GRADUATE PROFILE
Through the continued emphasis on communication and ethics in the program, the EMAC graduate will possess leadership qualities that set him/her above his/her peers in maturity, experience, awareness of global issues and a responsibility to the truth. Students will gain an understanding of the importance on communicating the message with integrity and decency, avoiding real or perceived conflicts of interest, and respecting the dignity and intelligence of the audience as well as its (news and entertainment) subjects.
Using 21st century skills of digital and traditional coursework to understand and address global issues, including financial, economic, business, entrepreneurial and cultural literacy, and eco-diversity and sustainability, students will become versed in the issues facing our world today. Understanding the need to collaborate and operate effectively within their own borders, as well as across all borders and cultures, students will gain:
Learning and thinking skills, including critical-thinking and problem-solving skills, communications skills—reading and writing, creativity and innovation skills, collaboration skills, contextual learning skills, and information and media literacy skills.
Information and Communications Technology (ICT) literacy, which is the ability to use technology to acquire and develop 21st century content knowledge and skills.
Life skills, including leadership, ethics, accountability, adaptability, personal productivity, personal responsibility, people skills, self-direction, and social responsibility.
Global awareness, learning from and working collaboratively with individuals representing diverse cultures, religions and lifestyles in a spirit of mutual respect and open dialogue in personal, work and community contexts. Through its summer travel abroad program, EMAC will allow students to experience and understand other nations and cultures, including the use of non-English languages.
Professionalism through the media experiences created at Coppell High School in the media publications programs, (KCBY, Sidekick newspaper, Coppell Student Media, Round-Up Yearbook, CHS Advertising) and in the encounters with media professionals through field trips, job shadowing, internships, etc.
As in all careers, communication careers require a code of ethics. EMAC students will become aware of the need to live by a code of ethics, starting in high school. The EMAC code is derived from the Society of Professional Journalists’ code of ethics. Students will focus on the truth, and be honest and trustworthy in all they do.
Community service is a beneficial learning opportunity for students and is looked at favorably by colleges and universities. Academy students perform 10 hours of community service for the school, community, or charitable organizations each year.
Students in the EMAC Academy will create a digital media portfolio with a collection of academic and extracurricular accomplishments throughout their high school career. Portfolios are door openers to many opportunities such as networking, interviewing, job finding, etc. by providing evidence of a student’s communication and digital media skills and aptitude.
Through the years, students with CHS publication experience have gained early entry into upper level college journalism classes with recommendation from Academy media teachers. The real world experiences provided through CHS Media/EMAC truly do prepare students to compete at the collegiate level.
Using 21st century skills of digital and traditional coursework to understand and address global issues, including financial, economic, business, entrepreneurial and cultural literacy, and eco-diversity and sustainability, students will become versed in the issues facing our world today. Understanding the need to collaborate and operate effectively within their own borders, as well as across all borders and cultures, students will gain:
Learning and thinking skills, including critical-thinking and problem-solving skills, communications skills—reading and writing, creativity and innovation skills, collaboration skills, contextual learning skills, and information and media literacy skills.
Information and Communications Technology (ICT) literacy, which is the ability to use technology to acquire and develop 21st century content knowledge and skills.
Life skills, including leadership, ethics, accountability, adaptability, personal productivity, personal responsibility, people skills, self-direction, and social responsibility.
Global awareness, learning from and working collaboratively with individuals representing diverse cultures, religions and lifestyles in a spirit of mutual respect and open dialogue in personal, work and community contexts. Through its summer travel abroad program, EMAC will allow students to experience and understand other nations and cultures, including the use of non-English languages.
Professionalism through the media experiences created at Coppell High School in the media publications programs, (KCBY, Sidekick newspaper, Coppell Student Media, Round-Up Yearbook, CHS Advertising) and in the encounters with media professionals through field trips, job shadowing, internships, etc.
As in all careers, communication careers require a code of ethics. EMAC students will become aware of the need to live by a code of ethics, starting in high school. The EMAC code is derived from the Society of Professional Journalists’ code of ethics. Students will focus on the truth, and be honest and trustworthy in all they do.
Community service is a beneficial learning opportunity for students and is looked at favorably by colleges and universities. Academy students perform 10 hours of community service for the school, community, or charitable organizations each year.
Students in the EMAC Academy will create a digital media portfolio with a collection of academic and extracurricular accomplishments throughout their high school career. Portfolios are door openers to many opportunities such as networking, interviewing, job finding, etc. by providing evidence of a student’s communication and digital media skills and aptitude.
Through the years, students with CHS publication experience have gained early entry into upper level college journalism classes with recommendation from Academy media teachers. The real world experiences provided through CHS Media/EMAC truly do prepare students to compete at the collegiate level.