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Arlington students present multimedia internship projects; two interns highlighted for regional awards and portfolios
Summary
Two Arlington high school students described a year of communications internships involving video, photography and social media storytelling; mentors and the superintendent praised the work and noted awards and college plans.
Two Arlington High School students presented a year of work from the district communications internship program, describing hands‑on projects in video, photography and social‑media storytelling and outlining skills they gained in interviewing, camera work and editing.
"I've been able to learn so much throughout these past two years," said Noah Surchin, one of the interns, who described growing from a quiet junior into a confident storyteller and noted he had placed work on a public portfolio. Grayson Brandt, the other intern, said the internship helped him pursue sports and cinematic storytelling and build a portfolio of more than 30 projects.
Superintendent Allison Clark and other board members praised the interns. Clark said the internships are unusual in offering paid, work‑based learning and mentoring within the district. Board members noted the students' presentations at the Tennessee School Boards Association (TSBA) conference and other events, and commended their professionalism.
Noah and Grayson gave examples of recent projects: day‑to‑day social videos for district channels, longer documentary pieces, sports and classroom coverage, and photography. Noah described learning Adobe Premiere Pro and building an organized editing workflow; Grayson highlighted interviews, color grading and building a QR‑linked portfolio for outside viewers.
The interns credited their mentor and district staff for opportunities that included long‑form and short‑form productions and community events. The board announced appreciation and encouraged continued support for the internship program.
Student outcomes noted in the meeting included awards recognition for student poetry submissions and college plans: Grayson said he will attend the University of Tennessee to study marketing with a media concentration; Noah said he will attend Middle Tennessee State University and major in broadcast journalism.
The board asked staff to continue supporting work‑based learning placements and said the district will continue to model internship programs for other initiatives in career and technical education.
