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Yahoo
16-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Students display broadcast skills at MSSU for Southern Media Showcase
JOPLIN, Mo. — Some of the broadcast minds of tomorrow are honored at Missouri Southern. Wednesday, the annual Southern Media Showcase on campus. It's put on every year by Missouri Southern's communication department and highlights the works of hundreds of high school students throughout the region. Students display broadcast skills at MSSU for Southern Media Showcase Golden Lion Award: Jocelyn Wengert Golden Lion Award: Nina Nguyen Ones that focused on television and radio broadcast, music videos, podcasts, print journalism, and social media. High school kids also got to experience some of the many broadcast features available to MSSU students. 'But I also like to make it a learning experience for them, so we bring in experts from the field. And so we have had — had a sports broadcaster talk to them. We had Mike Olmstead who spoke to them about storytelling and producing videos. And then our keynote speaker is Paul Farnsworth with B&B Theatres, who's talking about, you know, social media marketing and being creative,' said Lisa Olliges, KGCS GM. The day ended with the annual awards ceremony. You can check out the list of winners here. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
06-03-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Four States students named National Merit finalists
KSNF/KODE — Several Four States students are moving up to the top ranks of a prestigious national recognition. In Carl Junction, high school senior Grace Ware has been named a National Merit finalist. She's interested in going to school at the University of Missouri for international business. Webb City High School also has a finalist; Nina Nguyen. She's planning to go to Missouri Southern to become a teacher. 'I was very excited about that. Mrs. Stockton came in with an envelope. And there's a little certificate. I'm so grateful for all the support that I have received throughout this process,' said Nina Nguyen, WCHS Natl. Merit finalist. 'I got called down to the principal's office. So that was, especially for the semi-finals, that was a little weird. Because I had never been called down to the principal's office before – I was like, 'what is happening?' But, yeah, it was exciting after I found out,' said Grace Ware, CJHS Natl. Merit finalist. Other National Merit finalists in the Four States include two at Joplin High School, both Samantha Bowin and Christian Cavener. A home school student in Fort Scott also made the list — Katy Shead. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
