Don't miss out on the chance to own a DVD memory of your high school commencement ceremony. The school's TV station, VTV, is offering everyone a video produced on a professional quality DVD. Don't wait! Order your copy today - you'll be glad you did. Years from now you can look back on this special milestone in your life and share it with generations to come!
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Project Graduation
Pre-paid tickets for Project Graduation will be given out at the Senior Graduation Breakfast on Thursday morning. Students will be able to purchase Project Graduation tickets and senior class shirts at the breakfast if they have not done so already.
Project Graduation will take place at the Viera Regional Community Center at 2300 Judge Fran Jamieson Way in Viera. Due to the change in venue, no release forms are required for this event. Students should arrive on Friday, May 17th between 10:30 and 10:45. Doors will be locked at 11 p.m. and will not reopen until 3:45 a.m. If there is a significant weather delay at graduation, the start time for this event will adjust accordingly.
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Download VTV’s Max Wilson’s songs here for FREE
Student Max Wilson joined the VTV staff this year after having moved to Viera from the United Kingdom. Max is pretty cool and so is his original music. It’s being featured on VTV News this week and, as promised, here it is for you to download for free.
To listen, click on these links:
To download your free .mp3 files, you’ll need to access the files through Dropbox.com at this link:
https://www.dropbox.com/sh/4y1oadoea6ppfmd/8ZTHsNduR6
If you like his music, post a comment here and don’t forget to share the files with your friends. Next up for Max’s music . . . VTV staffers are producing music videos of his songs. Look forward to them in the coming school year!
Graduation day Plan A and Plan B (in case of rain)
Seniors should arrive in their caps and gowns to the gym at 4:30 pm on Friday, May 17th. The evening’s dress code (yes, there’s a dress code even though their wearing gowns) is as follows:
Graduation Dress Code
- Caps and Gowns: must be on for identification purposes to get into the gym.
- Acceptable Dress for the Ladies: Dresses/skirts, blouses, pant suits or slacks. Dress shoes and heels are not recommended, but are acceptable.
- Acceptable Dress for Gentlemen: Shirts and ties, dress pants/khakis and dress shoes
- Mortarboards: point in the middle and flat. Tassel to the right. No decorations.
- No tennis shoes or denim
- No shorts
- No GUM!! (This is for your picture as you walk across the stage)
Only seniors in caps and gowns will be allowed to enter the gym. Family and friends should report to the stadium (gates open at 5:00 pm).
Plan B
In the event of extreme weather, we will try to wait it out, and start a bit later. If this is not possible, graduation will be held that same evening in the gymnasium. Students will be given (3) three “Rain Tickets,” which are longer than the general admission tickets. These tickets are NOT VALID at the stadium gate. Keep your fingers crossed for beautiful weather!!
Graduating VHS? Important details to remember
Last date for Graduating Seniors is May 15, 2013
Breakfast for Graduating Seniors is May 16, 2013 9am-noon
Graduation Practice (mandatory) is May 16, 2013 9am-noon
Graduation Ceremony is May 17, 2013
Graduates – 4:30
Guests – 6:30
Viera High School Stadium
*** Photos will be taken before graduation in the gymnasium
*** Stadium Opens at 5 PM
Taylor Swift sends gifts to Amanda for her birthday
Viera High Cheerleaders hosted a great birthday event for Amanda today with the help of the K92.3 Orlando staff. Taylor Swift delivered a few gifts which included a phone case, perfume, and an autographed photo written especially to Amanda!
A very special thanks to all who supported the effort! The whole community came together on this to make this happen.
Viera High students hope Taylor Swift reaches out to Amanda
Amanda’s birthday is almost here and time is ticking for Taylor Swift to reach out to Amanda. Will she or won’t she? Only time will tell. If she contacts Amanda, you can be SURE everyone will know about it . . . we can only hope at this point.
Special thanks to the VHS cheerleaders for getting this whole thing started. Of course, it’s never too late to Tweet #AmandaGetSwift @TaylorSwift13. What’s one more tweet? It definitely can’t hurt!
Nas, a student at Viera High decided to wish Amanda a very special birthday – even if Taylor doesn’t. Check it out!
Mini Hawk Volleyball Camp
In addition to Cheer Camp, there will be a Mini Hawk Volleyball Camp June 17th-June 20th in the VHS gym. Cost is $120 and players are expected to wear proper volleyball attire.
Mini Hawk Cheer Camp
This year’s Mini Hawk Cheer Camp is June 4th-6th in the VHS gym, and will be hosted by the Viera High Varsity Cheerleaders. Cost is $85 for a single child and $75 for a second or third child.
2013 Jackie Marshall Young Writers’ Camp Scholarship
The Daytona Beach Writing Project is granting three full scholarships to three students–one from each grade level (Elementary, Middle, High) to attend this summer’s Young Writers’ Camp. Students who are interested need to fill out the application, provide a writing sample, and turn in a recommendation letter from their English/Language Arts teacher. The deadline is May 15th, 2013.
Students show support for Theo Menswar
Theo Menswar is 15 years old and should be attending Viera High School but, due to various illnesses, he hasn’t been able to come to school. In fact, he’s been in the hospital since last summer. Many students here miss him and he is very much in their thoughts. So much so, that students put together a fundraiser to help his family deal with medical expenses. Students will be manning a table at lunch on Wednesday, April 24 to accept donations and sign a banner wishing Theo well.
Theo’s uncle produced a video recently which many people have seen since it was posted on YouTube a few weeks ago. It’s a pretty powerful video and explains what’s been happening with Theo’s condition. Read the rest of this page »
Seniors: Order your graduation ceremony DVD today!
Don’t miss out on the chance to own a DVD memory of your high school commencement ceremony. The school’s TV station, VTV, is offering everyone a video produced on a professional quality DVD. Don’t wait! Order your copy today – you’ll be glad you did. Years from now you can look back on this special milestone in your life and share it with generations to come! Pop the DVD in just before your 20th reunion and see what everyone looked like back in 2013.
To order, print this out Grad DVD Order Form 2013 and return it with a check to the front office or to Mrs. Sivco in Building 2, Room 104. If paying cash, see Mrs. Sivco for a receipt.
VTV students get private tour of Universal Studios production backlot
Students in all Broadcast TV courses took to the road recently and visited Universal Studios in Orlando. The group got a private tour of the REAL production backlot not open to the public. It was super cool and a lot of fun! Join Broadcast TV classes at Viera if you’re interested in learning more about pro video and film production.
BCC Registration
Students must meet with their counselor to complete their Summer and Fall BCC accelerated form before going over to BCC to register. Students cannot register for classes without this form.
Monday, April 22: Registration for Summer Term begins
– Monday, May 20: 12 week Summer A and 6 week Summer B starts
– Monday, June 17: 8 week Summer C starts
– Monday, July 1: 6 week Summer D starts
Monday, May 13: Registration for Fall Term begins
– Monday, August 19: Fall Term 2013 begins
Students may call beginning Monday, April 1st for an appointment with a BCC counselor to register for Summer and Fall classes. 633-1111 ext. 0
All-County and State Chorus
Congratulations to Haley Dishong, Elissa Waller, and Taylor Long for making All-State Chorus! In addition, the following students have made All-County Chorus and will soon perform with Brevard’s best singers:
Haley Dishong Joe Langford
Elissa Waller Liam Fuller
McKayla Michaud Jacob Woods
Brittnie Detorre Aden Martinez
Keandra Shinal Jared Weber
Annalia Foster Danny Matos
Shelby Wells Travis Daigle
Shanna Locke Sean McKeel
Anna Vu Christian McPherson
Heather Asel
VTV crew visits WFTV Channel 9 and the Amway Center
VTV’s advanced students got an exclusive tour of the WFTV Channel 9 studios and the Amway Center in Orlando recently. Our school’s top journalists got to check out Central Florida’s #1 News Station in action during breaking news as well as the Amway Center’s Orlando Magic production team. How exciting! A very special thank you to everyone at WFTV and the Amway Center for being so gracious and welcoming. Our students will never forget the experience. Read the rest of this page »
Viera High TV expanding seats and offering students pro editing certification
Lots of great things happening for Broadcast TV students including the opportunity to become certified in the latest version of Avid Media Composer 6.0, the same software used to edit the majority of pro films, TV shows, music videos, and commercials today. Following rigorous training and testing this summer with Avid’s lead trainer, TV Teacher Mrs. Sivco, is now an Avid Certified Instructor and is officially authorized by Avid to teach Media Composer. Now that Mrs. Sivco is an ACI, Viera High’s Broadcast TV program is considered an Avid Learning Partner which means that Viera High School is now an official Avid testing center. How cool is that? All this has been made possible by the Career and Technical Education department of Brevard Public Schools under the direction of Mrs. Janice Scholz.
In addition to providing a shot at certification as early as the students’ junior year, there’s more big news for Viera’s Broadcast TV program. The Career and Technical Education Department for Brevard Public Schools has ALSO purchased 18 brand-new, state-of-the-art computers this summer for the editing lab, replacing older machines. The classroom lab now jumps from 20 seats to 25 seats in the class, allowing even more students the chance to learn field production, studio production, and editing.
Want to join the program? Worried you won’t get in next year? Best thing to do is drop Mrs. Sivco an email at sivco.elizabeth@brevardschools.org and let her know. The class is usually scheduled beyond capacity but sometimes there will be an opening. If she knows you’re really interested, she’ll do what she can to get you in. Priority goes to freshmen and sophomores since the certification test doesn’t happen until TV 3 in either the students’ junior or senior year.
