Every school day morning at Platt Technical High School there is a rush to get ready. Students and advisors run around checking the lighting, sound and everything else that goes into a major TV production. This is Platt Tech TV. Each morning Social Studies Instructor Pat Burke is the star of the Morning Show which is a 10 minute program shown to all classrooms during homeroom. It is a new and creative way to do the morning announcements utilizing the video network that was installed in all of the Connecticut Technical High Schools two years ago.

Platt Tech TV advisors and Media Center instructors Paula Patterson and Bruce Howard have worked hard to make Platt Tech TV happen. Through PTO donations and the cooperation of the whole school, they built a TV studio to produce their news shows for the school. They also produce a weekly TV show which is cable cast throughout the Milford area and has won several cable awards for community service.

Tom Price, a Junior in the Electronics Technology program at Platt Tech, is the producer of the morning show, which he takes very seriously. "Tom has been with us since the beginning and he is here every day to do the show," said advisor Bruce Howard. Other members of the production crew are Chakell and Chanae Neal, Luis Silva and Estuardo Medina.

"We are constantly trying to make improvements to the show," said Howard "We are trying to make it informative but also entertaining." For example, on today's show Burke, the host of the show, was dressed up in a pirate's outfit in celebration of hat day, one of the activities for Spirit Week at Platt Tech.

Platt Tech TV is a great way to have students work as a team, learn about technology and communication and have fun doing it  - which is what good educational activities always do.

Advisor Bruce Howard works with students during the live broadcast	Social Studies Instructor and TV Host Pat Burke does the news in Pirate garb