Don't forget that you must complete professional development each quarter. Most of you have not fulfilled your requirement yet. This Wednesday, Steve O'Donoghue will be here to discuss student press rights. We will begin at 4 pm in H105. Usually, the talks are about an hour. Pizza will arrive about 5 pm. Please RSVP here if you plan to attend (we need to know how much pizza to order).
Last Friday, many of you were sent an email reminding you of the mock interview program tomorrow. If you received an email and cannot attend, please let Wojo know immediately. If you are not part of the interviews tomorrow, you will participate on October 26th.
Seniors, I expect to see you in class October 13 to work on the paper. The 9th, 10th and 11th graders will be taking the PSAT that morning.You will need to arrive no later than 8:30 a.m.
Upcoming Events:
October 13: West County Scholastic Press Association (I just made that up, but it sounds cool) after school workshop on Student Press Rights. 4-5 pm in H105. This counts as professional development. The speaker will be Steve O'Donoghue.
October 22: Work night 4-9 pm
October 25: Professional Development requirement due. If you have not attended one of the after school workshops, you can do a NewsU course.
October 29: Quarter 1 ends
Monday, October 11, 2010
Friday, October 8, 2010
What's Happening: 10.8.10 It's HOMECOMING!!!
Editors, please check to make sure that all Homecoming coverage is arranged. You cannot get a do-over on this.
Photographers, please check the whiteboard with photo assignments and instructions. Game photographers will need to check in with Strickland or Krystek before entering the game. Be sure to have your ID with you.
Seniors, I expect to see you in class October 13 to work on the paper. The 9th, 10th and 11th graders will be taking the PSAT that morning.You will need to arrive to class by 8:30 a.m.
Upcoming Events:
October 13: West County Scholastic Press Association (I just made that up, but it sounds cool) after school workshop on Student Press Rights. 4-5 pm in H105. This counts as professional development. The speaker will be Steve O'Donoghue.
October 22: Work night 4-9 pm
October 25: Professional Development requirement due. If you have not attended one of the after school workshops, you can do a NewsU course.
October 29: Quarter 1 ends
Photographers, please check the whiteboard with photo assignments and instructions. Game photographers will need to check in with Strickland or Krystek before entering the game. Be sure to have your ID with you.
Seniors, I expect to see you in class October 13 to work on the paper. The 9th, 10th and 11th graders will be taking the PSAT that morning.You will need to arrive to class by 8:30 a.m.
Upcoming Events:
October 13: West County Scholastic Press Association (I just made that up, but it sounds cool) after school workshop on Student Press Rights. 4-5 pm in H105. This counts as professional development. The speaker will be Steve O'Donoghue.
October 22: Work night 4-9 pm
October 25: Professional Development requirement due. If you have not attended one of the after school workshops, you can do a NewsU course.
October 29: Quarter 1 ends
Thursday, October 7, 2010
What's Happening: 10.7.10
No current events quiz tomorrow. You'll be too busy planning homecoming coverage.
This is the text of a message posted by Steve O'Donoghue on the JEA listserv. Why is it here? Because it is important.
Seniors, I expect to see you in class October 13 to work on the paper. The 9th, 10th and 11th graders will be taking the PSAT that morning.
Upcoming Events:
October 13: West County Scholastic Press Association (I just made that up, but it sounds cool) after school workshop on Student Press Rights. 4-5 pm in H105. This counts as professional development. The speaker will be Steve O'Donoghue.
October 22: Work night 4-9 pm
October 25: Professional Development requirement due. If you have not attended one of the after school workshops, you can do a NewsU course.
October 29: Quarter 1 ends
This is the text of a message posted by Steve O'Donoghue on the JEA listserv. Why is it here? Because it is important.
From Jerry Ceppos, Dean of the Reynolds School of Journalism at theAssignment: After reading the text above, leave a comment here. What are your thoughts on the value of a journalism class? This is due by 5 pm today.
University of Nevada Reno:
Our friend Frank LoMonte, of the Student Press Law Center, had a pithy quote
in a USA Today story this morning about bullying. Here it is:
But there is already a highly successful program that trains young people to
differentiate between fact and rumor, verify information before they repeat
it, take responsibility for the consequences of their words, respect
opposing points of view, and weigh the legal and ethical considerations
before damaging a person's reputation. That program is called "journalism."
When everyone with Internet access is a publisher, school authorities should
be stampeding to ensure that all students are taught the journalistic
fundamentals to publish responsibly. Far too many are doing the opposite.
Journalism teachers are being driven from the classroom - fired, demoted or
transferred in retaliation for their students' uncomfortably candid
journalistic work. Administrators who value the PR illusion of a
controversy-free school over the quality of education are creating a hostile
climate that makes participation in journalism intolerable for all but the
meekest and most compliant students - just when the values conveyed by
journalism education are desperately needed.
State officials in Kansas are defunding scholastic journalism programs on
the grounds that newsgathering is not a marketable career. They are right.
Ethics, responsibility, accuracy and fairness are not résumé credentials;
they are essential life skills for membership in a civilized society, which
journalism teaches effectively.
Seniors, I expect to see you in class October 13 to work on the paper. The 9th, 10th and 11th graders will be taking the PSAT that morning.
Upcoming Events:
October 13: West County Scholastic Press Association (I just made that up, but it sounds cool) after school workshop on Student Press Rights. 4-5 pm in H105. This counts as professional development. The speaker will be Steve O'Donoghue.
October 22: Work night 4-9 pm
October 25: Professional Development requirement due. If you have not attended one of the after school workshops, you can do a NewsU course.
October 29: Quarter 1 ends
Wednesday, October 6, 2010
What's Happening: 10.6.10
When working with your purple sheets, please make sure that you check off the items each day or leave a note about your progress. If the daily task isn't initialed by the staffer, it will not be checked by the editor. Also, please put the location of the photos for your spread on the purple sheet.
Really, really, first period. Current Events Quiz on Thursday. It will be toward the end of the period. Really. This week's quiz is on Friday.
Don't forget to use your purple sheet to check of the work you complete on your new spread (and your old one). Put these back in the hot pink folder before you leave for the day. Your work is checked and signed off each day.
Please check the whiteboard to see if there are any messages for you. Wojo is putting important items there too.
Seniors, I expect to see you in class on October 13, working on your pages. The 9th, 10th and 11th graders will be taking that PSAT that morning.
Upcoming Events:
October 13: West County Scholastic Press Association (I just made that up, but it sounds cool) after school workshop on Student Press Rights. 4-5 pm in H105. This counts as professional development. The speaker will be Steve O'Donoghue.
October 22: Work night 4-9 pm
October 25: Professional Development requirement due. If you have not attended one of the after school workshops, you can do a NewsU course.
October 29: Quarter 1 ends
Really, really, first period. Current Events Quiz on Thursday. It will be toward the end of the period. Really. This week's quiz is on Friday.
Don't forget to use your purple sheet to check of the work you complete on your new spread (and your old one). Put these back in the hot pink folder before you leave for the day. Your work is checked and signed off each day.
Please check the whiteboard to see if there are any messages for you. Wojo is putting important items there too.
Seniors, I expect to see you in class on October 13, working on your pages. The 9th, 10th and 11th graders will be taking that PSAT that morning.
Upcoming Events:
October 13: West County Scholastic Press Association (I just made that up, but it sounds cool) after school workshop on Student Press Rights. 4-5 pm in H105. This counts as professional development. The speaker will be Steve O'Donoghue.
October 22: Work night 4-9 pm
October 25: Professional Development requirement due. If you have not attended one of the after school workshops, you can do a NewsU course.
October 29: Quarter 1 ends
Tuesday, October 5, 2010
What's Happening: 10.5.10
Current Events Quiz today. It will be toward the end of the period. Really.
Don't forget to use your purple sheet to check of the work you complete on your new spread (and your old one). Put these back in the hot pink folder before you leave for the day. Your work is checked and signed off each day.
Please check the whiteboard to see if there are any messages for you. Wojo is putting important items there too.
Seniors, I expect to see you in class on October 13, working on your pages. The 9th, 10th and 11th graders will be taking that PSAT that morning.
Upcoming Events:
October 13: West County Scholastic Press Association (I just made that up, but it sounds cool) after school workshop on Student Press Rights. 4-5 pm in H105. This counts as professional development. The speaker will be Steve O'Donoghue.
October 22: Work night 4-9 pm
October 25: Professional Development requirement due. If you have not attended one of the after school workshops, you can do a NewsU course.
October 29: Quarter 1 ends
Don't forget to use your purple sheet to check of the work you complete on your new spread (and your old one). Put these back in the hot pink folder before you leave for the day. Your work is checked and signed off each day.
Please check the whiteboard to see if there are any messages for you. Wojo is putting important items there too.
Seniors, I expect to see you in class on October 13, working on your pages. The 9th, 10th and 11th graders will be taking that PSAT that morning.
Upcoming Events:
October 13: West County Scholastic Press Association (I just made that up, but it sounds cool) after school workshop on Student Press Rights. 4-5 pm in H105. This counts as professional development. The speaker will be Steve O'Donoghue.
October 22: Work night 4-9 pm
October 25: Professional Development requirement due. If you have not attended one of the after school workshops, you can do a NewsU course.
October 29: Quarter 1 ends
Monday, October 4, 2010
What's Happening: 10.4.10
Current Events Quiz today. It will be toward the end of the period.
Don't forget to use your purple sheet to check of the work you complete on your new spread (and your old one). Put these back in the hot pink folder before you leave for the day. Your work is checked and signed off each day.
Please check the whiteboard to see if there are any messages for you. Wojo is putting important items there too.
Seniors, I expect to see you in class on October 13, working on your pages. The 9th, 10th and 11th graders will be taking that PSAT that morning.
Upcoming Events:
October 13: West County Scholastic Press Association (I just made that up, but it sounds cool) after school workshop on Student Press Rights. 4-5 pm in H105. This counts as professional development. The speaker will be Steve O'Donoghue.
October 22: Work night 4-9 pm
October 25: Professional Development requirement due. If you have not attended one of the after school workshops, you can do a NewsU course.
October 29: Quarter 1 ends
Don't forget to use your purple sheet to check of the work you complete on your new spread (and your old one). Put these back in the hot pink folder before you leave for the day. Your work is checked and signed off each day.
Please check the whiteboard to see if there are any messages for you. Wojo is putting important items there too.
Seniors, I expect to see you in class on October 13, working on your pages. The 9th, 10th and 11th graders will be taking that PSAT that morning.
Upcoming Events:
October 13: West County Scholastic Press Association (I just made that up, but it sounds cool) after school workshop on Student Press Rights. 4-5 pm in H105. This counts as professional development. The speaker will be Steve O'Donoghue.
October 22: Work night 4-9 pm
October 25: Professional Development requirement due. If you have not attended one of the after school workshops, you can do a NewsU course.
October 29: Quarter 1 ends
Friday, October 1, 2010
What's Happening: 10.1.10
Current Events Quiz today. It will be toward the end of the period.
Don't forget to use your purple sheet to check of the work you complete on your new spread (and your old one). Put these back in the hot pink folder before you leave for the day. Your work is checked and signed off each day.
Please check the whiteboard to see if there are any messages for you. Wojo is putting important items there too.
Seniors, I expect to see you in class on October 13, working on your pages.
Upcoming Events:
October 13: West County Scholastic Press Association (I just made that up, but it sounds cool) after school workshop on Student Press Rights. 4-5 pm in H105. This counts as professional development. The speaker will be Steve O'Donoghue.
October 22: Work night 4-9 pm
October 25: Professional Development requirement due. If you have not attended one of the after school workshops, you can do a NewsU course.
October 29: Quarter 1 ends
Don't forget to use your purple sheet to check of the work you complete on your new spread (and your old one). Put these back in the hot pink folder before you leave for the day. Your work is checked and signed off each day.
Please check the whiteboard to see if there are any messages for you. Wojo is putting important items there too.
Seniors, I expect to see you in class on October 13, working on your pages.
Upcoming Events:
October 13: West County Scholastic Press Association (I just made that up, but it sounds cool) after school workshop on Student Press Rights. 4-5 pm in H105. This counts as professional development. The speaker will be Steve O'Donoghue.
October 22: Work night 4-9 pm
October 25: Professional Development requirement due. If you have not attended one of the after school workshops, you can do a NewsU course.
October 29: Quarter 1 ends
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