Two San Benito High School students gained valuable skills while employed with KSBG TV through the district’s Career Technical Education Co-op Program, a program that allows students an opportunity to obtain hands-on skills that prove beneficial for gainful employment and a successful future in the industry.
The students, instructed by longtime Audio/Video (A/V) Production instructor Joel Rodriguez, applied what they learned in the classroom to real-world work experiences, learning videography and editing, photography, graphics and design and public relations/communication skills from the district’s award-winning Communications Department staff.
Randy Merida, a San Benito High School Class of 2017 graduate and son of Rigoberto Merida and Maria Merida, completed a successful school year as a co-op student, working closely with the district’s staff learning and acquiring the skills he needs for his future career working with Disney Pixar or CNN.
His hobbies include drawing, reading and photography, all of which allow him to explore his craft and serve as outlets for his creativity. His favorite subjects in high school were English/Writing and Government/Economics. Merida plans on attending the Savannah College of Art and Design in Atlanta, Georgia, or the University of North Texas in Denton, Texas.
Melony Baltazar, the daughter of Connie and Marcial Baltazar, is grateful to have spent the 2016-2017 school year learning valuable skills. Her favorite subjects are History and English.
Upon graduation, she plans to take her basics at Texas State Technical College in Harlingen and then transfer to the University of Texas at Brownsville. Baltazar’s future career goals are to either work as a teacher or work in the film industry.
Both Merida and Baltazar were taking courses in the Arts, A/V Technology, and Communication Career Pathway. Occupations involved in this pathway consist of those that design, produce, exhibit, perform, write, and publish multimedia content – including visual and performing arts and design, journalism, and entertainment services.
These occupations may include video graphics, special effects, and animation, film and video editors; audio systems technician; audio/visual technicians; reporters; radio and television announcers; photographers; interior designers; and telecommunication equipment and repair.
