Broadcast Journalism
Who We Are
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AWARD-WINNING PROGRAM
Broadcast Journalism is a real world, hands-on experience for students of all ages. Students regularly receive local, national, and international awards for their videos.
!["TODAY FROM THE HEART" and the FILM FESTIVAL]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1561055245/cshgreenwichorg/rdzomgvwgy3utyqipycq/IMG_9430-X2_1.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1561055245/cshgreenwichorg/rdzomgvwgy3utyqipycq/IMG_9430-X2_1.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1561055245/cshgreenwichorg/rdzomgvwgy3utyqipycq/IMG_9430-X2_1.jpg","width":600}])
"TODAY FROM THE HEART" and the FILM FESTIVAL
Broadcast students produce a monthly news show, "Today from the Heart," using an actual set from the Today Show. Students in all four classes produce videos that can be entered into our annual film festival.
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OUR CLASSES
Broadcast Journalism is a popular elective in the Upper School. Students begin by taking Into to Filmmaking, and then they may choose one of three classes:Broadcast Journalism, Creative Filmmaking, or Real World Filmmaking.
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EMPOWERING STUDENTS FOR THE FUTURE
Broadcast Journalism is not merely an elective at our school… it is the first step of a lifelong journey for many students. Our alumnae go on to study at top media and filmmaking programs. We connect students with media professionals and internships to help our alumnae pursue careers in communications, media, and filmmaking.
Broadcast Journalism News
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The seventh annual All-American High School Film Festival (AAHSFF) features 15 Sacred Heart Greenwich students’ films. The films will be showcased on the big screen in the AMC Theatre located in Times Square from October 11-13. The international competition offers $400,000 in prizes and scholarships.
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Sadé Joseph '07 will be screening her short film, Finding Phoebe, this Thursday, 9/19 in NYC. She will be participating in a Q&A afterwards. The Urbanworld Festival is an Oscar-qualifying event.
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Sacred Heart Greenwich students from Lower School, Middle School, and Upper School won a total of $1,500 in the Area 9 Cable Council Educational Access awards.
Sacred Heart students earned the grand prize in each division. Also of note is that the Upper School news show, "Today from the Heart," won first place for the news category for eleven of the past twelve years.
![Filmmakers win top awards in New England film festival]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1563986744/cshgreenwichorg/mxfqttkbhmncvpjtimcj/zoom_news1023400_1075330.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1563986744/cshgreenwichorg/mxfqttkbhmncvpjtimcj/zoom_news1023400_1075330.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1563986744/cshgreenwichorg/mxfqttkbhmncvpjtimcj/zoom_news1023400_1075330.jpg","width":800}])
Six Sacred Heart Greenwich students won top honors at the 12thannual Williston Northampton School Film Festival on May 9. This festival showcases the work of student filmmakers from Williston and high schools across New England.
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Four films from Sacred Heart Greenwich were showcased at the 10thannual Future Filmmaker's Film Festival on April 28, 2019 at the historic Pelham Picture House. Roxanne Kassapidis '19 and Lorraine Rinaldi '19 won the Audience Award for their short film, "Just Relax."
Broadcast Journalism by the Numbers
12 of 18
awards won by Sacred Heart students in the 2018 Greenwich Youth Film Festival, open to students in Fairfield County, Westchester County, and New York City
94+
alumnae working in TV news, communications, filmmaking, or social media
77
students in the program, up from just 7 at the program's inception in 2001
559
awards won in local, national, and international competitions by filmmaking students since the opening of the studio