At the Park

CTE Spotlight: Radio and TV

Tyra Hager-Smith, Staff Writer

March 6, 2026

Broadcasting teacher Mrs. Dillion mentors student London Miller.

Wheeling Park High School has many different classes that students enjoy. One of them is Radio and TV. Radio and TV at WPHS is a class where students capture different activities going on around school. The students in the class cover different topics going on around the school and film it. After each topic is chosen, they put it all together in a video and it gets shown to other students and staff at WPHS!

Mr. Nolte is one of the Radio/ TV teachers. Nolte is a alumni of the program and worked as a broadcaster at WTRF for over 30 years.

“I think the top thing that we try to really instill in our students is better communications skill when they come into our program. We do radio and television but no matter what you’re going to do in life to be successful, you need to have good communication skills,” said Mr. Nolte.

Communication skills are a life skill that can help students in any profession or path they choose.

“It doesn’t matter if they learn that much about broadcasting, but it’s about deadlines, life skills, and getting along with others because this is a simulated workplace,” said Mrs. Dillon.

Mrs. Dillon is the Radio/ TV teacher and also an alumni of the program. She worked in advertising as a copy writer and media buyer for Stone and Thomas as well as a producer for WTRF. Dillon brings that professional experience and expertise to her classroom every day.

“We try to teach our students the best way to interact with one another, and to interact with others who they’re just coming into contact with for the first time. We build communication skills and we do a lot of teamwork as well,” said Nolte.

Just like other CTE programs, students who take four courses of Radio/ TV become completers and are ready-to-work in more ways than one.

“The class and the lessons that I’ve learned I can take with me outside of high school,” said senior completer Emily Laflam.

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About the Contributors

Tyra Hager-Smith, Staff Writer

Tyra Hager-Smith is a sophomore at Wheeling Park High School. She is a staff writer and this is her 2nd year in the Park Press. She did yearbook and newspaper at Triadelphia Middle School. She helped produce over 15 copies and helped with 3 yearbooks. She was Editor in Student Life, Student Section, and some Sport Sections. When Tyra grows up, she wants to be a psychologist. When she graduates, she wants to go to WVU and earn her degree in psychology. Her love for the mind and how it functions has encouraged her to take Wheeling Park’s psychology class. Taking this class is helping her prepare for her journey in the future as a clinical psychologist. If this doesn’t work out, she would like to be a writer and go to WVU and earn her degree in journalism. In her free time, she loves to hangout with her friends, go shopping and listen to music. Her all-time favorite quote is: “Be yourself and know that that’s good enough.”- Christopher Breaux aka, Frank Ocean

Jana Schodzinski, Staff Writer

Jana Schodzinski is a copy editor for The Park Press. She joined the staff her freshman year, and is beyond excited to return. Outside of The Park Press, she writes for the Red Folder, a nationwide student-run news organization, and The Extemper’s Bible, a non-profit organization dedicated to providing free forensics resources to all extemporaneous speaking competitors. Outside of journalism, she is president of the WPHS speech team, founding president of the WP Youth Leadership Association, and avid community and regional theater actress. After high school, she plans to get her B.A. in political science.