Student journalists will be getting their reps in this fall as Sachem North and East launched a joint broadcasting program that aims to be a national leader in student reporting.

“This is a great working environment — and a lot of people don’t get this opportunity,” said Sachem North student Alyssa Tappin, the student radio station’s manager.

Now, the longtime local broadcasting center — which has been bolstered by proud Sachem alum turned student mentor Chris Vaccaro — is greatly expanding. It will stream and simulcast games as teens prepare to do sideline reports, create social-media content and host daily shows, interviewing both athletes and community leaders in the area.

Tappin, who plays volleyball and lacrosse, is enthusiastically leading the charge in the game-changing operation

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