STREAMPUNK 16 Whitney High School
experience is hands on. “It’s about using the equipment
discipline and team work the programme requires. “It’s very deadline based,” says Ryan. “We have a really organised rotation on how we get our work done. Our football season live streaming starts at the beginning of the school year. We have to ramp up really fast. I make 35 to 40 graphics for it every week and we’re also getting our daily show going. “Wirecast is easy for any kid to pick up with a bit of practice, and that helps. We do our morning shows every day and there are tons of graphics we have to do for that. It’s not an easy show to run and there’s pressure. The fact that anyone can run it is really helpful. “The thing I’ve learned most from the programme is how to be a leader and be accountable. When someone says that they’re going to do something, everyone
repeatedly and learning to take a risk. If you try something and fail, we’ll pick you back up and reteach it and you can try it again. It’s a lot of critical thinking, teamwork and leadership skills. “It’s also a lot about process. If you do the little things right, then you don’t have to spend as much time fine tuning it later.” The students are encouraged to innovate and problem-solve. Senior Ryan Bower became the school’s sports director as a junior, a post he still holds. He runs the day- to-day operations in the sports broadcast class, helping others with their sports news packages for the daily show. For the school’s football broadcasts, he runs the Wirecast computer, as well as making all the graphics for the football coverage. Ryan seems to thrive under the
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