South Carolina National Parks and Monuments

Students travel to Congaree National Park, Fort Sumter National Monument and Reconstruction Era National Monument in South Carolina to create promotional media for the National Park Service. This program is supported by a grant from Indiana Campus Compact.

Abigail Billing and Will Eltzroth video record a park ranger.

Reflections

By Abigail BillingThis alternative break trip taught senior Abigail Billing about production, fieldwork, client communication and U.S. history.

The alternative summer break group poses with park rangers in front of Fort Sumter national monument.

Saying goodbye

By Amy GallagherJunior Amy Gallagher and the rest of the team present their projects to the park rangers.

Students pose on a beach

Beach day

By Guillermo LithgowJunior Guillermo Lithgow and the rest of the group take a rare afternoon to relax on the beach.

Charlotte Butler taking a photograph

The next challenge

By Charlotte ButlerSenior Charlotte Butler and the rest of the team arrive at Fort Sumter.

Melissa Fronczek looks into a camera

Fort Sumter

By Melissa FronczekJunior Melissa Fronczek and the rest of the team overcome weather-related challenges to get footage at Fort Sumter.

Park ranger Greg Cunningham

Greg

By Will EltzrothA mysterious park ranger named Greg wows junior Will Eltzroth and the rest of the South Carolina group.