Plymouth North News
This course blends traditional journalism with the rapidly evolving the field of broadcast journalism. Â Students will explore advanced elements of television broadcasting. This course will include all the mechanics of video production including directing, script writing, reporting, camera techniques and digital video editing. Heavy emphasis will be on script and narration writing. Students will research, gather, and analyze information to create video productions. Those enrolled will videotape school activities, learn at this techniques in audio and video recording, it will become proficient in the state of the art video technology. This class will help increase production, taping and postproduction we high school television news cast called the Plymouth North news. Students will get experience on camera and behind the scene for PNN and as it is a broadcast to the school and to the entire town of Plymouth. Students will also be required to do outside of school videotaping of events using schools.
Topics Covered
PNN Full Shows
PNN Stories
Awards
National Student Production Awards: National & Boston Region
National Scholastic Press Association & New England Scholastic Press Association
M.O.V.E. Student Film Festival
National Scholastic Press Association
2021
2021
Broadcast Pacemaker Award Honorable Mention – Best High School Show in the Nation
Broadcast Feature Story of the Year Honorable Mention – A Cappella Adapts
2019
Broadcast Pacemaker Award Winner – Best High School Show in the Nation
2014
Broadcast Pacemaker Award Winner – Best High School Show in the Nation
National Broadcast Story of the Year
National Student Production Awards: National & Boston Region
2022
- 1st Place, General Assignment – Serious News (Medal of Honor)
- 1st Place, General Assignment – Light News (The Philharmonic)
- 1st Place, General Assignment – Public Affairs/Community Service (Indigenous Perspective)
- Honorable Mentions
- General Assignment – Light News (Local Authors)
- Non-Fiction – Short Form (Homelessness)
- Magazine Program (PNN Show 4)
- Director – Jamie Keep (PNN Live Show)
- Writing (Homelessness)
2020
- Best Overall High School Newscast (PNN Show 5)
- 1st Place, General Assignment – Serious News (Skate Park)
- 1st Place, General Assignment – Light News (Nolan’s Nana Bread)
- 1st Place, Best Talent – Oliver Trask
- Honorable Mentions
- Sports Story (E-Sports)
- Commercial (Winter A Cappella Concert)
- Writing (Skate Park)
2015
- Best Overall High School Newscast
- 1st Place, Best News Story
2014
- Best Overall High School Newscast
- 1st Place, Best News Story
- 1st Place, Best Sports Story
- 1st Place, Best Graphics/Special Effects
2013
- Best Overall High School Newscast
- 1st Place, Best News Story
- 1st Place, Best Long Form Story
- 1st Place, Best Writing
- 1st Place, Best Graphics/Special Effects
2012
- Best Overall High School Newscast
- 1st Place, Best News Story
- 1st Place, Best Live Sports Show
- 1st Place, Best Writing
- 1st Place, Best Talent
- 1st Place, Best Photography
- 1st Place, Best Editing
2011
- 1st Place, Best Writing
- 1st Place, Best Photography
- 1st Place, Best Sports Story
- 1st Place, Best Long Form Story
2010
- 1st Place, Best Arts & Entertainment
2009
- 1st Place, Best Craft Achievement
- 1st Place, Best Arts & Entertainment
New England Scholastic Press Awards
2014
- 1st Place, Documentary
- 1st Place, Sports Story
2013
- Best High School TV News Program
- 1st Place, Documentary
- 1st Place, Feature Story
- 1st Place, News Story
2012
- Best High School TV News Program
- 1st Place, Best Feature Story
- 1st Place, Best News Story
2011
- 1st Place, Best Documentary