MVB Media

On May 26th and May 29th, students in Martin Van Buren High School’s media program had the opportunity to learn from professionals connected to National Geographic and Disney+. The special presentations focused on storytelling, journalism, documentary production, and careers in the media industry. The events gave students valuable insight into how professional media projects are developed and shared with audiences around the world. During the presentations, MVB students met w

On May 20th, 2026, Martin Van Buren High School's media students welcomed Adobe representative Chiara Geremia, a Senior Customer Success Manager, for a special presentation about creative technology and careers in the media industry. Geremia first connected with Ms. Choriatis after attending the NYCPS Film Festival, where Martin Van Buren media students showcased their work. Impressed by the quality of the program and the students' creativity, she decided to visit the school

On May 18th, 2026, Martin Van Buren High School media students visited St. John’s University for an educational experience focused on media, communication, and creative production. The trip provided students with the opportunity to explore a college campus, learn about higher education opportunities, and gain firsthand experience with professional media equipment and facilities. During the visit, students toured the St. John’s campus and walked through several academic buildi

On April 24th, 2026, Martin Van Buren High School students attended the Youth Empowerment Conference at Queens College, an event focused on leadership, motivation, student voice, and future opportunities. MVB Media students and Student Government members participated in the trip, joining students from schools across Queens for a day of workshops, performances, and career-focused learning experiences. The conference opened with musical and dance performances from several Queen

On March 25th, 2026, Martin Van Buren High School media students participated in the New York City Public Schools Film Festival, an annual citywide event that highlights student-created films from schools across the five boroughs. The festival featured a wide range of student work, including short films, documentaries, animations, and experimental media, celebrating creativity and storytelling across NYC public schools. MVB media classes submitted over 10 projects to the fest

Starting on January 27th, in celebration of New York City’s Respect for All Week, Ms. Choriatis’s Multimedia Journalism classes started on the creation of Public Service Announcements. For the PSAs, students created films focused on the themes of Respect for All week. These project topics included Celebrating Kindness/Be an Ally, Anti-Bullying/Cyberbullying, Respect for Diversity, Disability, Religious Acceptance, Racial Diversity, Gender Identity, and Sexual Orientation, LGB

Throughout December 17th to the 23rd, Martin Van Buren’s Multimedia Journalism class introduced a project in which students were able to unleash their creativity and artistic choices. Students were required to create a promotional poster using the skills they accumulated taught by Ms. Choriatis. Students were independently capturing photos using the correct balance of camera exposure, focus, and intent. Subsequently, these photos were imported into Canva to begin the rough dr

On November 19, 2025, Ms. Choriatis and Mr. McCloud took the Media and Leadership students on an exciting trip to Lincoln Center in Manhattan to watch a Japanese Anime called, “Angel’s Egg.” The Media and Leadership students left the school at 7:30am and took an hour and a half long trip on a Coach Bus to enjoy the art of theater and anime. Angel'ss Egg is animated film in Japanese and made in 1985 with a genre of Fantasy/Sci-fi. The movie was 1 hour and 11 minutes long and

On November 5th at 4:30-7:00 pm, there was an open house at the school of Martin Van Buren. An open house is about when you get to know about our school and other schools within our school. There’s interviews going to be taken by the media club. Information given about all of our schools and activities in the schools. The media class is not only there because they love to film and create shorts videos, but to express how they feel for filming and doing interviews, they also r

On October 17, 2025, Media classes taught by Ms. Choriatis got to work on filming videos for Red Ribbon Week. Students in media classes had an engaging and commutative day working together to create filmed videos for Red Ribbon Week to raise awareness about the dangers of drug use and encourage a drug free week. Red Ribbon Week was supportive and positive with the videos the media students created. Every student had fun while creating these motivational videos and learned abo