Your Show Can be on WRHS

Are you an inspiring filmmaker? Well, maybe your show will air on WRHS!

To have your show on WRHS, you need to become a club member of the Multimedia Clubs or persuade a club member to sponsor your show. Groups or organizations with a constituency comprised of 51% or more residents in our viewing area with at least one Mutlimedia Club member is also eligible.

Current Shows
About Your Health Crazy TV
Just Kidding Around
Life As We Know It
Music Alive
The Music Edge
Out On A Limb
Problems With Parents
Ridgewood Reporters
The Scoop
Syncopated Science
Specials
World As We See It
Zoe's World
Past Shows
Class Act
Community Calendar
Dark Currents
Dark Shadows
The English Page
The History Page
Hungry Hearts
I Remember WRHS
Loose Change
Mock Trials
Program Guide
Reel Review
WRHS Rebel Sports

Requirements to become a member

All club members need to have good oral and written communication skills, be a team player, flexible, creative, be proficient with computers, and be able to attend at least two meetings a month. Excellent project management and communication skills. All club members must be reliable self-starters with the ability and desire to create multimedia content.

a: Ridgewood High School Student Club Members

Students must meet eligibilitiy equirements in Appendix A of the Parent-Student Handbook.

In the 2000-2001 handbook it stated that "students must have passed 2.5 credits or three (3) courses in the term prior to enrollment and must be currently passing 2.5 credits or three (3) courses. Please note that the Ridgewood High School Parent-Student handbook is revised yearly and this section may change.

Applicants and club members under 18 years of age need to have a parent or legal guardian co-sign the application form and agreement. The co-signer is then financially responsible for any damage to WRHS and Ridgewood High School facilities other than normal wear and tear.

b: Intern Club Members

We require club member interns to either be current students at Ridgewood Community High School District 234 or be a sophomore, junior or senior earning a degree from a four-year college or university, in addition to some related broadcast or cablecast experience, such as campus radio or television, newspaper, or other internships, and computer proficiency. If tradition, dedication and hard work appeal to you, the WRHS Internship Program might be just the ticket.

Student must be matriculating in a college, university or Ridgewood High School.
Schools must recognize the internship as a learning experience and should grant credit.
Students must have some former experience in television or radio.
Students must commit to a minimum number of hours per week
Students must be in good standing with the college or university.
Students must be able to type and should be familiar with Microsoft Word and Excel.
Students should be able to receive academic credit .

c: Sass Members

People who are not students of Ridgewood High School, and do not fit into the Intern catagory are also welcome to join the club as Sass Members. This designation was named after Christine Sass, the Ridgewood High School Board of Education Secretary.

Depending on the location of their place of residence, they can become Sass Club Members. These club members must meet certain guidelines set by the station manager as well as the other rules set forth in the Constitution of the Multimedia Clubs. Sass Club Members need to have their membership re-approved at set intervals (daily, weekly, monthly, quartly, yearly) determined by the club advisor or his/her designee. The club advisor can choose to cancel a Sass Club Member's membership at time of renewal.

Applicants and club members under 18 years of age need to have a parent or legal guardian co-sign the application form and club agreement. The co-signer is then financially responsible for any damage to WRHS and Ridgewood High School facilities other than normal wear and tear.

d: How to become a member

First, determine if you are eligible. If you are eligible:

Read the Constitution of the Multimedia Clubs to learn about the rules and regulations for the multimedia clubs. Pay special attention to: Article III, Section 3: Duties of Officers; Article IV, Section 1: Requirements to become a member; Article IV, Section 2: Duties; Article IV, Section 3: Club Responsibilities; and Article VII, Sections 1: Submission of Programs.
Obtain, read, and sign the required paperwork. This can be obtained from the WRHS website or from the station manager. You need to sign the application form and club agreement, the producer's agreement and indemnification (found in Article IX), and a release form (found in Article X).
Attend a Multimedia Club meeting. There the club sponsor, or his/her designee will take your paperwork and ask you some information such as telephone number, e-mail address, (homeroom, block one room number and graduation year for students).

That's all it takes to become a club member.