Winter 2024-25 Sports Media Day

On Monday, November 25th, Mrs. Rottkamp’s Advanced Photo Class partnered with Mr. Ambrosio’s Tornado News Multimedia students to create Winter Media Day 2024-2025. In what we hope will become a seasonal and annual tradition in the spirit of HF Media Days-past, we coordinated with Athletic Director, Mr. Franco, to schedule all of the winter teams to visit Mrs. Rottkamp’s Advanced Photo Studio and Mr. Ambrosio’s Tornado News TV Studio to capture content that is now available here and has already been used in promotional videos posted here as well and used as segments on our daily live morning show.

The entire day, was planned and executed by the students. Photo Art Directors Elle Dall and Kaia Nikolic assigned roles, established a registration process for the athletes, set the photo schedules and shoot plans, and oversaw the individual photography sessions. AP Photographers Ben Oren, Patrick O’Brien, Jared Lynch, Liam Terry, Christian Kolev, and Genesis Jackman captured the images (along with Elle and Kaia) and all of these students worked feverishly over the next two weeks to edit the photos available here.

Ben Oren, a film and photography student in both Mrs. Rottkamp’s and Mr. Ambrosio’s classes, worked as Executive Producer bridging the logistical gaps between the photo and video studios as well as establishing and assigning roles to the studio engineers and directors: Ainsley Batsford, Finn Murray, and Mckena Sung.

Photography students were occupied the whole day signing kids in and out, telling them the poses and takes they needed to do, and most importantly, organization. With so many videos and photos it was necessary to keep everything under control and make sure none of it went to waste. During the swim section, Genesis Jackman was asked how the day had been treating him, “It’s been good. We’re three teams in, still have lots to go. We’re getting loads of good!” His partner in crime, Ben Oren, echoed that “We’re moving right along, it’s going ‘swimmingly.’  I’m having a lot of fun. I love the photography class and I love the media class!”

This was an inspirational and collaborative project as these students not only gained valuable ‘workplace’ and ‘career-readiness’ experiences, but engaged in something valuable to their peers, their school, and their community.

NOTE: We are still editing photos and building this site! There’s more edited photos and videos to come here and to be added to our shared Google drive. Check back periodically for new content or contact Mrs. Rottkamp or Mr. Ambrosio if you are interested in seeing/accessing specific photos or videos from Winter Media Day 2024-25!

2023-2024 Photos

View and download HF sports photos taken by members of the HFPress Yearbook Club