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By Professor Steve Mark, Advisor to Horizons

Working in reporting and photography teams, the students in our Publications Workshop classes, made up of most of the staff of Housatonic Horizons, the student media outlet of Housatonic Community College, were given the task of exploring a day in the life of HCC students, from midnight to 11:59 p.m., Wednesday, 5-3-17.   

The photo essays that follow seek to answer:  What do HCC students do before, after, and during school on one day? How do they balance their academic, work, family, social lives, and relationships?  Each essay focused on a different theme or aspect of student's lives.

The goal was for students to put their developing photography and reporting skills to work and to learn a little more about preparing and formatting work for online publication.  

Each team produced their photo essay on their own, received feedback from the staff and me at our final exam, and made final changes before these essays were published. 

We're hoping these essays will give readers a short glimpse into how HCC students live, work, learn, and play.    Enjoy!