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Old St. Mary’s students learning the news hands-on

At 8:15 a.m. on Fridays, classrooms at Old St. Mary’s School, 1474 S. Michigan Ave., tune into the morning news. Not the “Today Show” or “Good Morning America,” or even a program airing on a local Chicago station. Their news comes from a lot closer than that: a third-floor former breakout room that has been outfitted as TV studio, complete with green screens, teleprompters and two cameras.
Anchors Sophia Siok and Gabe Del Valle rehearse after the Jan. 25, 2019, broadcast iat Old St. Mary's School on Jan. 25, 2019. (Karen Callaway/Chicago Catholic)
Michael Martin works with students in the TV studio during the Friday morning news broadcast at Old St. Mary's School on Jan. 25, 2019. (Karen Callaway/Chicago Catholic)
Anchors Sophia Siok and Gabe Del Valle read from a teleprompter during a broadcast in the TV studio at Old St. Mary's School on Jan. 25, 2019. (Photo provided by Old St. Mary's School)
Weather anchors Avery DeKosta and Annie Crotty broadcast give the weather report on Spanish during the Friday morning news at Old St. Mary's School on Jan. 25, 2019. (Photo provided by Old St. Mary's School)

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