Berry Miller Junior High

Denise Hahn-Newsome ◀

A/V Technology and Career & College Exploration

Welcome to Career and Technical Education (CTE) at Berry Miller Junior High. I love being a Bobcat and bringing my professional experience in TV news and Public Relations to the classroom (again)!

My passion is teaching AV Technology. I have taught AV Production at Pearland High School and was the creator of Rail Cat Network at Turner College and Career High School and served as its Executive Producer from 2013-2016. I took a two-year sabbatical to return to Public Relations, but my heart was always in the classroom. This will be my seventh year at Miller, my fourteenth year with Pearland ISD, and I'm excited to continue growing this program.

A/V Technology is also the home of Bobcat Broadcasting (B2), the bi-weekly student-produced campus news program for BMJH.

My AV Technology students this year will learn video production fundamentals and (for high school credit) the Principles of Arts, AV Technology and Communications. We will explore technology, copyright infringement, social media, basic photography, photo editing in Adobe Photoshop, learn pre-production scriptwriting, video production and post-production audio and video editing in Adobe Premiere Pro.

This is my fourth-year teaching Career and College Exploration (Investigating Careers), a semester-long elective, where I incorporate technology as my students learn about many career opportunities. We will focus on careers in STEM, Public Services, along with Business & Industry. We also learn the importance of communication in the workplace, how to apply for a job, participate in a job interview, and look extensively at personal finance. Students will also spend time learning about college admissions, financial aid, and how to prepare for the application process.

I earned my Bachelor of Science in both Mass Communication and Journalism from Eastern New Mexico University, and I am licensed by the State of Texas to teach Technology Education.

A definite high point in my teaching career was being named the 2020-2021 Teacher of the Year for Berry Miller. I will always be humbled and honored by this recognition. ♥ I have also had the honor of being named the 2015 Appreciated Teacher by Gulf Coast Educators Federal Credit Union when I was a Turner High School Rail Cat.🐾

A mom of three Bobcat alumni and all graduates of Pearland ISD high schools Classes of 2014, 2016 and 2018, I enjoy spending time with my husband and sons and going on adventures with my family and friends.

📸Social Media

Check out my social media that has highlights from my classes!

Instagram: @thehahnster

Twitter: @DeniseHHahn

🎓University / College

Eastern New Mexico University

Degrees and Certifications:

Bachelor of Science in Mass Communication
Bachelor of Science in Journalism
Technology Education (7-12)
Certified Adobe Associate

🙋‍♀️Contact Info

Email: newsomed@pearlandisd.org
School Phone: 281-997-3900

Conference Time

7th period 3:05 - 3:55 PM

Tutoring

Tuesday "B" block

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🎥Clubs & Activities

Bobcat Broadcasting

Schedule:

1st Period: AV Technology

2nd Period: AV Technology

3rd Period: AV Technology

4th Period: Bobcat Broadcasting

5th Period: Career and College Exploration (Investigating Careers)

6th Period: Career and College Exploration (Investigating Careers)

7th Period: Conference

SKYWARD Links to an external site.:

Please check your student's progress often in Skyward.

SKYWARD is the official gradebook for Pearland ISD - NOT Canvas.

CANVAS:

Please refer to Canvas for all assignments. Daily (required) warm-up, assignments, instructions and links are posted in Canvas.

Important Information About Campus Expectation:

Cell phones are NOT allowed to be used on campus during school hours.
Earbuds must be wired (WIRELESS HEADPHONES ARE NOT ALLOWED).

Missing Assignments will be recorded as Zeros.

Any assignment not turned in by the due date/time is considered missing.

Students who do not turn in the assignment within three days of the due date will maintain the zero and can only submit the assignment or corrections for a grade no higher than a 70.

If you need to correct an assignment, email me on Canvas when the assignment is complete. Please put the assignment name in the subject box. If you do not email, you will not receive a grade for the assignment. I will respond to the email once I update the grade in Skyward.

BAND Messages:

2024-25 AV Technology students and parents are highly encouraged to sign up for my text messages.

→To receive important information and reminders throughout this school year (and beyond)😉.

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Berry Miller Junior High

Denise Hahn-Newsome ◀

A/V Technology and Career & College Exploration