- March 21, 2025
Seabreeze sophomores Gabryelle Wadding (left) and Logan Yocum (right) discuss yearbook content and layout for the Sandcrab baseball team and junior varsity pages. Photo by Michele Meyers
Seabreeze Digital Media/Multimedia Design program student Benjamin Griffin takes a photo of Mr. Seabreeze contestant Jonas Cook in preparation for the upcoming Mr. and Miss Seabreeze show. Photo Michele Meyers
Mr. Seabreeze contestant Jonas Cook poses for his photograph to be taken by the Digital Media/Multimedia Design program students during lunch. Photo by Michele Meyers
Seabreeze senior Max Kitt operates the digital camera during the interviews of the Mr. and Miss Seabreeze contestants in the Digital Video Technology program. Photo by Michele Meyers
Seabreeze sophomores Gabryelle Wadding (left) and Logan Yocum (right) discuss yearbook content and layout for the Sandcrab baseball team and junior varsity pages. Photo by Michele Meyers
Seabreeze Digital Video Technology program teacher Brett Bortle (center) guides his students (left to right) Max Kitt, Carter Eby, Jayla Harper, Allison Pate and Tyler Lewis on the classroom set. Photo by Michele Meyers
Seabreeze Digital Video Technology program teacher Brett Bortle (right) guides his students (left to right) Max Kitt, Carter Eby and Jayla Harper on set. Photo by Michele Meyers
Senior Rebecca Morrow is the editor-in-chief of the Seabreeze High School yearbook. Photo by Michele Meyers
The Seabreeze Digital Video Technology program students interview a Miss Seabreeze contestant prior to the upcoming show. Photo by Michele Meyers
Seabreeze Digital Video Technology program students Carter Eby (left) and Max Kitt (right) check the camera as they video a Miss Seabreeze contestant prior to the upcoming show. Photo by Michele Meyers
Seabreeze Digital Video Technology program teacher Brett Bortle (right) assists student Jayla Harper (left) with lighting on the school set. Photo by Michele Meyers
Seabreeze Digital Video Technology program teacher Brett Bortle (second from right) gives students (left to right) Tyler Lewis, Carter Eby, Jayla Harper and Allison Pate (right) pointers on the classroom set. Photo by Michele Meyers
Seabreeze Digital Video Technology program teacher Brett Bortle (second from right) helps students (left to right) Max Kitt, Carter Eby and Jayla Harper with the digital camera on the classroom set. Photo by Michele Meyers
Seabreeze Digital Video Technology program students Allison Pate (left) and Tyler Lewis (right) run through a scene on the classroom set. Photo by Michele Meyers
Seabreeze Digital Video Technology program student Tyler Lewis takes videos of many of the Seabreeze events. Photo by Michele Meyers
Seabreeze Digital Video Technology program student Tyler Lewis poses in the set put together by teacher Brett Bortle and fellow students. Photo by Michele Meyers
Seabreeze Digital Video Technology program student Erin Crall changes the settings of the lighting during the interviews of the Mr. and Miss Seabreeze contestants. Photo by Michele Meyers
Seabreeze High School senior Tyler Lewis can often be seen running along the sidelines or in the middle of a huddle with camera in hand.
Lewis said he was “tossed” into his school's Digital Video Technology program his sophomore year. After one week, he realized he enjoyed it, attributing that to program teacher Brett Bortle.
“I like the way he teaches us,” he said. “He’ll toss you in the deep end but he’ll help you swim back. He won’t just leave you there. That’s what I truly like about this class and him — he’s involved with us. It’s more about the bonding you make with people you work on projects with every day.”
Digital Media/Multimedia Design and Digital Video Technology programs are two of the Career and Technical Education programs offered at Seabreeze.
Currently, Volusia County Schools offers 56 CTE programs and 37 career academies, with 99% of CTE programs offering at least one industry certification, according to the district. Last school year, 4,410 industry certifications were earned by students across the district. All programs are designed to teach students specific technical skills necessary for success in the workforce or continuing their education after high school.
In addition to Digital Media/Multimedia Design and Digital Video Technology, Seabreeze also offers programs in agritechnology and culinary arts, as well as the Allied Health Academy.
On Feb. 24, the Digital Media/Multimedia Design and Digital Video Technology students were given the task of photographing and interviewing the Mr. and Miss Seabreeze contestants.
The videos will be included in the contestants’ upcoming performances on April 9.
Senior Rebecca Morrow has been in the Digital Media/Multimedia Design program for four years, and involved in yearbook for three years. Course advisor Christy Transier discovered Morrow was good at digital design and had also completed multiple Adobe certifications.
After she suggested Morrow get involved with the yearbook, Morrow took her advice. She's currently the editor-in-chief.
“Personally, this program has helped me find my career,” Morrow said. “Coming into high school, I had no idea what I wanted to do. By going through four years of digital design and three years of yearbook, I found what I really wanted to do.”
