Tiny Mic Talks: Behind the Scenes

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Why Wooly? Tiny Mic Talk Background

By Flora Gamba ‘23

 

At the beginning of this school year, I was talking with Madison Hong ‘23 and Samantha Lynch ‘23, the co-presidents of Mercy Media Club, about joining the club. I knew that I wanted to contribute to the article team; however, I did not know how I could contribute to the video team. That’s when the idea of Tiny Mic Talks was initially introduced.

I immediately went on Amazon and found the perfect tiny mic for the show. We created the intro, which at the time included an unreleased theme song, and began to think of questions to ask the Mercy community. We finally decided on our first episode idea: Team Edward vs. Team Jacob.

Once decided, we filmed, edited, and posted the video. I can’t speak for the presidents, but I know I was nervous about the reception of the segment. Much to my surprise and delight, the segment was received well. As we continued to put out Tiny Mic Talks episodes, I had come to the realization that we had never named the mic.

Naming the Mic

Ms. LaFarge, Mercy High School Burlingame Facebook

For those who know me, you probably know that I love naming inanimate objects. So it was quite a shock to me that I had yet to name the mic. We had made the decision to ask Mercy what they would like to name the mic. We had a few suggestions but one, in particular, stood out to me.


Early one morning, I received an email from Ms. LaFarge, our beloved Chemistry and AP Biology teacher. In the email, I received a link to an article describing the Wooly Bear Caterpillar. Seeing as the caterpillar looked like the mic, and it was a suggestion from Ms. LaFarge, I knew that we had to name the mic “Wooly.”

Wooly Bear Caterpillar, Big M Pest Control Inc.

Next time we see Wooly on Tiny Mic Talks with Flora, make sure you remember that it all started with an idea and an email.

Credits

Written By: Flora Gamba


Cover Photo By Madison Hong

Photo #1 by Mercy High School Burlingame

Photo #2 by Big M Pest Control Inc.


References

AitThemes.club, http://www.ait-themes.club. “Wolly Bear Caterpillar Aka Black Fuzzy Caterpillar.” Big M Pest Control Corpus Christi, McAllen, New Braunfels TX, 22 Sept. 2014, http://bigmpestcontrol.com/wolly-bear-caterpillar-aka-black-fuzzy-caterpillar/. 

 

Mercy Media Edition 8

April 29th 2022

mercymedia@mercyhsb.com

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