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University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Summer Institute

2096 Weimer Hall1885 Stadium RoadGainesville, FL 32611

140 Students42 Staff Members

Vol 1

ENJOYING THEIR FREE time before their after-

noon specialization track, students exchange jokes

and eat on the steps of the Reitz Student Union.

Photo by Karina Elwood

An excited energy filled the University of Florida

as 140 high school students stretching from Los

Angeles to Miami crowded into the North Hall office

to receive their schedules and room assignments for

the week. For many of the campers, this was their

first time attending the College of Journalism and

Communication’s Summer Institute. For writing

student Sophia Abramovich, coming here was

something she wanted to do to explore her future

options.

“I’m really interested in writing,” Abramovich said.

“It’s my first time here, and I like it much more now

that I’ve actually seen the school.”

While the majority of the camp was unaware of

how the week would play out, they did know one thing:

We would be coming together through the classes

we take, the way we spend our free time and the friends

we make.

-Alyssa Felicano

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WE STAND

together

WHILE PRACTICING HER tumbling on the green of the campus, Tessa Brown does a

backflip for the photojour-nalism students for their

week-long project. Photo by Annie Young

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USING HER PHOTOGRAPHY skills to contribute to the CJCSI yearbook, Sophie Secor takes photos during the scav-enger hunt on Wednesday, June 22. Photo by Christina LongON THE FIRST night, campers meet others and form broth-erly groups before heading out on a tour. Photo by Karina Elwood

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WORK TOGETHER

TEACHING HER STUDENTS how to maneuver editing software , teaching assistant Patti Matamoros helps film student Tessa Brown edit her end of the week project. Photo by Sophie Secor

Cheers and laughter roared from the mouths of

students as Franki Rosenthal pied a fellow camper in

the face after the CJCSI scavenger hunt on Wednesday

night. The scavenger hunt was a way for the campers

to come and work together with people they normal-

ly wouldn’t. For campers not attending the scavenger

hunt, they were working hard on their shorts films or

podcast. Regardless of what they picked to do, they

worked together as a team.

-Alyssa Felicicano

The hunt is on Campers gathered on Wednesday night in

anticipation at Tolbert Hall to receive their lists of items to find for this year’s scavenger hunt. Splitting into groups of four or more, campers were challenged to take selfies at different loca-tions around the UF campus.

Winners were rewarded with the opportuni-ty to “pie” the Resident Assistant (RA) in the face with shaving cream. First place winners reflected on the race to the finish.

With an hour and thirty minutes of time, campers were given a list of 10 riddles leading to a designated location on campus.

“My favorite part about the scavenger hunt was when they announced that my team came in first place,” Emi Bonet said. “Everyone started screaming and it was very exciting.”

The judges had to eliminate one of the ques-tions on the scavenger hunt list because none of the teams got it right.

“The hardest clue on the list was the one about the invention of Gatorade,” Bonet said. “I was happy to hear that no other team figured out

this clue so it could be eliminated altogether.”Different teams had different strategies,

however, they were not allowed to split up for everyone had to be in the selfie in order to win.

“First, our team read all of the riddles on the list and then we decided what way would be best to take all the selfies in the shortest amount of time,” camper Anabelle Tolgyesi said. “We all walked the entire time but were efficient.”

The clues lead to different locations from the tour including others that required a map or help from UF students.

“Some clues we knew right away but others we weren’t 100 percent sure on,” camper Veronica Rivera said. “We didn’t feel very confident how-ever we knew we were making good time.”

There was a first place winning team, two second place winners, and a third winner.

“When they announced that our team came in first, we were very happy but also, we felt bad that we celebrated too much,” Rivera said.

-Brooke Miller and Kristina Duncan

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SHAVING CREAM QUEEN, Resident Assistant Patty Matamoros poses after being “pied” in the face-

multiple times. Photo by Sophie Secor

EASY AS PIE, team 3 finishes their hunt and are announced the winners of

the scavenger hunt. PIE IN FACE, Bridget

Grogan laughs as she celebrates the end of the

scavenger hunt competition. Photos by

Sophie Secor

campus exploration

CATCH US AT.... 1. Campus Tour: Campers take an of-ficial Cicerone tour around campus. Photo by Kristina Duncan 2. UF Bookstore: Christina Long buys gator merchandise . Photo by Sophie Secor 3. Bat Houses: Campers go on a group tour of the famous Bat Houses.Photo by Alexa Zervos4. Soccer Field: In honor of the USA vs. Argentina soccer game, campers go out to field to play soccer them-selves. Photo by Kristina Duncan5. Bachelorette Watch Party: During The Bachelorhood watch party, Walker Miller shares his snacks with friends. Photo by Heather Carpenter

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SITES ON CAMPUS include the Uni-versity Auditorium, Bull Gator, Ben Hill Griffin Stadium, College of Jour-nalism and Communications Century Tower and “French Fry statue.” Photos by Sophie Secor.

what to see

OUT TO EAT Dining hall food can get

old quickly. As an alter-native dining option,

some students, such as Reagan Creamer, went

to the Reitz Union to purchase food from establishments like

Panda Express. Photo by Sophia Sector

THIS PARTY’S CROWDED Party, anyone? Upon hearing the news about floor four’s mattress sliding event on Wednesday night, the girls of floor three crowded into the el-evator to join in on the fun. Photo by Karina Elwood

Experiencing Campus Dorms and dining for

the first time A Taste

of College

If you don’t live in the dorms and eat in the dining hall, have you really had the full college experience? Though the CJCSI Class of 2016 may have been here to get more hands-on experience with journalism outside of high school, new friends and new experiences were happening outside of the classroom in dorms and during meals.

“Since I will be applying to colleges very soon, it was nice to be able to experience a preview of what it’s like to live here,” said photojournalism student Jessie Colegrove. She added, “Also, my roommates were the best I’ve ever had, so it was fun living with them.”

However, dorms were not just a place for sleeping. In fact, it was at the wee hours of the morning when some of the most unique events happened. “Ordering Midnight Cookies was so neat and so yummy. I loved how the cookies were still warm, and the cup of milk that came with order was so cute!” exclaimed Colegrove.

On Wednesday night, dorm fun turned into a competi-tion. After hearing that the boys of floor two were having a “party” on their floor, the residence assistants of Floor 4 were not going to go down with a quiet night.

So, around 10 p.m., the floor four RAs got the girls of their floor out of their dorms and into the halls for a night of

music, mattress surfing and chair rolling competitions. Even though the floor four “party” was shut down at curfew, 11 p.m., Julia Prout, a broadcast student, knew that “we all had a lot of fun!”

When students weren’t eager to get to the dorms and hit the sheets after a long, exhausting day, they were ready to enjoy the vast dining options that Gator Dining offered.

Pizza was a fan favorite (with 35 out of 110 polled call-ing it their favorite Gator Dining item), after a few meals at the dining hall, some were ready to venture to Reitz Union, where other meal options, such as Starbucks, Panda Express and Pollo Tropical were offered.

“The dining food is decent, but don’t be afraid to explore the other places on campus,” commented Prout.

Students were not allowed to venture off campus for meals.

Late night snacks, floor parties, and long dining hall lines aside, the CJCSIers came together to make memories and get a true taste of why it’s great to be a Florida Gator.

Like Rachel Casey, TV broadcasting student, said, “The freedom that was given and the friends that were made really helped to make CJCSI a great mini college experience.”

-Rowan Born

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SLIDE INTO FUN Taylor Shrum would not let the boys be the only ones to have fun Wednesday night. Slid-ing down the halls on a dorm mattresses, the girls of Floor 4 made their own fun. Photo by Rowan BornEGGS, BISCUITS, FRIENDS Josh Davis and Keyont’e Howard took advantage of their time in Gator Dining to get energy for the day and enjoy meals with friends. Photo by Heather Carpenter

PROFILERABBIT FOOD

All the way from Shanghai, China, Emma McArthur, a radio and podcasting student, had more to adjust to than just getting over jetlag. Being a vegan made even navigating Gator Dining a little challenging.

“On campus, there aren’t that many options, but I eat salads. On the first day, or two days, I basical-ly just had to eat my own food … After I finished all the food I had brought from home, I had to eat the salads, but I don’t really like salads that much,” McArthur said.

Though lettuce and carrots may have been a prominent part of her diet while here at UF, she assured us that back home, “rabbit food” is not all she eats.

“It’s pretty easy [to be vegan] in Shanghai because the Asian diet mostly consists of vegetables and carbs and not that much meat, and so in Shanghai I would eat a lot of rice and vegetables, like stir-fry.”

However, for McArthur, being vegan went beyond just eating her veggies. “I was vegetarian for a year and a half before I became vegan because animal cruelty … but then I started seeing the environmental impacts … that can be helped so much more if you’re vegan.”

Though new to the vegan life-style (saying she’s only been vegan for a few weeks), her passion for her ethics have stretched beyond herself, displayed through her claim that “[my] being vegetarian and vegan has affected my family too because my mom’s not going to make, like, three different meals … so my whole family rarely eats meat ... also, a lot of my friends have be-come vegetarian or vegan.”

Though her taste of college may not have been traditional, breaking tradition and doing new things is what college is all about.

-Rowan Born

DINING GATOR STYLE The camaraderie was evident as Eliza Rich, Kate Mace, Dylan Hansel and Christina Long sat around the table at Gator Dining to enjoy a meal together. Photo by Heather Carpenter

“I have never seen a college dorm room before so my expectations were what I saw in movies. I don’t know why I thought I would have my own bathroom when I visioned it.”

“For the food, I thought it would be better or at least a lot healthier since I’m vegetarian.”

-Natalie Rodriguez

“The food was aggressively mediocre.”-Bayleigh Pearson

“My bed was basically a high rise building, but other than that, it was pretty nice.”

-Walker Miller

rise and shine

Electives: Getting to know the ropes

Coding to many is thought as one of the most confusing part of the internet. That is not entirely true. Young people too oftenly turned their noses away in disgust thinking it’s something to be left to the computer nerd, but coding is actually crucial concept to learn if you want to be successful in the world of journalism. In an interview with Andrew Briz, the teacher of Intro to Web Coding 1 and 2, he reveals how students can learn the simple basics of coding and learn to not fear the future of media.

There’s been a recent skyrocket in coding within the past few years, all thanks to the spread of online media. Over the past century, as technology has de-veloped, methods of journalism have shifted as well. “When people started getting TVs, news needed to be on the TV. When people started getting radios, the news needed to be on the radio.”

So now that news has spread to online appli-cations, Briz suggests that journalism and coding should go hand-in-hand in order to reach right where their audience is located.

“Most organizations have just taken what they’ve done on TV and placed it on the internet. They hav-en’t really adapted news to the internet itself because in order to do that you need to know how to code”. Britz explains within his class that people shouldn’t have to know how to create an entire website per se

but should know the concepts behind the science of coding. “While coding is something that seems scary to most journalists, the basic concepts are easy enough so that anyone can utilize them.

Students who missed Intro to Coding classes, still had a chance to learn. Briz is self-taught in the basics of webcoding through internet tutorials and Googling. Through UF, he has taken classes on more advanced concepts and information. He tackled his projects by “having an idea, breaking it down into the smallest parts, and asking questions, then Googling those questions to find a solution”.

“I would Google ‘HMTL how to get an input’ and I would discover the input tag, then I would need the value, so I would Google ‘how to get a value of an input tag’. That’s how I learned to code, how my friends learned to code, and how I encourage most journalists to code.”

While most would be reluctant to start cod-ing with little previous knowledge, every journalist should at least try, Briz said.

“Don’t be afraid of what you don’t understand. I think that’s a huge barrier with people coming out of high school because they can understand the written word, they know how print works, but they should embrace the future and new technologies.”

-Emily Perpich and Alexa Zervos

BRIDGET GROGAN TALKS about how networking is absolutely everything in

“14 Things to Know Before Going into Journalism.”Photo by Sophie SecorTOM KELLEHER STEPS

aside as he and the camp-ers listen to the results of an advertising survey his

students took at the start of the class through a Google

Hangout call. Photo by Emily Perpich

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STUDENTS GET READYfor their class Becoming an Idea Person where they learned how to turn their ideas into reality.Photo by Sophie Secor

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What has been your favorite morning class so far? What did you gain from attending that class?Krupa: “How to Shoot the Perfect Stand Up.” I learned how to make your stand up visually pleasing and how to make your information sound intersting without sounding dumb or too smart.Schmidlin: “14 Things to Know Before Going into Journalism” because it was helpful in showing me a future in journalism and what I should expect in the field.

What was the best part of morning classes overall?Krupa: In one we got to see examples of how to make yourself look present-able and the what not to do’s of video shooting. It was really helpful.Schmidlin: They help you to see more sides to journalism outside of your track.

What do you wish the classes had covered a bit more?Krupa: I would like to have been able to apply what we learned in the classroom.Schmidlin: I wish there was more detail on the topics. I felt like Public Relations was only telling me the definition of PR.”

Do you like the length of time you got for the classes you attended? Krupa: I wish the classes were a little bit longer so we had time to try things and experience what we learned.Schmidlin: No, I think we had just the right amount of time to fully learn the information.

What class do you wish was offered and why?Krupa: I wish there were more options pertaining to the core classes pro-vided rather than just basic “random” journalism information.Schmidlin: A writing techniques class to improve our mastery in English for journalism whether or not we chose the writing track.

CAPTIONS CAN GO over the domiant photo but must appear in a white box like this. Photo by Joe Humphrey.

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CAMPERS WORK TO learn as much as they can in their hour-long class, whether it be Web Coding or Becoming an Idea Person, and focus on the projects they receive. Photos by Sophie Secor

“Every morning my friends and I walk over to Starbucks before we head to our morning class.”

-Emi Bonet

“I’d rather sleep than eat.”-Ana Torres

“When I wake up I get ready and go down to the Gator Dining Hall for breakfast.”

-Jasmine Lubin

What’s your morning routine?

PRACTICING CODE ONSublime Text, Rachel Casey creates her own webpage featuring pull-quotes, images, and other basic elements in Intro to Web Coding 1. Photo by Alexa Zervos

by the numbers

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INTERVIEWING HER SUBJECT outside of Weimer

Hall, Daniella Alamo prac-tices interviewing for her

Radio and Podcasting class. Photo by Veronica Rivera

SCANNING THE SCENE,Ava Jackson stands on

the other side of the lens, getting ready to shoot her

subject. Photo by Veronica Rivera

BEHIND THE CAMERATaylor Levesque records

Ava Jackson, who is prac-ticing her live reporting

skills for the first time. Photo by Katie Merken

KEEPING IT TRADITIONALwith handwritten notes,

Walker Miller refers to his questions while interviewing Taylor

Sheridan during the first take of his podcasting

project. Photo by Veronica Rivera

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WHY CHOOSE THIS TRACK?“I chose radio because I wanted to try new things and broaden my horizons

under the journalism umbrella.”-Daniella Alamo

“I love being on camera!” -Raynel Noa

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behind the scenes

On Air: Coming to you live from Weimer

Campers specializing in Broadcast Journalism learned how to put together news and broadcast segments about a variety of topics over the course of their time at camp. They worked from the ground up, first being assigned a location around campus to shoot at throughout the week. Their goal was to create a news story about a specific location while interviewing subjects, putting together different shots, and learning more about broadcasting every day. Taylor Levesque said that broadcasting had been a “really great learning experience.”

She came into the class already having taken a similar one, and assumed she knew plenty about broadcasting. However, she was proven wrong by the first day when a whole new range of information was introduced.

Radio/Podcasting campers started by learning the basics of both fields. After determining that more campers were interested in learning about podcasting, they were assigned to break up into pairs and create a three- to five-minute podcast about the camp experience. Made up of 11 students, this track trained them to become more familiar with new equipment and give them a feel of what a career in radio or podcasting will be like.

Walker Miller enjoyed his experience in the track. One of his favorite aspects of the track was

stitching the different elements of a podcast together. He and his partner, Taylor Sheridan, agreed

that their professor, Andy Selepak, was friendly and taught them more than they had ever known before about this specific field of journalism and communications.

“It’s a lot of fun and I’m getting to talk to people and I am getting to use the equipment and learn how to edit,” Sheridan said.

- Jasmine Lubin and Katie Merken

BEARING THE HEAT, Javier Rodriguez stands outside of his assigned location, Century Tower, discussing his broadcast with the class’s TA, Sarah Loiler. Photo by Katie Merken

WITH GREAT FOCUS, Rafael Fernandez gazes into his camera, figuring out how to capture the perfect shot. Photo by Katie Merken

CAPTURING THE SPIRIT of the school, Christina Long took a breathtak-

ing shot of a gator in its nature habitat.

photography and film

Learning to visualizethe moment

Simply telling a story was one thing, but visu-alizing the moment was another. “I am a writer. When I do publications at school, I’m always writing stories and putting together pic-tures with the stories that I did not capture,” said Annie Young, a camper from Orlando. “I feel like when I do take the pictures occasionally, I can relate to the story more and add a personal connection, so I wanted to improve my skills in photography so they would be better on my publication.”

Young wanted to learn a new skill at camp, so she enrolled in the photojournalism track. She started off by learning how to use the camera without using the automatic setting. After advanc-ing her camera skills, She learned how to apply the rules and principles of photography to her photos. With this in mind, she ventured off to shoot.

Creating a miniature portfolio was no easy task. Young wanted to display all of her new talents in only five images. She journeyed around the en-

tire campus and at the end of her journey compiled her shots into a visual representation of her new talent.

Another proactive camper here at the CJC Summer Institute was Victoria Garcia-Montes. Garcia-Montes selected the film track to pursue her hobby of bringing her scripts to life. She figured she needed to learn more about the technical side of bringing a story to the screen.

Pleased with the course that she choose, Gar-cia-Montes proclaimed, “One thing I have learned from this course is that it takes a village to create a movie.” She recognized the hard work and effort it took to develop an original and noteworthy film, which well worth it.

Overall, campers who decided to sign up for the film and photojournalism tracks realized that they can utilize their new talents in their lives back home. These talents could potentially one day be developed into careers. -Alysha Boyden

AFTER TAKING A multitude of different

shots, Andrew Acevedo reviews his images to

choose his favorite.USING THE COLLEGE

of Journalism and Communications as

part of her short film, Tessa Brown adjusts her lens to only capture the

letters of the college. Photos by Sophie

Secor.

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PUTTING THEIR NEW skills to action, Nadia Schmaler and Ana Torres use the photographic elements to frame their subject. Photo by Sophie Secor.

WORKING ON HER portfo-lio, Annie Young finds unique angles to take original images. Young signed up for photo to sharped her visual skills.

APPLYING HIS ENERGY into the shot, Dylan Hoyt films an entire take. Photo by Sophie Secor.

EDITING HIS SCENE for the class film, Josh Davis puts his new editing skills into action. Photo by Sophie Secor.

WHAT THE CAMPERS HAVE TO SAY“I chose this track because I believe that using photos to tell a story is effective to all walks of life because even those who have no access to education or anything will still understand a picture, it will still tell them a story.”

-Nadia Schmaler

“The professor was great and really easy to work with. He just really wants us to learn.”

-Max Manausa

“I‘ve learned how to use a camera. I didn’t really know how to use one before but now I do.”

-Sasha Serrano

“Well I know that I want a career in writing, but being on the yearbook staff photography has caught my in-terest, so taking photojournalism will allow me to expand my talents and help me find out more specifically what I want my career to be.”

-Jessie Colegrove

“I am so glad I chose this track because I really wanna go into photojournalism and I love photog-raphy so it’s two things incorporated into one.”

-Sofia Seidel

“All the people that I have met is the best part of this track. They are all hilarious and have made this experience very special.”

-Steven Hernandez

“I am happy I choose this track because I learned a lot about a dif-ferent side of journalism that I knew nothing about.”

-Tessa Brown

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WRITING FOR SPORT

Studying in the ‘field’ of journalism

The University of Florida’s Division I athletics are world renowned, so when 20 students signed up for the sports reporting professional track they were immersed in the world of Gator sports.

“I saw that sports journalism presented me an opportunity to continue with athletics in the future. Plus, I really want to attend the University of Florida so I signed right up,” Christian Milcos said.

Instructor Eric Esterline attended Butler Uni-versity, earning a telecommunications degree, and later a master’s degree in new media. After college, he worked in TV and radio, including partnerships with large corporations such as NASCAR and Fox Sports. He began the course showing his students ex-amples of successful interviews, and others that left something to be desired.

Select students were sent out of the classroom to put to use their new interview knowledge. Teams of two to three ventured across Gainesville in search of their interviewee targets, who ranged from basket-ball managers to Olympic hopefuls.

“It was really cool to get to interview such an accomplished athlete,” Jacob Wolf said. “I definitely gained more confidence in my interviewing skills that I can take home with me and apply in the near future.”

In addition to refining their interview skills, an

integral part of sports reporting at any level, students also polished up their sports writing. Esterline pre-sented examples of strong sports writing, similar to how he taught the correct interview process, and broke down specifics of what sets certain sports sto-ries apart from the rest.

“They have all been doing lots of editing, when I originally looked at the stories they looked great but did have room for minor improvements,” Ester-line said. “With their stories they have been adding multimedia, such as pictures and links. Heading in I knew they were all strong journalists but they just needed help engaging their readers with multime-dia.”

One student took his interview assignment to the next level when he found himself in contact with not one, but eight UF football commits.

Ryan Resnick found himself on a first name ba-sis with the players after interviewing several recruits and recognizing others around campus.

“I thought it was really cool to bond with them and to get the chance to interview them,” Resnick said. “They were all so down to earth.”

In just a short time, the participants of the pro-gram learned the ins and outs of sports reporting and put their skills to use.

- Kyle Wood

PREPARING TO CONDUCT an interview for mobile

reporting, Steven Calles informs his subject on

how the interview process works. “My favorite part of

moile reporting is the free-dom it gives me to move

around and go get my own story,” Calles said.

WHILE FINISHING THEIRmobile reporting project Bella Sci and Bianca Glat-

zen record the final frame of their report. “I like this,it offers the tools to create a

newscast,” Sci said.

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Reporting on the go“Mobile reporting has been an amazing experience where the group, including myself, learned the stress of being on deadline, but also the joy of the finished product. With two completely different projects we also learned the diversity of stories and how reporting works in the real world.”

- Althea Ulin

“This class has taught me a lot from start to finish. I never really knew how to do everything you can do on a camera with an iPad. Mobile reporting has also taught me that when you do a report on an iPad, it is easier to get it out quicker than other reporters.”

- Kori Santiago

“I am so grateful to be in the mobile reporting class. It has made me real-ize the many aspects of social media and how it relates to journalism. Especially in today’s time of booming media, it is so important that us, as journalists, are aware of the different ways we can use social media to alert the public about current news.”

- A’Maiya Allen

CAPTIONS CAN GO over the domiant photo but must appear in a white box like this. Photo by Joe Humphrey.

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DUAL SCREEN MODEDrew Steiner checks the scores on his smart phone while conducting research for his sports reporting assignment on the Copa America tournament.

MANNING THE CAMERA Gabriel Galenno records an interview with the UF basketball team manager. “The most challenging part so far has been the research and editing.”

What is your dream job in the sports reporting industry?

Did you prefer the interviewing aspect of sports reporting or the writing aspect?

Interviewing 22%

Writing 78%

Commentator 66%

Analyst 17%

Journalist 17%

Sports journalists contemplate their futures

Survey completed by 18 of 20 sports camp participants

Yes 94%

No 6%

Did taking this course help you decide that you wanted to pursue a career in sports reporting?

learning to write

Camp writers enjoy noteworthy experience

Malavika Kannon smiled bashfully as she was complimented on the interview questions she asked band camp students today.

“I think of the angle I want my story to come from.” She said, “You really have to push people by asking them questions that make a beautiful quote.”

“What sparked your interest in music?” “What is the most important lesson you have

learned in band camp?” Indeed, campers who took the writing special-

ization needed to do exactly that, in order for their end of the week profiles to be up to Professor Mike Foley’s standards.

“I grade tough, life grades tougher.” He chuck-led, admitting he expects a lot from his students’ writing.

Here at UF, Professor Foley taught reporting, which often included teaching students how to write better stories as well.

However you categorized it, Foley’s methods clearly paid off. Former students have gone on to win Pulitzer Prizes and have been employed by major publications such as The Washington Post. He hoped to challenge his high school students this week by having them interview band camp members.

Gatorland Band Camp director Jay Watkins also fielded questions, bringing campers into a large band hall, which immediately felt smaller once the inter-views began.

Each camper came equipped with a notebook and writing utensil, hastily writing each response to reference later. Occasionally and apologetically inter-rupting one another, and pausing only to jot down notes, these up-and- coming reporters let time fly by as the basis for stellar “profiles” were formed.

At that rate, it seemed Foley would be singing with praise about his students’ pieces.

- Eva Oliveri

WORD FOR WORD Each answer is recordedby writing specialization

campers Franki Rosenthal and Jenna Rabinovitch.

Photo by Karina ElwoodSAY CHEESE! Heather

Carpenter takes a portrait photo of a fellow camper

to be featured in the year-book. Photo by Vero Rivera

FOLLOW THE LEAD Anabelle Tolgyesi looks on

as Karina Elwood photographs a fellow

camper. Photo by Vero Rivera.

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THE HOT SEAT Band Camp members Alexandra Gurgis and

Holden Hughes answer questions from the eager

writing students. Photo by Karina Elwood

How did the writers feel about their interview experience?“The experience was awesome. The band kids had great answers, and I liked that everyone seemed to have their own story.”

- Emily Garcia

“It was cool to see someone so passionate about their work, and it’s great to write about that.”

- Morgan Spraker

“The experience was just like a press confer-ence. It felt a lot more professional.”

- Malaika Kannan

Opinion on the instructor?“Professor Foley is the nicest person, and he definitely knows what he’s talking about.”

- Cassie Sadennate

What advice did Professor Foley offer to campers?“Said is fine, always use ‘said’ for quotes.”

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ONLY THE BESTYearbook student Alexa Zervos decides what pho-to should be feautured on her spread. Photo by Sophia SecorGRIDING FORGREATNESS Yearbook members Jasmine Lubin and Katie Merkel carefully align the content on their spread. Photo by Eva Oliveri

Students make yearbook; well, more like weekbook

What have you accomplished in four days? Photography, reporting, editing, writing and a bit of stressing came together in the yearbook track, which culminated in this digital yearbook’s production. “The time-line gets everyone really pumped to work on such short notice. We all work together really well,” Emily Perpich explained, pausing briefly from her work.

Campers were divided into small groups, each assigned specific roles to bring the 32-page project to life. Content was gathered ev-erywhere from the dining halls and dorm rooms, to Century Tower and in various specialization classes.

The campers didn’t think their dedication and hard work was ex-traordinary, but merely what was right.

“Mr. Humphrey, our adviser, is really great, he’s really into it,” Rowan Born said, “and I think it’s respectful to put in as much as your adviser does.”

When asked why he selected such a seemingly daunting task for his class, Joe Humphrey responded: “The best way to learn is by doing, instead of having you sit in a room staring at a PowerPoint.”

- Eva Oliveri

WORDS OF WISDOM Professor Foley critiques Morgan Spraker’s profile in class. Photo by Sophia Secor.

In a rush of organized chaos, students gathered together in the lobby of

Weimer to get their pictures taken by yearbook photographers. Within 20

minutes all 140 campers had taken a survey and taken their picture, giving the

yearbook staff a chance to see the diversity that had come to study journalism.

For first time camper, Karina Elwood, the excitement of it all reminded her of

why she loved journalism in the first place.

“It was so satisfying to see a team I had only met days earlier come to-

gether to pull off this amazing task and cover so many people at once. It

took teamwork and organization in order to tell the story of each individual

camper,” Elwood said.

-Alyssa Felicano

20 | PEOPLE

SMILE TOGETHER

TO CELEBRATE FINISHING the scavenger hunt, Franki

Rosenthal pies a fellow camper in the face with a shaving cream pie. Photo

by Sophie Secor.

DIVIDER | 21

22 | PEOPLE

Sophia AbramovichAldie, Virginia

Writing

Andrew AcevedoMiami

Photojournalism

Daniella AlamoMiami

Radio/Podcasting

A’Maiya AllenBolingbrook, Illinois

Mobile Reporting

Emi BonetMiami

Yearbook

Catalina BorgesMiami

Photojournalism

Rowan BornPensacolaYearbook

Alysha BoydenJacksonville

Yearbook

Tessa BrownChicago, Illinois

Filmmaking

Madison CallawayOrlando

Sports Reporting

Steven Calles Miami

Mobile Reporting

Olivia CandelaMiami

Photojournalism

Hannah CarloSarasota

Broadcasting

Heather CarpenterSouthwest Ranches

Yearbook

Monroe CarrGainesvilleFilmmaking

Mikayla CarrollWest Palm BeachMobile Reporting

Hannah CaseyNew Smyrna Beach

Photojournalism

Rachel CaseyWinter SpringsBroadcasting

Bianca CegatteLutz

Filmmaking

Julia ChodylaTallahassee

Radio/Podcasting

Pedro Ciol Andreoli Lopes

Panama City, PanamaMobile Reporting

Jessie ColegroveTrinity

Photojournalism

Kaitlyn CorwinTampa

Filmmaking

Reagan CreamerDaytona BeachBroadcasting

STUDENTS A-FA | 23

Madeleine DaltonPalm Beach Gardens

Mobile Reporting

Mar’shon DaltonLawrenceville, Georgia

Writing

Mallika DaveLongwood

Writing

Josh DavisTampa

Filmmaking

Charles Adrian De Guzman

SanfordFilmmaking

Brittany DonorSt. Johns

Mobile Reporting

Kristina DuncanWeston

Yearbook

Lucas DurandTampa

Radio/Podcasting

Ryan EatonOrlando

Filmmmaking

Karina ElwoodMelbourneYearbook

Joe EspyValrico

Sports Reporting

Kate FacklerJacksonville

Photojournalism

Summer is a time to explore new places and meet new people. This summer institute was the perfect opportunity to meet new people and learn about what makes them unique. We were able to learn about our fellow campers, including where they come from and the different languages they speak. Coming from different places throughout the country, and some even from outside the United States, it was inevitable that our campers would speak multiple different languages. In a survey of 112 campers, we asked students whether or not they spoke a different language, and if yes, which languages they spoke.

survey

50 62

speak

only

English

ASL

GERMAN

MANDARIN

POLISH

TAGALO

TAMIL

HINDI

PORTUGESE

FRENCH

SPANISH

1

1

1

1

1

1

2

3

6

40

HOW WE COMMUNICATE

VERONICA RIVERA

speak at

least one

foreign

language

24 | PEOPLE

Dylan HanselPalm Beach Gardens

Filmmaking

Eboni HarrisGainesville

Sports Reporting

Chad HenseTampa

Broadcasting

Steven HernandezMiami

Filmmaking

Alyssa FelicianoMelbourneYearbook

Rafael FernandezMiami

Broadcasting

Catarina FernandezMiami

Filmmaking

Gabriel GallenoMiami Springs

Sports Reporting

Emily GarciaMiami

Writing

Victoria Garcia-MontesMiami

Filmmaking

Jamie GillespiePonte Vedra Beach

Filmmaking

Bianca GlatzerMiami

Mobile Reporting

Alana GomezWest Palm Beach

Writing

Caton GonzalezTampa

Filmmaking

Nate GreisdorfOrmond Beach

Radio/Podcasting

Jason HambyJacksonville

Sports Reporting

“The most interesting place I’ve traveled to definitely has to be Cuba because a lot of people can’t go there and it’s a lot of things to take in. There’s a lot of poverty, but there is a lot of nice history to learn.”

-Javier Rodriguez

“The summer going into freshman year of high school I took a trip to the French Polynesia, like Bora Bora and Tahiti, and it was such a great experience. I’m SCUBA certified so I got to go scuba diving with sharks so it was an amazing trip.”

-Daniella Alamo

“Well, my dad is a travel agent so I’ve been to a lot of places. One of the most gorgeous places was Argentina. We went to this place called Patagonia which they call ‘the end of the world’ because it is the southernmost place you can go in South America before reaching Antarctica and it was gorgeous. I was standing in the middle of a rock at the very end of what seemed to be the rest of the ocean. It felt like there was nobody else there and that it truly was the very end of the world.”

-Victoria Todd, RA

“My favorite place I’ve traveled to would be two summers ago when I went to Puerto Rico for a week. It was really fun, we stayed in this villa in the mountains and we just did really cool stuff every day. It was nice to be immersed into another culture and it was an unforgettable experience.”

-Walker Miller

WHAT’S THE MOST INTERESTING PLACE YOU’VE TRAVELED TO?

?corner

STUDENTS FE-MAC | 25

Sara HirschfeldMiami

Photojournalism

Keyont’e HowardSt. Petersburg

Filmmaking

Sydney HoyoMiami

Mobile Reporting

Dylan HoytFort Lauderdale

Filmmaking

Jeremy JacksonWeston

Sports Reporting

Ava JacksonTallahassee

Broadcasting

Brea JonesSanford

Mobile Reporting

Malavika KannanOviedoWriting

Josh KatzMontville, New Jersey

Sports Reporting

Madison KiernanJacksonville

Broadcasting

Mackenzie KlineBoynton BeachBroadcasting

Sydney KrauseBoca Raton

Writing

Heather KrupaCedarburg, Wiscosin

Sports Reporting

Taylor LevesqueSt. PetersburgBroadcasting

Danielle LinkMiami

Broadcasting

Daniel LivelyLongwood

Sports Reporting

Mae LoguePonte Vedra Beach

Writing

Jack LomedicoOrlando

Mobile Reporting

Christina LongFayetteville, Arkansas

Photojournalism

Natalie LopezMiami

Photojournalism

Nicole LopezMiami

Photojournalism

Jasmine LubinCoconut Creek

Yearbook

Emma MacarthurShanghai, China

Radio/Podcasting

Kate MaceCharlotte, North Carolina

Photojournalism

26 | PEOPLE

Jenna RabinovitchWestonWriting

Ryan ResnickWest Palm BeachSports Reporting

Eliza RichCharlotte, North Carolina

Broadcasting

Veronica RiveraMiami

Yearbook

Max ManausaTallahasseeFilmmaking

Antonella ManeiroMiami

Broadcasting

Thomas MartinezMiami

Radio/Podcasting

Ryan McauliffeColchester, Connecticut

Writing

Brooke McneilSt. Augustine

Radio/Podcasting

Katie MerkenPhiladelphia

Yearbook

Christian MilcosWyckoff, New Jersey

Sports Reporting

Brooke MillerWeston

Yearbook

Walker MillerJacksonville

Radio/Podcasting

Raynel NoaMiami

Broadcasting

Eva OliveriCoconut Creek

Yearbook

Cristina OrtegaMiami

Filmmaking

Neel PasrichaOrmond Beach

Filmmaking

Adrianna PatacsilSarasotaWriting

Bayleigh PearsonPlantation

Sports Reporting

Emily PerpichSt. Augustine

Yearbook

Lexi PhillipsBaton Rouge, Louisiana

Mobile Reporting

Olivia PrewittDanville, KentuckySports Reporting

Julia ProutMadison, New Jersey

Broadcasting

Christina PuglieseWest Palm BeachMobile Reporting

STUDENTS MAN-SEN | 27

Leah RoddenberryBradenton

Broadcasting

Javier RodriguezMiami

Broadcasting

Natalie RodriguezMiami Lakes

Photojournalism

Franki RosenthalWestonWriting

Vanessa RyalsDavie

Mobile Reporting

Cassie SadenwaterSeminoleWriting

Jonathan SantosMelbourne

Sports Reporting

Kori SantiagoMiami

Mobile Reporting

Laura SchmidlinSt. Augustine

Mobile Reporting

Madelyn SchmidtLawrenceville, Georgia

Sports Reporting

Bella SciRoswell, GeorgiaMobile Reporting

Giovanna ScirrottoJupiter

Broadcasting

Sophie SecorTenafly, New Jersey

Yearbook

Lexi SegalBoca Raton

Broadcasting

Sofia SeidelMiami

Photojournalism

Virginia SensaleMiami

Broadcasting

VERONICA RIVERA

FREE TIME

MORNING CLASSES

TRACK CLASS

MEALS

1

47

26

38

PLAYING FAVORITESsurvey

What are you doing? We asked campers what they love doing most at CJCSI. From their morning classes to free time, 112 campers told us their favorite part of the day.

28 | PEOPLE

Taylor SheridanSt. Charles, Missouri

Radio/Podcasting

Angela ShiverMilton

Filmmaking

Taylor ShrumBradenton

Writing

Nadia SchmalerNorth Port

Photojournalism

Emily SparksDeerfield Beach

Broadcasting

Morgan SprakerPort Orange

Writing

Drew SteinerBoca Raton

Sports Reporting

Anthony StrandbergBrandon

Radio/Podcasting

Lindsay StudstillGainesville

Sports Reporting

Anabelle TolgyesiMiami

Yearbook

Ana TorresMiami

Photojournalism

Andrea TorresJacksonville

Yearbook

Althea UlinLos Angeles

Mobile Reporting

Sebastian Valdes-DenisMiami Springs

Sports Reporting

Zoya WazirLake Mary

Writing

Jacob WolfNorth Caldwell,

New JerseySports Reporting

Kyle WoodCoral Springs

Yearbook

Annie YoungOrlando

Photojournalism

Alexandra ZacharyMiami

Photojournalism

Alexa ZervosSt. Augustine

Yearbook

Sasha SerranoLehigh Acres

Photojournalism

Daniella SevaresMiami

Photojournalism

Griffith ShalerTampa

Radio/Podcasting

Naveen ShankarGainesville

Sports Reporting

STUDENTS SER-Z & Faculty/STAFF | 29

Eric EsterlineGainesville

Sports Reporting

Mike FoleyGainesville

Writing

John FreemanGainesville

Photojournalism

Gary GreenGainesville

Mobile Reporting

Bridget GroganGainesville

Camp Co-Director

Joe HumphreyTampa

Yearbook

Lauren JohnsonGainesville

RA

Fernando JuncadellaMiami

RA/Sports Reporting

CeCe LemusPembroke Pines

RA

Rebekah MarMiami

RA/Radio/Podcasting

Patricia MatamorosManagua, Nicaragua

RA/Filmmaking

Ethan BauerPembroke Pines

RA/Writing

Andrew BrizGainesville

Assistant Director

Victoria MolinaTegucigalpa, Honduras

RA/ Journalism

Rachel MowatTampa

RA/Journalism

Ravenel RuddMelbourne

RA

Lynsey SaundersMiami

Broadcasting

Andy SelepakDumfries, VirginiaRadio/Podcasting

Tim SorelGainesville

Radio/Podcasting

Ted SpikerGainesville

Speaker

Victoria ToddGainesville

RA/Journalism

Sue WagnerGainesville

Camp Co-Director

Kayla ZiadiePembroke Pines

RA/Mobile Reporting

30 | CLOSING

After five days together, the summer institute

drew to a close. New relationships and memories were

made and lessons were taught about different tracks

in journalism and communications, while having

fun at the same time. Students were able to watch a

basketball game, have a viewing party of the hit TV

show “The Bachelorette,” watch and play in a soccer

game, participate in a scavenger hunt and have a

shaving cream fight, all while bonding together. This

camp may be over, but our memories are everlasting

and have brought us together.

-Jasmine Lubin

MEMORIES MADE

together

GETTING CAUGHT IN the sprinklers, Mar’Shon Dalton makes a mad dash to avoid

getting soaked. Photo by Sofia Seide

CLOSING | 31

ENJOYING A CARD game, Heather Carpenter hides her cards from the others playing with her. Photo by Nadia SchmalerHOSTING A FLOOR party, Taylor Shrue pulls her mattress into the hallway to mattress surf down the floor. Photo by Rowan Born

32 | COLOPHON

COLOPHONTheme We Stand Together was created by 18 campers in the yearbook specialization class at the 2016 University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Summer Institute, held June 18-24 in Gainesville. The theme was inspired by the university’s decision to light the iconic Century Tower with rainbow colors in solidarity with the victims of the June 12 mass shooting in Orlando, along with the students’ shared interest in communications and media.

Acknowledgements Yearbook campers drew design inspiration from magazines and contemporary yearbooks, including the 2016 Boone High School Legend (Orlando), the 2016 Tessaerae from Corning-Painted Post High School (Corning, New York) and Ideas that Fly, a compilation of yearbook ideas published annually by Herff Jones.

Equipment21 Dell PCs with Windows 8Adobe Creative Suite CC 2014Multiple camera and smartphones

FontsMyriad ProAdobe ArabicOrator StdMyrad Arabic

StaffEmi Bonet, Our Lady of Lourdes Academy (Miami)Rowan Born, West Florida High School (Pensacola)Alysha Boyden Fleming Island High School (Orange Park)Heather Carpenter, Cooper City High SchoolKristina Duncan, Cypress Bay High School (Weston)Karina Elwood, Melbourne High SchoolAlyssa Feliciano, West Shore Junior Senior High School (Melbourne)Jasmine Lubin, Calvary Christian Academy (Fort Lauderdale)Katie Merken, Radnor High School (Radnor, Pennsylvania)Brooke Miller, Cypress Bay High School (Weston)Eva Oliveri, Grandview Preparatory School (Boca Raton)Emily Perpich, Pedro Menendez High School (St. Augustine)Veronica Rivera, Our Lady of Lourdes Academy (Miami)Sophie Secor (Tenafly, New Jersey)Anabelle Tolgyesi, Our Lady of Lourdes Academy (Miami)Andrea Torres, Douglas Anderson School of the Arts (Jacksonville)Kyle Wood, Coral Glades High School (Coral Springs)Alexa Zervos, Nease High School (Ponte Vedra Beach)

AdvisersRachel Mowat, University of Florida (Gainesville)Joe Humphrey, Hillsborough High School (Tampa)

TOGETHERWE STAND

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