Day 5: Restaurant Review

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by David P.

We walked around the outside of (in∙grē∙di∙ent) and saw a green space and a wonderfully made fountain with plants and tall silver cylinders.

We walked into the silver building and saw large squiggly light fixtures hanging from the lime-green ceiling. When we ordered, the waitress was having a little trouble with our order, but it all came out correct. The service was extremely fast for the quality of the food itself. The building was in a rather exquisite triangular shape. The restaurant was very open and well maintained. One of my companions was rather upset about the inconvenience caused by the pink lemonade being out of order at that moment.

Overall, the food tasted marvelous. We had a chip appetizer before the meal which was a little pricey. They chips were red and blue. They were among the best chips I have ever had. 

I ordered a pasta and pizza. Both meals together only cost about $15. The pizza had 8 slices and was decently large. The cheese was a tad thick, but all in all was some pretty good pizza. The pasta was delicious and had large pieces of parmesan cheese on top. The meals were priced well; I can’t say the same for the chips.

The restaurant had two kids’ meal menus labelled “Kinda Hungry Kids” and “Really Hungry Kids.” I would say it is a family-friendly place. There is a very tasty gelato place right outside called Paciugo. I recommend you take your family there as well.

Food Rating: 

Four Knights (out of Five)

Price: $

Days 4 and 5: Advertising and Marketing with Social Media

Teacher's note: On Thursday, students visited Intouch Solutions, an Overland Park-based marketing agency focused on the pharmaceutical industry. The kind, intelligent, and funny employees discussed with the campers how Intouch uses technology and social media as key methods for conveying its clients' messages.

On Friday, students met with Eric Sorrentino, Sr. Brand Content Specialist at CommunityAmerica in Lenexa. Mr. Sorrentino emphasized how he utilizes his background as a graduate of the KU School of Journalism (providing a nice symmetry to the week) to write magazine, blog, and Facebook / Twitter content for his company. He also shared his passion for sports, something he had in common with several of the students.

After we returned to Barstow on Thursday, students rose to the challenge of creating their own unique products. They had to design a marketing pitch, complete with a detailed description of their product, an explanation of which segment of the population would ideally use the product, as well as ways to market the product using social media. What follows, then, is David's creation:

X-Ray Goggles

Click HERE to download the PowerPoint presentation

Here are David's tweets:

Day 3: Public Service Announcements

On Wednesday, students took a tour of the KCPT studios in Kansas City, learning about what distinguishes public television from its commercial counterpart. With those differences in mind, each student wrote and directed a public service announcement. Here is David's.

Day 2: Entercom Communications

Day 1: KU School of Journalism

BARSTOW CAMP TAKES A TRIP TO KU!

by David P.

LAWRENCE, Kan. — Four young students and their teachers from the Barstow School Media Mania summer camp went on an exciting adventure to KU’s journalism school in Lawrence, Kan., this warm Monday morning.

The students first went into the Stauffer-Flint building to learn about KU’s School of Journalism. They received official KU journals and KU stress stars. Ashley Anguiano, the KU School of Journalism recruiter, gave the students a tour. She showed them the KUJH-TV station and behind the scenes for making the show. Joining Anguiano was a former Barstow student, Michael O’Brien, to assist with the tour.

Anguiano and O’Brien showed the students all the editing rooms, which were air-conditioned well. O’Brien joked that sometimes students take naps in there. Then the tour guides showed the visiting students a classroom that could fit over 100 students. After that, Anguiano and O’Brien guided the Barstow campers to the next building, the Dole Building.

At the Dole Building, the students saw the set for “Good Morning KU.”  They had many cameras and a green screen. Anguiano showed the students a touchscreen monitor that provided information about many different applications for journalism, from photography to advertising. By selecting some of the options, the campers could see student work, learn about a student's background, and meet a teacher at KU through interesting videos.

The students left KU’s large campus with inspiration. The young writers were full of excitement as they left. They all had high hopes for the future. It was a great experience to go to KU’s School of Journalism. What a day for these young writers.