Viking Media Arts Program 

Viking Media Arts....what's that?

Viking Media Arts (VMA) is the new program at the school that encompasses Video Production, Yearbook, Journalism, Public Speaking and our new Light Wave 3D Animation class. The new program director/teacher is Mark Till, who has now been at North 10 years, but in previous years was serving as an English/ELD teacher. A few years ago he dove into the realm of video and film and has not looked back since. Barb Narkaus, our veteran Art teacher, has created the Light Wave Program.

The mission of VMA is "to inspire, edify and support the North Salem community."  VMA has just released its 14th version of This Week a VIK!, which is a weekly video played on Fridays and embedded in the school website. This is the flagship project at this point and certainly is fulfilling the VMA mission by capturing images of the week's activities and most of the time carries an important theme, such as Week 15: "Acts of Random Kindness." (This is an awesome video which can be accessed on the North High webpage linked in the sidebar above left.)  Since the first edition back in September, This Week a VIK!  has been played over 30,000 times through its Vimeo channel and has been seen in many countries across the globe. Here is the link to the Homecoming Special:

Even though we live in a digital age, the tradition of a hard copy Yearbook is well intact; however, the Yearbook this year will feature an ultra cool feature in which the reader can scan certain pictures in the book with a smart phone and have an instant video pop up on the phone!

The Public Speaking program is now in charge of the morning PA announcements and has been doing a wonderful job with an extra level of professionalism.

The future is unlimited for Viking Media Arts. With the progression of technology, the program will be able to deliver more and more powerful content and thus positively affect the North Salem school community.