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Mayor's Youth Day 2004

(click to enlarge)	Meet Our Students
(click to enlarge)	James "Jag" Garris Oscar Smith High School Public Communications Director	(click to enlarge)	Meredith Clary Indian River High School Public Communications Coordinator
(click to enlarge)	Ashley Moyer Great Bridge High School Public Communications Coordinator	(click to enlarge)	Chase VanDyke Great Bridge High School Public Works Bridge Superintendent (OK, he wasn't really one of ours, but we made him an honorary Public Communications employee for the afternoon.)

So what did the Public Communications students do all day? The first stop was the WCTV-48 studio, where Jag taped 48 News. Ashely and Meredith took a tour of the studio then were off to the Police Academy for K-9 and SWAT team demonstrations. They conducted on-camera interviews with fellow students and City staff and taped their own "stand-ups" that were used as part of the newscast.

(click to enlarge)	Ashley Moyer and WCTV-48's Jim Hazel interview Police Deputy Chief Louis Tayon	(click to enlarge)	Meridith Clary and WCTV-48's Jim Hazel interview a fellow student at the Police Academy
(click to enlarge)	Ashley takes a turn in front of the camera. It takes real concentration to do this with a firing range in the background! Nicely done!	(click to enlarge)	Meredith tapes her stand-up with advice from professional videographer Jim Hazel. Good job, Meredith! It's harder than it looks!
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Police Academy Demos of K-9 and SWAT Teams		(click to enlarge) SWAT Team Demo	(click to enlarge) SWAT Team Demo
(click to enlarge) K-9 Team	(click to enlarge) K-9 Demo	(click to enlarge) K-9 Demo	(click to enlarge) Good dog!

After a busy morning covering Police Academy, we were off to lunch, the only time we sat down all day. After lunch, we headed down to the Jordan Bridge to learn more about Chesapeake's oldest moveable span bridge in Virginia. But just how high does it go? We got a chance to see first hand.

(click to enlarge)	This is how high it looks from the ground, but we joined students and staff from Public Works for a ride to see how it looks from up there.	(click to enlarge)	The ride is so smooth that you don't even know you are moving, then you look at the end of the road and see that it stops in mid-air.
(click to enlarge)	Ashley looks over the side to the roadway below while Mike Carpenter keeps a close watch.	(click to enlarge)	This is what she sees.
(click to enlarge)	City Engineer Eric Martin fills in the details. Joining Meredith and Jag are Ashley Henry of Oscar Smith High School (City Engineer) and Matt Echternach of Indian River (Bridge Engineer)	(click to enlarge)	The Jordan Bridge is also where we met Chase VanDyke. Here he is with the group, first on the left.
		(click to enlarge)	Another photo of the group.

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