Warm Hands from Warm Hearts started with its founder, Mike Bone. In 2013, his plan was to use “God’s greatness and blessing” to help the kids in his community as much as he could. “I was once in their shoes; I know how they feel, so that gives me a feeling of obligation to help the people who are going through what I went through.” said Bone. In the winter of […]
Using Adobe Photoshop to Create Website Banner Graphics
FIT Media Juniors put their developing Photoshop skills to use to create these website banners for various programs at Fayette Institute of Technology. The only guideline they were given was a fixed pixel size for the graphic. The rest was a result of their creativity and effort.
Podcast: TJ Ellison Featured on WVPB’s Inside Appalachia
FIT Media Graduate TJ Ellison produced the following piece from Inside Appalachia highlighting the shift in education and the growing focus on technical schools. Click on the image below to link and listen to the piece.
Building for the Future: Midland Trail Volleyball
“I believe athletics offer students great opportunities to learn valuable skills.” Milburn Pack, Athletic Director at Midland Trail High School. And in that spirit, the first ever volleyball team has been assembled for grades 6-8 at Midland Trail. So far, the volleyball team has had positive feedback from community members, teachers, and students. “Kristi Rader and I started having this discussion last spring with the administration. Kristi was […]
The Mason Dixon Boys: Beautifying Oak Hill, One Bear at a Time
It all started when the city’s beautification commission wanted to do a project that would make Oak Hill unique and memorable to travelers, as well as doing something the citizens would enjoy. Their solution was wooden bear carvings around the community. Why bears? The black bear is West Virginia’s state animal and can be spotted throughout the state. They have been seen, although not too often, in […]
Photo Gallery: Glade Creek Hike with Tourism Industries
Once again, FIT Media Senior Lily Bostic grabbed her camera and joined the Tourism Industries class on their weekly adventure. Click on any photo to enlarge the pic and the gallery.
The Welcoming Culture of Con and Cosplay
There are a considerable number of conventions across this country, and the world, ranging from business, to food, to books. The most widely known, and attended, of these conventions, or Cons, is Comic Con. Other cons include Dragon Con, a largely cosplay (costumes of professional quality, or close to it) based convention, and Comicpalooza. Whatever convention you go to, you will find people dressing up as their favorite comic book, video game, or […]
Photo Gallery: OHHS Girls Soccer vs. Robert C. Byrd
FIT Media Senior Kiersten Hildebrand and Junior Cody Frye caught the OHHS girls in action against Robert C. Byrd. Click on any photo to enlarge the picture and the gallery.