SHS Seniors Produce Public Service Announcements for Scarsdale Public Television

Five Scarsdale High School Seniors have recently completed public service announcements for Scarsdale Public TV featuring Scarsdale community organizations. The students (and community organizations) are:

• Anito Akuetey (Weinberg Nature Center)
• Caroline Kristof (Scarsdale Police Department)
• Max Marienberg (JCC of Mid-Westchester)
• Joseph Murphy (Scarsdale Teen Center)
• Bryan Somar (Junior League of Central Westchester)

The students chose to work with Scarsdale Public Television as part of Scarsdale High School's "Senior Options" program for graduating seniors. The students quickly learned the basics of video production, including rotating roles as writers, directors, camera operators and hosts.

Lorayne Fiorillo, Chairman of the Scarsdale Cable Television Commission, offered the following thoughts: "Got a job to do? Get a Senior Options student to help you! The Scarsdale Cable TV Commission was the beneficiary of the work of five seniors: Anito Akuety, Caroline Kristof, Max Marienberg, Joseph Murphy, and Bryan Somar. In six weeks our students went from never having picked up a video camera to writing, producing, directing, editing and starring in a multitude of shows. Mini documentaries on the JCC of Mid-Westchester, the Scarsdale Police Department, the Weinberg Nature Center, the Junior League and the Scarsdale Teen Center will air on Scarsdale Public TV and can be watched on the SPTV website, www.scarsdalepublictv.com. The students used their newly honed skills to interview prominent Scarsdale citizens, including Police Chief Andrew Matturro, Joanne Wallenstein, Director of Scarsdale10583, Jason Marra, Director of the Scarsdale Recreation Department, and James Genova, Director of Scarsdale and Edgemont Family Counselling Services."

Fiorillo continued, "If you've watched the station recently, you've probably seen the Memorial Day Parade and the Library event, "The Opposite of Spoiled", both videoed by our Senior Options students."

Over the summer get ready to see a few episodes of the new show, "Scarsdale Bites", an inside look at some of Scarsdale's most interesting and popular restaurants. At Kumo Sushi the students learned that sushi is a whole lot more than pieces of fish. And who doesn't want to know the secret to the Cajun at Gianonni's? Stay tuned!

The students were sponsored by Cable Commission members Howard Silberberg, Rafi Abada and Lorayne Fiorillo. Ryan Nelson's excellent editing pulled it all together. It was a lot to accomplish in just six weeks, but the enthusiasm, intelligence, perseverance and creativity of our seniors made it possible, and a great time was had by all. The Scarsdale Cable TV Commission can't thank our seniors enough and wishes each of them the very best and tons of success as they move forward to college and beyond."

All Scarsdale residents are encouraged to view the videos on Scarsdale Public Television's website at www.ScarsdalePublicTV.com.

Scarsdale Public Television (SPTV) is the public access cable television station in the Village of Scarsdale, New York. The station is overseen by the members of the Scarsdale Cable Television Commission. Scarsdale residents can view SPTV on Verizon FiOS channel 42 or Cablevision channel 76. SPTV can also be viewed live and on-demand via its website at: www.ScarsdalePublicTV.com.

Scarsdale residents and community organizations are encouraged to visit the website for more information about volunteer and training opportunities as well as the process to request video coverage of local Scarsdale events.