Can we overcome our apprehension of appearing
       before an audience?

Instructors Debbie Denning and Dave Cole presented a summer camp for fourteen students from Pekin, Illinois.  In this camp the kids learned about the history of television and radio.  They heard tapes of such radio and vaudeville performers as Bob Hope, Orson Welles, Abbott and Costello, Jack Benny, Red Skelton, and many others. Historic television clips were shown and their impact emphasized.

The students also wrote and performed.  Poetry and dramatic readings were done by all.

Speakers included: WMBD TV anchorman Bob Larson; magician and performer Grant Golden; WMBD radio talk show host Greg Batton; and WEEK TV web page designer Bill Shaner.

Every child had the opportunity to use a variety of the school district's technological hardware including: computers, software, digital cameras, and scanners. Be sure to check out their WEB pages!