The Schenectady City School District's cable station features a daily slate of student-produced television programs, specials and a repeating bulletin board that promotes activities and events happening within the district's eighteen schools.

The SCS-TV production studio is located in Schenectady High School's Sayles School of Fine Arts.  The state-of-the-art production centre includes an editing suite loaded with audio and video equipment, a professional studio with a strand lighting system and set props.  Sayles School of Fine Arts also houses Revolution Studio, a professional digital recording studio utilized by students to record and produce demos and CD's.

The Sayles School of Fine Arts offers many opportunities for students to get involved in TV production and the fine arts both in school course work and extra-curricular activities.  SSFA offers courses such as theatre, video production, film-making, Electronic News Gathering (ENG), acting, playwriting and directing.  There are also many extra-curricular clubs and activities available to all students including the production club, Blue Roses Theatre Co. and film projects.

In addition to showcasing an array of student talent - both behind and in front of the camera - SCS-TV is also another means to reach out and connect with the community.

Parents, grandparents, neighbors and friends of Schenectady students can see school talent shows, school competitions, sporting events and ceremonies by tuning into SCS-TV.  Over the course of the year, the station also presents many educational shows and Regents review sessions.  SCS-TV also features public service announcements and promotional messages such as the long-running "Schenectady Reads," campaign which provides tips and words to encourage reading.  The campaign included more than 20 student-produced spots  featuring area politicians, local media celebrities and business people.

Over the last year, SCS-TV members have put their talents to work serving corporate clients.  In January 2007, a team of  SCS-TV production club members won a Price Chopper video contest.  The East-Greenbush Price Chopper hired SCS-TV to write, act, shoot, direct and edit a ten minute training video, The Bagging Zone an instructional video on how to bag groceries.  Click Here for comments from David Golub and Hillary Fink of Price Chopper.  The video, which includes a student actor as host, is used corporate-wide to train new employees. (Video clip here)

In addition to Price Chopper, the list of SCS-TV corporate clients includes Zone 5 Police Academy, Albany Police Department, St. Clare's Hospital and Youth for Christ.  The club members look forward to expanding the list in the near future.

SCS-TV is also venturing into business with clients who wish to sponsor SCS-TV original shows. 

Contact Eric Connolly at connollye@schenectady.k12.ny.us for more information on production services.

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