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    Career & Technical Education

    Arts, Media, & Communication

    Careers / Arts, Media, & Communication
    A gray mechanical loom sits in the center of a room, filled with threads of various colorful paint, and begins to finish a printed work of art on top of a white sheet of paper almost entirely filled with color.

    The Arts, Media and Communication industries offer great opportunities for innovative careers. Students interested in this cluster combine creative abilities with technical skills and knowledge that prepare them for careers in: Video Production, Graphic Communications, Web Design, Interactive Media and Game Design. The Arts, Media and Communication programs focus on mass communication, graphic communications, and multimedia production. Partnering with business professionals helps ensure our programs keep pace with the industry. These programs include options for students to earn industry certifications and college credit toward advanced study in their chosen career field.


    Arts, Media, & Communication Programs

    Paintbrush on a computer screen in a circle Graphic Design

    Students will be introduced to publication design as a means of communication with a focus on studying and applying layout and design concepts used in the fields of graphic design, web page design and printing. Students use iMac computers with software applications to learn basic page layout techniques...

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    Computer screen in a circle Interactive Media Production - Digital Media

    The honors Digital Imaging / Video & Motion Graphics program engages students in academically rigorous and conceptually challenging projects combining video, special effects, photography, graphics, animation, sound, computer technology, and more...

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    Computer screen in a circle Interactive Media Production - High Schools

    The IMP program will enable students to create a range of projects by combining sound, video, graphics, animation, and web technology. These media tools are used by business and industry to develop content for marketing, training, and entertainment. Students will prepare for the Adobe Creative Suite...

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    Video game controller in a circle Interactive Media Production - Simulation and Gaming

    Honors Gaming and Simulation will enable students to create a range of projects by combining sound, video, graphics, animation, and web technology. These media tools are used in the business industry to develop content for marketing, training, and entertainment, and also for personal enjoyment...

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    Book graphic in a circle Print Media Technology

    Students will have the opportunity to learn all aspects of the printing process including digital printing, digital file management, offset lithography, binding, and finishing, and production planning. Students will learn to use iMac computers, Adobe Suite, computer to plate system, printing press, and bindery equipment...

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