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New Business Partners Join MCA
HB Holmes with HBTV, Michael Barrett with Barrett Creative, and Arlene Rivera with Univision / Telefutura are joining forces with Lakeland High School. Our business partners is what drives the decisions that are made within the walls of the academy. With their participation we are able to keep our finger on the pulse of the communications industry. We are also able to tap into their resources where they can provide the academy with guest speakers, internships, externships, equipment upgrades, and a wealth of insight to the future as it concerns their field of work.
::: November 11, 2011 :::
MCA to Debut at WE3 Expo
In preparing for the 2012/2013 school year, the MCA will be on display at the WE3 expo on November 1st. This will give us a chance to showcase the Web and Video tracks offered within the academy that are already in existence and thriving at LHS. More importantly it will give us a chance to highlight a third component to the academy that will start next school year, the Audio Production program.
::: October 7, 2011 :::
Current Academy Status
Currently Lakeland High School is running two academies that offer the programs that will be under MCA during the 2012-2013 school year. Web Design is under the IT Academy and TV/Video Production is under the Academy of Art Design and Technology. These two programs will continue under their current academies and those students will make the transition to MCA in the Fall of 2012. Digital Audio will not exist until the 2012-2013 school year. Applications will not be taken until Spring of 2012.
::: MAY 13, 2011 :::
Exploratory Advisory Board Meeting
A meeting took place this past week with Workforce Education, Lakeland High School, Bright House Sports Network, the City of Lakeland, Hall Radio, and Polk County Sports Marketing & Tourism to discuss the pooling of two current academies programs at LHS and creating a third track to make up the Multimedia & Communications Academy at Lakeland High School. All have agreed to participate as business partners and to lend members of their organization to sit on the advisory board. The Academy is set to launch for the 2012-2013 school year. Students will be able to apply in March of 2013.
::: April 14, 2011 :::
