Waubonsie Media Students Earn College & Career Pathway Endorsements - the Beat

AURORA – Students from Waubonsie Valley’s Media Production program (WVTV) have earned Illinois State Board of Education College and Career Pathway Endorsements on Tuesday.

The Postsecondary and Workforce Readiness Act includes a process for school districts to award College and Career Pathway Endorsements to high school graduates. Students earn endorsements by completing an individualized learning plan, a career-focused instructional sequence, and professional learning opportunities.

WVTV students have served several roles in a variety of broadcast productions for sports and music events at Waubonsie Valley High School.

Over 13,000 YouTube viewers watched throughout the 2024-2025 basketball season, and over 5,000 YouTube viewers watched throughout the 2024 football season. In total, WVTV has over 3,800 YouTube subscribers. Since August, almost 70,000 viewers have watched a combined 5,900 hours on WVTV’s YouTube channel.

In addition, WVTV has a presence on social media with over 6,000 followers on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and TikTok.

The following students received endorsements…

Michelle Cano (Mass Media and Communications Pathway)
Gabriel Colin (Mass Media and Communications Pathway)
Luke Limjoco (Mass Media and Communications Pathway)
Kody Riggins (Mass Media and Communications Pathway)
Christopher Veal (Mass Media and Communications Pathway)
Kyle Wilcox (Mass Media and Communications Pathway)
Benjamin Farmer (Mass Media and Communications Pathway)
James Gorgey (Mass Media and Communications Pathway)
Amariah Scott (Mass Media and Communications Pathway)
Carter Shaw (Mass Media and Communications Pathway)
Adam Torreon (Mass Media and Communications Pathway)
Payton Zwirek (Mass Media and Communications Pathway)

You can learn more about these pathway endorsements at https://www.isbe.net/pathwayendorsements. To watch WVTV’s content visit them on YouTube at watchwvtv.com. For more information on Waubonsie Valley’s Media Production program, e-mail brian_wiencek@ipsd.org.