| Wednesday, April 25
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On the job training |
Journalism has been one of my many interests ever since I started taking classes at Liberty High School. Now that the chance had finally come, I could experience what it was like to be a reporter in the real world.
The days passed after I completed and turned in my form, and I grew anxious to find out all the details about who I would shadow.
Just a few weeks before the big day, I found out that I would be shadowing an education reporter, Ms. Alice Felts, at the Fauquier Times-Democrat. As an avid reader of the paper, I was very excited to be granted such an opportunity.
The official career shadowing day crept closer and closer. The night before, I prepared myself by getting plenty of rest, instead of staying up and talking on my cell phone like most other normal teenage nights.
That morning, I wanted to ensure I had plenty of time to arrive at my job site. I walked into the building with five minutes to spare.
First off, I got a tour of the office. I was also introduced to some of the staff, each having their own individual personality and job, but all working together to produce one product.
I then learned that I would be going on two interviews. The first with two Fauquier High School students, and the second with two ladies from the Fauquier County School Board Office. I would then be writing a short piece about one of the students that I interviewed.
We arrived at Fauquier High School around 10 a.m. and were ushered back to a small room where we would interview the students. Alice started the interviews with a senior who had been nominated for a Fauquier Future Leader scholarship. Next I got a chance to interview someone: a second nominee for the award.
Although I was nervous at first, as the interview progressed I got more comfortable asking questions.
After our interviews were through, we headed back to the Times-Democrat offices. There I
received the chance to work side-by-side with some of the staff of the paper.
The day definitely reinforced my interest in journalism, and, in fact, it opened my
eyes to see that you can do a lot with a journalism major, not only writing for a paper, but also using those skills to work in other fields as well.
I like to know that by writing a news story, the readers are getting informed on something they may or may have not know. And by experiencing Career Shadowing Day, I got to put that interest into action.
I am truly thankful to those who helped make my Career Shadowing Day such a success.Labels: career training |
posted by ^%&^
@ 10:36 PM
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