Verdugo Hills High School WASC Self-Study Page 1

Verdugo Hills High School WASC/CDE Self-Study ReportThe Magnet School is a voluntary student integration program that requiresan LAUSD “Choices” application to a Magnet program of the student’schoosing. The District notifies students in the spring of their acceptancestatus.CapacityThe Multimedia Magnet School curriculum meets the LAUSD high schoolgraduation requirements and “A-G” requirements for UC/CSU admissions. Ina rigorous and relevant academic setting, Multimedia students learn creativeand technical skills in the digital arts that prepares them for both theworkplace and higher education in the areas of Web Design, Filmmaking,Photography, Digital Imagery, and Broadcast Journalism. Students create,produce, film, direct, and air the closed-circuit television show “Eye onVerdugo” that broadcasts school news, school events, and student films tothe classroom on a regular basis. The Magnet is a guest to the host schooland they have a reciprocal relationship. Magnet courses such as IOV, VOI/broadcast journalism, filmmaking, Animation, photography are taught bymagnet teachers but serve as passport classes, providing electiveopportunities for the host school. However, the digital imagery course andweb design are specifically magnet classes.The Magnet also offers a Radio and Internet technology course whichmanages a student-produced website called VOI – The Voice of Verdugo.This course provides students the opportunity for students to learn basicjournalistic, podcasting, and technological skills. Students research, gather,and analyze information to create audio productions for broadcast to avariety of audiences. Students also program the station’s music, plan andproduce a variety of special events on campus and off. Currently thestudents produce a talent showcase in the first terms and are holding astudent-community art installation in the spring. The course encouragesstudent to become savvy consumers of media in all forms and to worktogether in a project-based classroom. There is a Technical Advisor for thecourse who offers the students the opportunity to study with someone whois a professional in sound design and audio production. Students have accessto professionals in the recording and entertainment industries.Additionally the VHHS Magnet is a Perkins Grant recipient that funds a MediaVerdugo Hills High School WASC Self-Study Page 83