Central Catholic College students Function Visitor Media Members — Central Catholic High School

Central Catholic High School senior, Joel Drees, and junior, Cooper Sadowski, served as visitor media members in the course of the nationally televised Toledo Rockets soccer recreation vs. Northern Illinois on the Glass Bowl on November 5.

This distinctive alternative allowed the scholars to obtain official media credentials, granting them entry to seize the sights and vitality of a Division I school soccer recreation up shut and achieve real-world expertise in a dynamic, skilled setting.

Joel, who’s the editor of the Centric college newspaper, acted as a reporter within the press field, and Cooper acted as a photographer on the sector.  They each toured the pressbox and the media heart, discovered about packages supplied by the University of Toledo, and discovered how journalism and pictures are completed for a televised recreation.

Cooper is the lead photographer for the Centric newspaper and has his personal gear, which he used on the soccer recreation.  “I learned that you could work in photography without having to major in it, which was interesting,” he stated.  “I would like to major in engineering in college, so this helped me think about how I could still work in photography while doing other things that I’m interested in.”

Joel was in a position to sit in on the post-game press convention, meet Rockets’ head coach Jason Candle, and discuss with ESPN announcers and different personnel.  “I also had a chance to interview Braden Awls (Class of 2023), which was fun because he played football at CCHS and was a senior when I was a freshman,” Joel stated.  “I want to study business or political science in college, but I love journalism, so this was a great experience and gave me some things to think about.”