Isabel Evans, Philip’s Academy Charter School
Evan Gulock, recent graduate of Royal Oak High School

Mentor support provided by Orlando Pinder, a recent graduate of Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School and David Robb of Plugerville High School.

Climbing for a solution from Student Reporting Labs on Vimeo.

Produced by:
Chloe Golan, Alonzo Mourning Senior High School
Ben Root, recent graduate of Austin High School
Jakira Smith, Free Spirit Media
Erykah Williams, Vista PEAK Preparatory

Mentor support provided by Mike Conrad of Royal Oak High School and Will Holst of Ballet Tucson.

Little words, big moves from Student Reporting Labs on Vimeo.

Produced by:
John Fabella, recent graduate of Maui Waena Intermediate School
Sydney Payne, Carlsbad High School
Keenan Penn, Fraser High School
Giel Tolentino, Maui High School

Mentor supported provided by Steve Bayless of Arizona Public Media and Jennifer Suzuki of Maui Waena Intermediate School.

Loud silence: Street performing from Student Reporting Labs on Vimeo.

Produced by:
Annie Collick, recent graduate of Royal Oak High School
Alex Maxwell, Judge Memorial Catholic High School
Nick Weiss, recent graduate of Cedar Crest High School

Mentor supported by Luanne Dietz of Cause Beautiful and Robert Pennybacker of PBS Hawaii.

Poetic injustice: The woe of words from Student Reporting Labs on Vimeo.

Produced by:
Mya Long, Black River Falls High School
Alex Lischak, Trumbull Career & Technical High School
Alex Trevino, Austin High School
Zoe Whitney, Maui High School

Mentor supported by Teresa White of Free Spirit Media.


And the video fun didn’t stop there. SRL Fellow Evan Gulock produced a video about muppets Conradical and Frederick Wobblehauser taking over the nation’s capital during #SRLAcademy.

And last but certainly not least, SRL Fellow Giel Tolentino produced this wonderful recap video highlighting some of the best moments

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