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TV Production Returns to Braddock!
It is with great pleasure that we announce the return of TV Production to G. Holmes Braddock Senior High School in Miami, Florida. The administration team at Braddock has worked tirelessly to rebuild the program that is responsible for producing a large amount of talent. The school, in partnership with WLRN, has repaired the media [...]
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Another Donation for Braddock’s TV Program
Focus on Tomorrow is excited about yet another donation for the G. Holmes Braddock TV Production program. An anonymous donor has contributed a desk for the set of the revived course. This donation will help the school broadcast a show from a studio that looks professional and modern, improving the overall experience of the students [...]
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Focus on Tomorrow Announces New Internship Program
Focus on Tomorrow is proud to announce a new program offered to high school students. Beginning in Chicago, but possibly expanding to other cities, Focus on Tomorrow is organizing an internship program where accepted students will develop a 23 minute web show. Working alongside television industry professionals, students will act as producers and correspondents for [...]
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Gabriel Sanchez: 1975-2008
Earlier this month marked the anniversary of the passing of an old high school friend. Braddock High School produced many talented people but none like this personality. Gabe Sanchez was a passionate guy who loved and lived film. He is responsible for some of the best short films Braddock High ever produced. The following is [...]
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ABC 7 Chicago Donates Again to Braddock Program
ABC 7, Chicago’s #1 News Station, has come through again for Focus on Tomorrow by donating a set of light fixtures to the TV Production program at Braddock Senior High School. This set of lights reduces Focus on Tomorrow’s goal by $2,500. The set, which includes a combination of soft light, Fresnel lights and scoop [...]
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Voters Decide: $1.2 Billion for Public Schools
Miami-Dade County Public Schools scored a major victory on Tuesday, November 6th when voters approved a $1.2 billion bond to help repair ailing schools. This bond will determine the legacy of Superintendent Alberto Carvalho as he strives to improve the condition of the county’s education system. Aside from allocating funds to repair old buildings, some [...]
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Miami-Dade County School Board Honors Focus on Tomorrow
On Wednesday, October 10, 2012, school board member, Dr. Marta Perez, presented Focus on Tomorrow with the proclamation which recognizes the efforts by G. Holmes Braddock High School’s alumni to rebuild art programs that help mold young lives. The proclamation also commends Focus on Tomorrow for working to rebuild the TV Production program at Braddock [...]
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Burger King Donates Post-Production Unit
Burger King Corporation has come through again, this time by donating a valuable asset to the soon-to-be Braddock TV Program. The creative services department at Burger King has donated an Apple Power Mac G5, complete with two monitors and loaded with Final Cut, a professional, post-production software. This donation will help students at Braddock gain [...]
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Studio Cameras Donated by Chicago ABC Station
Focus on Tomorrow is proud to announce the acquisition of four major assets that will benefit the fundraising goal for the new TV Production program at Braddock Senior High School. ABC 7, Chicago’s #1 News Station, has donated four Sony Betacam SX cameras to be used by Braddock Students in the upgraded studio. This donation [...]
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Dinner and a Movie with Channel 10 Reporter, Christina Vazquez
Fundraisers come in many shapes and sizes but how often do you get to have dinner and watch a movie with a local celebrity for a good cause? That is exactly the event that Focus on Tomorrow is planning on Wednesday, September 12th. Guests of the fundraiser will have the opportunity to enjoy a light [...]
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Save the Arts Benefit Concert w/ CBS4 Meteorologist, Lissette Gonzalez
On September 13th, G. Holmes Braddock High School students will have the opportunity to attend a concert of unprecedented value. Reason being, the cost of admission will be reinvested right back into their own school. Students are welcomed to come watch hip-hop acts, Mayday and Garcia, along with Power 96 mixer, DJ Zog and local [...]
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Focus On Tomorrow Becomes A Public Charity
It’s official! Focus on Tomorrow, the group organized to rebuild the TV production program at Braddock Senior High School, is recognized by the IRS as a 501(c)(3) public charity. This means that every one who has made a donation to this cause since the birth of the organization can now officially deduct their contribution from [...]
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The Goal Meter Comes to Life
The Focus on Tomorrow Fundraising Meter comes to life with donations from the WBHS/BTV alumni group. FOT would like to say, “THANK YOU,” to each alumnus that contributed to the movement this week. This generous, financial support will help establish enough capital to host future fundraising events. A couple of events are currently in planning [...]
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Official Logo Unveiled
Focus on Tomorrow has officially branded itself with a logo. The logo to the left was designed by Jose Saenz, a Braddock and fellow WBHS student alumni, class of 1997. The logo incorporates the Focus on Tomorrow theme of a new day with the Braddock Bulldog mascot, as well as our passion for entertainment and [...]
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Touring Braddock High School
On Monday, April 30th, Focus On Tomorrow representatives, Will Barroso, Christina Vazquez, Eddy Fernandez & Juan Gonzalez (pictured above from left to right) met with Principal Garcia to communicate the progress of the organization. An affordable plan for a phase one roll-out was presented to Principal Garcia. Mr. Garcia was pleased to see the reduced [...]
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The Structuring Phase
The structuring phase of our project has begun. Focus On Tomorrow is now a legal entity and ready to operate. The Board Members have begun to divide responsibilities within the three areas they feel require the most attention. The breakdown below illustrates the three committees being formed and what each is responsible for. We are [...]
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Braddock Supports the Cause
On March 19th, two Focus on Tomorrow representatives, Valerie Bleus and Lucy Cloer, met with G. Holmes Braddock Principal, Mr. Garcia, to discuss the possibility of reviving the TV Production class. To their delight, the alumni offer to help restore the important program was met with enthusiasm and support. Principal Garcia recognizes the importance of [...]
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And So It Begins…
In March of 2012, Focus on Tomorrow NFP, Inc. was organized by a group of G. Holmes Braddock High School alumni with the intention of restoring the school’s television broadcasting program. Each having benefited from the program, the organizers are channeling their passion for the need for journalism in our school system. A casualty of [...]