The club broadcasts nearly 60 events throughout the year thanks to LCHS' closed-circuit network and also records its programs on DVD.  Most of those programs are sports highlights, happenings throughout the district, staff interviews, and community service events.  LCHS is the first high school in Michigan to produce live sports and other events using completely in-house television equipment and personnel. 

George Mikla, LCHS senior and original Broadcast Media Club member, knows a little something about community service.  He also knows a little something about broadcasting.  And in the past, he's been pretty good about putting those two together.

In 2007, George was the recipient of the Learn and Serve - Michigan Outstanding Service-Learning Student Award for a video he created called "Valentines Day for Veterans."  The video was a part of his school's service-learning project which included making Valentines Day letters and distributing them at a veteran's home in downtown Detroit.  George wanted to put this unique story onto video and followed the students on their trip to catch the impact of their efforts. 

Now 90 percent of what George and the LCHS Broadcast Media Club produce in school is for community service.  In the 2007-2008 school year the club accumulated approximately 600 to 700 hours of community service.  And now the club's past efforts are already encouraging other students to get involved.

"We had a lot of new students joining the club this year - 36 students in fact.  An incentive in joining a great broadcast club is that you're helping the community," George says.

A further incentive is that the school applied for and received a $3,152.73 grant from the Detroit Sports Broadcasters Association (DSBA) this summer which will be used to replace the club's deteriorating cameras and tripods.  This equipment will come in hand as this year the club has plans to provide a "Game of the Week" to LCPS-TV, to be seen by cable television subscribers in the local community.    

Steve Miller, LCHS Technology Education Instructor and Broadcast Media Club Advisory, says the grant was a result of the generosity and commitment of the DSBA to help schools promote broadcasting to students.