Heidi Dodd ’23 works the “Good Day Foxcroft” anchor desk, while Chelsie Ekhelar ’22 on the left and Chessa Benevento ’21 on the right have a little fun ‘behind the scenes’ during production.
“GOOD DAY FOXCROFT” A Conversation with
the Cast and Crew By Christine McCrehin, Advancement Communications/Engagement Coordinator
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ut of a desire to meet people, learn a little something new, and have a whole lot of fun, a group of students started a video show and began to tell the stories of our community. Part “Good Morning America” and part nightly news, “Good Day Foxcroft” has quickly become a bright spot for the entire Foxcroft community. From interviews with students and faculty about their favorite parts of campus life to national news, global events, and viewer’s favorite cooking and pet segments, “Good Day Foxcroft” is as informative as it is fun.
For Marlow Buckner ’22, the creator and driving force behind “Good Day Foxcroft,” the club and video show are a way to create community by giving everyone a voice. She explains, “In elementary and middle school, we always had a TV show that I loved to be a part of and it was like a family to me. It gave everyone a voice in the community and I just really appreciated that and thought that the Foxcroft community would appreciate and enjoy something like this.”
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Each episode is written, filmed, and edited by Marlow and fellow club members Chessa Benevento ’21, Jennifer Cramer ’21, Alexa Cuozzo ’23, Heidi Dodd ’23, Chelsie Ekhelar ’22, Avery Hazard ’23, Cameron Hazard ’23, Elikem Kalitsi ’21, Berkley Mistr ’23, Remy Patterson ’22, Georgia Regas ’22, Ella Siebentritt-Clark ’22, and Helen Ventikos ’23. Club Advisor is Ginny Riley, Video Production Teacher. I recently had a virtual sit down with Marlow (MB), Heidi (HD), Georgia (GR), Remy (RP), and Ms. Riley (MR) to talk about the show. Following is our conversation, edited for space. MANY IN THE FOXCROFT COMMUNITY FEEL THAT “GOOD DAY FOXCROFT” IS A GREAT EXAMPLE OF USING YOUR VOICE FOR GOOD. WHAT DO YOU ALL THINK? HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT THAT? HD: I think it's been a bright spot for our community and it's been fun for us to bring a bit of joy. And I think the further we go into this, the more it will reflect the voice of not only us and what
we want to see, but of everyone at the School because the more people watch it and have ideas, the more we can bring that in and implement it. I also think something that's interesting is the outreach we've gotten from alumnae; they've really liked it and reached out to us. My aunt went here and she texted me about it and was like “This is cool.” So I think it's been an interesting connection for some of the alumnae to see our voice and our community reflected in this. GR: When I first started doing this I never realized how much of a voice we gave to our community. I really just saw us as a group coming together and having fun, sharing the joy that we have putting these together and putting it out in the community. But really, it's just been an amazing thing. I didn't know how much it reached people. But seeing that is just awesome. MB: I also feel that it’s created leadership skills for everyone, which is really good because you can use those anytime in your life. It has really
