Unfortunately my 21 days have come to an end and Today is my final full day and my final day of classes. Going into these three weeks I was apprehensive and skeptical about many different aspects of the camp, however as the three weeks progressed, as I made new friends, and as I did more … More June 29, Final Reflections

Today in class we watched a documentary about media consumerism and social media marketing and then discussed how we felt about it and the impacts it has on our daily lives. Some of the messages that stuck most with me from the movie ere how obsessed teens today are with getting a certain amount of … More June 28, Media Consumerism

Today the class traveled into the snowys to lake Marie and the surrounding area. It was very refreshing to get into the mountains away from the issues and stress of every day life. It was very relaxing and I have grown up my whole life going to the snowys so it was kind of like … More June 25, Snowy Range and Lake Marie

Today during class we traveled to the conservatory located on uw campus where they grow study and observe many different plants. Overall it was a pretty interesting experience because i had never been in a place that had such a diversity of natural life in such a small area. There were plants from all over … More June 22, Conservatory

Today in class we had a great discussion about media in our daily life and how it influences our thoughts about different people and products through stereotype portrayals and discreet advertising. One of the biggest things that we discussed how our brains have automatic media routines that we use to process the constant stream of … More June 21, Media literacy

Today the class took a trip to Cheyenne to visit  the newspaper company, the Wyoming Tribune Eagle, to learn about the news making process and how it interacts with the people in and around Cheyenne. We toured the building and saw all of the different offices that work together to produce the news paper. Reporters, … More June 19, Trip to Cheyenne and the Wyoming Tribune Eagle

For class today we took a trip to the local outdoor area called Vedauwoo so we could capture some interesting photos and practice our photography skills that we have learned. Vedauwoo is a large forest expanse that is surrounded by large boulder mountains and, in general is scatted with different gratin rock formations. It was … More June 14, Vedauwoo Trip

Hello, my name is George Yost and I am a fifteen year old student from Laramie Wyoming. This Sunday I embarked on a three week experience known as The University of Wyoming Summer High School Institute (HSI) and the purpose of this blog is to share about my experience and talk about my daily activities. … More HSI Initial Impressions

Today’s lesson was on different elements of photography that compose interesting and quality pictures. We went over the different elements that include: rule of thirds, balancing, texture color framing, contrast, symmetry, leading lines, depth, viewpoint and more. After learning about these elements and looking at examples we went to the geological museum and Prexy’s pasture … More June 13, Pictures at UW