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FHN Today – Francis Howell North High School, St. Charles, Missouri

The Shield Online – McCallum High School, Austin, Texas

The Boiling Point – Shalhevet High School, Los Angeles, California

Harker Aquila – The Harker Upper School, San Jose, California

The Eagle Eye – Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, Parkland, Florida

The Review – St. John’s School, Houston, Texas

Tiger Times – Texas High School, Texarkana, Texas

U-High Midway – University of Chicago Laboratory High School, Chicago, Illinois

Scot Scoop News – Carlmont High School, Belmont, California

Coppell Student Media – Coppell High School, Coppell, Texas

The Rider Online – Legacy High School, Mansfield, Texas

Wingspan – Liberty High School, Frisco, Texas

El Estoque – Monta Vista High School, Cupertino, California

Wayland Student Press Network – Wayland High School, Wayland, Massachusetts

The Standard – The American School in London, London, United Kingdom

The Oracle – The Archer School for Girls, Los Angeles, California

The Lion’s Tale – Charles E. Smith Jewish Day School, Rockville, Maryland

On the Record – duPont Manual High School, Louisville, Kentucky

The Kirkwood Call – Kirkwood High School, Kirkwood, Missouri

The Highlander – McLean High School, McLean, Virginia

C Magazine – Palo Alto High School, Palo Alto, California

The Paly Voice – Palo Alto High School, Palo Alto, California

The Rock Online – Rock Canyon High School, Highlands Ranch, Colorado

Southwest Shadow – Southwest Career and Technical Academy, Las Vegas, Nevada

The Echo – St. Louis Park High School, St. Louis Park, Minnesota

The Mirror – Van Nuys Senior High School, Van Nuys, California

The Gator – Brimmer and May School, Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts

The Communicator – Community High, Ann Arbor, Michigan

The Chronicle – Harvard-Westlake School, Studio City, California

Hagerty Journalism – Hagerty High School, Oviedo, Florida

The GH Falcon – Green Hope High School, Cary, North Carolina

Eagle Nation Online – Prosper High School, Prosper, Texas

The Dispatch – James Bowie High School, Austin, Texas

The Uproar – North Allegheny Senior High School, Wexford, Pennsylvania

Blueprint – Downers Grove South High School, Downers Grove, Illinois

The Purbalite – Baldwin High School, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

AHSneedle – Atlantic High School, Atlantic, Iowa

CavsConnect – Coral Gables Senior High School, Coral Gables, Florida

The Sage – Sage Creek High School, Carlsbad, California

The Lantern – Cannon Falls High School, Cannon Falls, Minnesota

Fusion by OneMaize Media – Maize Career Academy, Maize, Kansas

Xavier News – Saint Xavier High School, Louisville, Kentucky

The Brantley Banner – Lake Brantley High School, Altamonte Springs, Florida

Inklings News – Staples High School, Westport, Connecticut

Spartan Shield – Pleasant Valley High School, Bettendorf, Iowa

KP TIMES – Kingwood Park High School, Kingwood, Texas

The Wolfpack – Cedar Park High School, Cedar Park, Texas

West Side Story – Iowa City West High School, Iowa City, Iowa

The Stampede – Wiregrass Ranch High School, Wesley Chapel, Florida

Valley Ventana – Smithson Valley High School, Spring Branch, Texas

Amador Valley Today – Amador Valley High School, Pleasanton, California

The Raider Voice – Gulliver Preparatory School, Pinecrest, Florida

LHS Today – Liberty High School, Lake St. Louis, Missouri

The Rubicon – St. Paul Academy and Summit School, St. Paul, Minnesota

The Voice of the Wildkats – Willis High School, Willis, Texas

The Accolade – Sunny Hills High School, Fullerton, California

The Eagle Eye – Tyrone Area High School, Tyrone, Pennsylvania

The Delphi – Delaware Regional Valley High School, Frenchtown, New Jersey

The Messenger – Marquette High School, Chesterfield, Missouri

PHS News Media – Paoli High School, Paoli, Indiana

The Wildcat Roar – Westminster Christian Academy, Town & Country, Missouri

wlhsNOW – West Linn High School, West Linn, Oregon

Kennedy Torch – Kennedy High School, Cedar Rapids, Iowa

Wahawk Insider – Waterloo West High School, Waterloo, Iowa

XPress – Xavier College Prep, Phoenix, Arizona

The OHS Magnet – Owatonna High School, Owatonna, Minnesota

The Prowler – Starr’s Mill High School, Fayetteville, Georgia

The BluePrint – Bellwood-Antis School, Bellwood, Pennsylvania

Mirror – De Smet Jesuit High School, St. Louis, Missouri

BM Press – Bishop Miege High School, Roeland Park, Kansas

Hill Top Times – Rock Hill High School, Frisco, Texas

The Crimson – Bernards High School, Bernadsville, New Jersey

Wildcat Chronicle – West Chicago Community High School, West Chicago, Illinois

Westwood Horizon – Westwood High School, Austin, Texas

The Lance – Linganore High School, Frederick, Maryland

The Wildcat Tribune – Dougherty Valley High School, San Ramon, California

Athens Oracle – Athens Drive High School, Raleigh, North Carolina

Pathfinder – Parkway West High School, Ballwin, Missouri

The Paw Print – Wilsonville High School, Wilsonville, Oregon

The Jesuit Chronicle – Jesuit High School, Portland, Oregon

Mountain Echo – Altoona Area High School, Altoona, Pennsylvania

The Tide – Richard Montgomery High School, Rockville, Maryland

Lancer Spirit Online – Londonderry High School, Londonderry, New Hampshire

Knight Errant – Benilde-St. Margaret’s School, St. Louis Park, Minnesota

Tower – The Masters School, Dobbs Ferry, New York

Viper Times – Verrado High School, Buckeye, Arizona

The La Salle Falconer – La Salle Catholic College Preparatory, Milwaukie, Oregon

The Gauntlet – St. Stephen’s Episcopal School, Bradenton, Florida

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February 9, 2024 Casey Mankowski , Features Editor

 Many students enter the school year not knowing which electives to choose. Newsome offers a plethora of fun and unique electives, but one choice that truly stands out for its curriculum and unique activities is the marine science program offered at Newsome. Students can take Marine Science 1 and 2,...

February 7, 2024 Arianna Hooker , Online Editor-in-Chief

 A Sadie Hawkins Dance is a dance in which societal gender norms are refashioned, with girls asking the guys to the dance rather than guys asking the girls. The dance is usually an informal event held by high schools to have a twist on the traditional boy-ask-girl formality.    The first known...

February 7, 2024 Izzy Sanford , Editor-in-Chief

In an early January social media post, lead singer of The Weeknd, Abel Tesfaye, teased a possible new album on his Instagram page. This music would be the first album release since March of 2023, with his Starboy (Deluxe) release.     The Weeknd’s success started back in 2011, when it released...

February 7, 2024 Sophia Walck , News Editor

It is no secret that the Valenchime season is among the most popular of events to students during the school year. Valenchimes have made their way around Newsome classes for many years now, and the chorus fundraiser is stronger than ever in 2024.     A Valenchime is a Valentine’s themed singing...

January 25, 2024 Sophia Walck , News Editor

Netflix’s Emmy Winning show “Beef,” by director Lee Sung Jin, showcases a wide variety of genres like comedy, drama, thriller, and even psychological drama. Starring Steven Yeun and Ali Wong as Danny Cho and Amy Lau, the show entails two miserable strangers who get into a road rage incident. The...

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May 7, 2024 Riya Reddy , Staff Writer

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Many students live stressful lives that are often negatively affected by depression and anxiety. But one Cal High club, Anthrominds, aims to solve these issues by raising awareness about mental health. Started...

May 7, 2024 Aarav Manjunath , Staff Writer

Another year, another system to learn. Per an email sent by the San Ramon Valley Unified School District on April 30, the district has decided to switch learning management systems (LMS) to Google Classroom...

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Are AP classes really the golden ticket to college success, or are they just a clever way to boost students’ egos? Walking into an AP class is like stepping into a mystical realm where time slows down...

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Cal High students have the opportunity to choose from a diverse selection of 22 Advanced Placement (AP) classes, granting them flexibility in their academic pursuits. AP classes are a way to give high...

May 7, 2024 Saya Kubo , Staff Writer

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Cal High’s former auto shop class gave students the skills to earn jobs straight out of high school. That was until it was discontinued in...

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How to Set Up an Online School Newspaper

When this fifth-grade teacher shifted his school newspaper online, he found that students were motivated to produce high-quality work for an authentic audience—and felt more connected as a community.

Like teachers around the country, I enjoy setting up those special events and activities that make kids want to come to school, and I’ve found that it’s hard to run clubs, conduct sports tournaments, and host talent shows out of my den–turned–virtual classroom. It hasn’t been easy telling the students over Zoom that many of these won’t happen. But how could I tell my amazing fifth-grade journalists that the Dolphin Splash Newspaper Club had to take a break too?

Fortunately, I discovered that I could keep my school newspaper running safely and easily, and the results have been awesome.

An Adaptable Medium—With Many Benefits

Our virtual newspaper became an accessible online location for students to publish their writing—and read work by their peers. It gave them a chance to have their voices heard on topics they really wanted to discuss in a way that felt very much like our physical school newspaper. It also allowed students with various passions and learning styles a chance to shine.

For example, one student wanted to continue her commitment to others, so she began an advice column . Liliana needed an outlet to share her feelings about quarantine , so she wrote op-eds about wearing masks and staying safe. Mauricio, from my colleague’s class, updated a popular column called “ Random Facts .”

The virtual newspaper helped me teach my students literacy in a more practical way, too. I was able to change settings to approve comments, teach the concept of audience, and even create a how-to guide for readers and writers. And because the students were engaging authentically with their friends, they were motivated to learn editing skills.

Important Dos and Don’ts for a Virtual Newspaper

Nothing on a computer these days feels entirely without risk, especially for teachers and students. However, I learned a few things that helped me feel comfortable with the process.

• Meet weekly with your student writers and editors. Our club usually meets for 30 minutes to discuss ideas. I have found that the more agency kids feel over their choice of content, the more it was read. Most contributions to the newspaper begin as class writing projects, so there is minimal extra editing on my part. You can also extend invitations to students and teachers outside your grade. This helps make the newspaper feel like a part of the school community.
• Check the site’s controls to make sure your filters are working in regard to unwelcome comments, etc. This may seem off-putting at first, but remember to get a little help from your friends. I have a group of four trustworthy student editors with eyesight better than an eagle’s. Once our tailored digital literacy guide made the expectations clear, I noticed that student comments were very encouraging.
• Make certain that you have administrator approval and that your school has a universal permission form for internet usage and content. If not, make certain that all submissions have been vetted by the student’s teacher for permission.
• Allow comments without approval or keep the platform public. Remember that if you publish the newspaper on a website, it will be accessible as a URL, and that may feel a bit scary at first. Keep in mind, though, that you control the site and who can comment.
• Use students’ last names or profile pictures in case the site is found through a secondary link by someone you are not familiar with.

For me, the biggest safety issue was resolved by allowing students to discuss and access the paper through links I made available only to their teachers.

How to Get Your Newspaper Up and Running

I’m sure there are a lot of ways you could tailor a virtual newspaper to your virtual class. Many colleagues I know use platforms like Padlet . I wanted something a bit more suited to our ongoing themes, so I started with a blog-based platform. I recommend WordPress and Wix for their ease and safety controls.

All in all, I found these platforms about as easy to use as Google Classroom. If you aren’t sure how to get started, there are many tutorial videos on YouTube (such as this one for WordPress ). You may be surprised by how much fun it can be—and how quickly you’ll learn.

Once you pick the platform you wish to use:

1. Choose a template or design, and set your controls.

2. Work with students to design it. (Trust me, this is the fun part) Most templates will allow you to create pages for different types of posts or categories of articles.

3. Post work and share links with other classes.

4. Send invitations to the weekly meeting, and solicit work from writers and teachers in different classrooms. You’ll be able to give multiple editor permissions if other educators want to help.

The ultimate guide for your school newspaper

Schools newspapers are a great way to inform and entertain highschool and college communities, but they are often not taken seriously. Perhaps the reason for that is the fact that some school newspapers are indeed amateurish. But they shouldn’t be. With the right team and with the right tools, it’s possible to produce a highly professional school paper.

It can be a daunting task, at first. There are so many things that you need to do, from team management and training to article writing , photojournalism, design, production and online student publishing. You might need a little help. We are here to provide that. This article is named “the ultimate guide for your school newspaper” because we have covered all the aspects of producing a student newspaper and managing the editorial team.

We simply want you to be a little less stressed, while producing a quality student paper.

This article is for everybody who is involved in the newspaper production, regardless of the role. You’ll find some valuable tips for running and contributing to your school newspaper.

Here’s a quick overview:

Staff management for school newspapers

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Organizing a newspaper dream team (even if you’re not an expert)

Let’s talk about the structure of the student newspaper team. What roles must be present in your team? How should you structure it? How many people should be part of the team?

There are many different ways to organize the staff, but you’ll likely end up with a team that is more or less similar to traditional newspaper team structure, with the addition of the faculty advisor.

Let’s take a look at the typical roles in a newspaper team:

• Faculty advisor – gives the final approval to the school paper, is responsible for reading all articles and notifying the staff if a piece is not yet ready for press or if it doesn’t meet the newspaper’s standards
• Reporters (news, sports, photo, opinion, tech) – responsible for staying up to date with the latest and upcoming events happening in school. They should also stay informed on politics, sports, technology or culture according to the department they are in
• Editor / Department editors – editors plan and cover articles, proofread and edit reporter submissions. Department editors are responsible for all the articles that belong in their section and they work closely with the editors and reporters that are in their sections. They should be more experienced than editors, so the department editor role shouldn’t be assigned to a junior student
• Designers + Art director – The design/ art team is in charge of the visual aspect of the newspaper, including layouts, illustrations and everything that is related with the visual aspects. The art director oversees the entire design process, so he works closely with the designers
• Photo reporters + photo editor – in smaller teams the role of the photo editor is not necessarily required, because his responsibilities can be covered by the art director
• Production manager – responsible of setting the production schedule and making sure the all departments are meeting deadlines for copy, design, editing, proofreading and so on. He communicates directly with the printing house and with the technical department
• Technical staff – the technical department publishes the newspaper on the website. The online version of your newspaper can be an identical copy of the printed one, or you can decide to publish the articles on your website in a different format
• Business / Advertising – if you run ads in your school paper, you will need someone to mediate your relationship with advertisers and establish new business connections to grow the advertiser network

If there’s currently no structure in place or you have a very small team, you can start small. Baby steps.

You don’t necessarily need an entire department to cover a role. Sometimes a single student is enough, especially if your school newspaper isn’t long (eg. hire just one designer instead of an entire team + art director). You can also have students take on multiple roles (eg: a student can be both editor and production manager). In some cases the faculty advisor becomes so involved in the production that he acts as a production manager.

Make sure each one of these roles is covered, and start from there. As your team grows you will need more structure and clearly defined roles.

Write clear job descriptions for each role

This way each student will understand his place and purpose in the team, will know exactly who he has to report to, what is expected, duties and responsibilities.

Even though job descriptions are not a standard practice in school newsrooms, writing them will be very rewarding. Yes, it will take some time, but it will not be wasted time, for sure. These job descriptions will help students perform better, and it will make the manager’s role so much easier.

Hiring for school newspapers

Some colleges offer paid positions for the newspaper staff, but most high schools and colleges do not. However, there should still be a “hiring” or selection process in place.

Many students are interested in becoming involved in the production of the school newspaper, for various reasons: it’s fun, it’s a great learning experience, it looks good on college or job applications. That’s what it’s like to work on a college newspaper!

These are all valid reasons to join the school newspaper crew, but not everybody gets to be a part of it, if there are too many people interested in a position.

The best way to figure out if a student is a great candidate for a job is by interviewing him. These interviews usually take place in the first months of the first semester. After you finish all the interviews select the best candidates and let them know they’ve been selected.

When you’re a part of a student newspaper team, you know that you’ll be there for limited amount of time. The team will change every single year: the most experienced student journalists will graduate and leave the school, and a new of inexperienced juniors will need onboarding. This is why training and onboarding is a never ending process in the school newsroom. It’s a fact of life, and it’s definitely a challenge, but it can be dealt with.

Encourage the more experienced team members to train and coach the new hires. But oftentime, that won’t be enough, because not everyone is willing to take on this responsibility. Sometimes, they might need a little push. You might need to assign a trainer for each new person that joins the team.

You can also invest time in creating a coaching manual for trainers and guideline manuals for trainees. It will simplify the onboarding process and reduce the hours spent coaching new colleagues.

Ground rules

College newspapers function under the protection of the First Amendment, so students can truly express themselves and their opinions, even when their views are contradictory to those of the school. Yet, that doesn’t mean that the school has no control whatsoever over what gets to be published. The faculty advisor has the legal right to impose certain rules and standards, if the purpose is educating students.

If the faculty advisor isn’t happy with the quality of an article he may suggest edits or reject it altogether. This doesn’t mean that he’s censoring free speech.

There should also be some ground rules regarding copyrights, plagiarism, subjectivism and other sensitive issues such as violence and profanity.

School newspapers and regular newspapers are structured in a similar manner, even though the topics are tailored to the audience. If you need some ideas for articles, take a look at the article types below. It will help you get organized and produce a well rounded newspaper.

School news

News articles should cover various events, policies and other school news that are interesting for students. These news don’t have to be limited to your high school or college. You can write about national and even worldwide news, but only if they provide useful information.

For example, a worldwide student art competition could be the subject of a newspaper article. National laws and legislation regarding schools and education should also be covered in news articles, because they concern all students and will impact their lives. School news should be presented in an objective manner, presenting facts, not rumors or assumptions. They should be based on research and present different points of views.

Feature story

(over 1000 words) Each newspaper edition is likely to have a feature story. It’s the longest article in the paper, and the most in-depth. Feature stories revolve around facts, but they take a story to the next level by presenting context, quotes, reasons why it happened, ramifications of the story and implications. The article shouldn’t involve personal bias. It should be based on an elaborate investigation made by the journalist, interviewing multiple accounts. However, the feature isn’t limited to facts, it gives the journalist a little room for interpretation and embedding his opinion in the piece, in a subtle way.

The topic varies. It could be some big news, an in-depth analysis of a social school phenomenon, a new policy or something else.

(under 500 words)

Unlike the previous 2 types of articles, the editorial is an opinion piece. Still, the writer shouldn’t express his own views, but the opinion of the entire editorial staff.

For that reason, the editorial is usually not signed. It’s a piece of commentary that appears to be written by an entire team. That’s why the writer/ editor shouldn’t talk about himself using the singular form of the first person: I, me, myself.

The editorial should be entertaining or argumentative. In order to achieve that you can start by making a claim that could be controversial, then proceed by explaining your reasons and clarifying your claim. This flow will keep readers engaged. Some of them will agree with your point of view. Others won’t, but that’s alright. The purpose is to challenge readers.

Topics: school rules, policies, teaching methods, advice, announcements, school news

Just like editorials, columns are opinion-based articles. The content and topics are very much like an editorial. But the main difference between an editorial piece and a column is the signature. The editorial goes unsigned because it represents the collective views of editorial staff, but the columnist will publish his piece under his name. That’s why columnists can write about their opinions using the singular form of the first person. Sometimes an editor will publish a series of articles on the same topic/ similar topics, through several issues.

All of the big newspapers publish reviews because they help the general public make decisions. There’s no reason why school newspaper shouldn’t publish review articles on various topics: school textbooks, movies, books, or even classes.

Start by writing a short description of the thing that you are reviewing. Then add details about your personal experience. Include details about pros, cons, value for the money, performance mentions of other reviews, comparison to similar products. Try to be as objective and unbiased as possible.

Don’t forget to write a conclusion in which you summarize the review and give a verdict: whether you would recommend the product or not.

Promotional pieces

Companies pay money to have advertorials inserted in newspapers. The school context is different, but you will still need to include some promotional articles every once in a while. It may be for the school’s art or sports club, for a conference organized by the school or for a different event.

Your article should offer useful details about the event/ club that is promoted and it should also present the benefits it offers for students in order to encourage them to participate / join a program / buy a ticket.

Educational articles

This category includes tutorials and how-to articles with useful tips. Topics vary, but they should be school related, at least slightly. Here are a few examples: how to deal with stress, mnemonic learning techniques, tips for integrated digital learning, utilizing school resources, etc. These types of articles will help students deal with certain issues that almost everybody encounters.

If you have a talented illustrator in your crew, you should make the most of his skills. Assign a space in your newspaper’s layout specifically for the cartoon. The topic should be something school related, something that students can relate to. The cartoon will put a smile on the reader’s face.

Producing a professional school newspaper requires many skills and great teamwork. But building a team of talented journalists takes time and training. If you’re working with inexperienced student reporters and editors, you should start by teaching them the most basic news writings principles. Every journalist should know these.

The inverted pyramid style

The inverted pyramid refers to a very specific structure of a news article, which places the most important information at the beginning of the story. The information that is less vital to the reader’s understanding comes later in the story. This is how you should present school news.

The first paragraph which contains the most important details is “the lead”. The lead contains a very short and concise summary of the story. They should make sure that the first paragraph provides answers to the “5 Ws”:

Continue with a few paragraphs that contain other important details of the story.

Writers should also integrate relevant quotes from their interviews with witnesses, sources or other people involved in the event. The next paragraphs should include other general or background information.

Students decide what articles interest them from the school newspaper by simply scanning the newspaper and reading headlines. Every great writer understands the importance of a good, attention-grabbing headline, and young journalists should know it too.

A well written headline is acts as a hook that makes readers want to read the entire piece. There are different types of headlines: humourous, mysterious, informative. The headline’s style should match the article. There are many other things to consider, but you can start by reading these tips for writing great headlines .

There’s a lot of work that goes into an article. Sometimes the journalist has to gather all the information himself. In other cases, it involves interviewing witnesses or experts. There’s also that scenario in which the student will do research and find useful information in books, websites or other publications.

Regardless of how you collect data, you should always cite your source. It will add credibility to your story. It goes without saying that all journalists, including students, should check the reliability of their sources. Don’t just pick up information from dubious online sites.

In some cases your sources will ask you to protect their identity. It will probably not happen very often in the school context, but if they do, you must respect their wish.

Editing and proofreading

Make sure that the most experienced editors are reviewing and editing every article before publication. Obviously, the writer should be the first person to edit and check for spelling & grammar mistakes. But that’s not enough, not if you have high standards for your school’s paper (which… you should).

Submit each piece for peer review. The reviewer should analyze grammar, spelling, tone and voice, as well as other standards imposed by the production manager. Encourage students to provide useful, objective feedback. Don’t get offended if they make a lot of comments and suggestions. Writing for a school newspaper is a learning experience. You can’t get better if you don’t learn from your mistakes.

Obviously, the reviews should always be made by an experienced editor.

We recommend the art director and production manager to make a style manual because it will help students get familiar with the design guidelines and learn to respect them. The manual might change over time. You don’t have to provide extremely detailed guidelines to make it useful for newspaper design.

The newspaper style guide should cover the general layout, number of pages, font types and sizes, guidelines for photos and cropping. These rules will guarantee some visual consistency for your future newspaper editions. Ask all designers to get familiar with the rules, before they start working on their first assignment. It will help save a lot of time and headaches for the art director/ production manager.

The newsroom is a very busy and exciting place. Everybody works on something, and the production manager has to coordinate everything, making sure the design and the copy complement each other. Communication between designers, art director, editors and production manager is key. It’s challenging, but rewarding at the same time. Designers will work with dummy texts at the beginning, until editors finish their part. It also means that they will have to make edits to the design and make small adjustments so that everything looks great.

If you are a designer working for a school paper, learn about grids, composition and editorial design principles. Your design should look great and provide a great reading experience.

Perfect for online publishing and ready for print

We made a few school newspaper templates that are free to edit online and to publish them digitally. These templates are the perfect solution for very small or inexperienced teams, because they will save you a LOT of time.

Take a look the images below to see some of our school paper templates.

You won’t even need a designer or art director if you know how to edit and adapt these newspaper templates to your needs.

Start editing your favorite newspaper template very easily. Just click on images and register for an account. Then you can customize these layouts in the editor with a simple click on these images.

You can add more pages, duplicate pages, delete pages and do extensive customization.

There’s also another option for advanced designers. They can create their own layouts from scratch in our online editor, starting with blank pages.

Or, you can even upload a ready-made PDF to Flipsnack and we will turn it into a beautiful page-flip document that’s highly shareable.

When you’re done editing, proofreading and you get the final approval from the production manager, you can go ahead and download a PDF copy of the newspaper design on your computer. It requires a premium subscription, but it’s worthed. The downloaded PDF is printable, so you can take it to print right away.

Online student publishing and production

Nowadays many newspapers are digital-only, for various reasons. It completely removes printing costs and it’s eco-friendly. No more paper, no more trees being cut! We think this is a great solution for schools, especially because the young generations of students are digital natives.

If you decide to try online student publishing, you have 2 options: publish the newspaper as a website/ blog or publish it digitally as an online newspaper with turning pages. The second option is probably easier to produce, because it doesn’t require constant updating. The stylish look is an added bonus. And let’s not forget about the fact that you can start from a school newspaper template.

The digital version of your student newspaper is free with Flipsnack. We will host it online on our most secure servers, so you don’t have to worry about hosting (or anything else, for that matter). All you will have to do is share the link with students, or integrate the newspaper in your school’s website (very easily) with the help of the embed code. Anyone can do it, it doesn’t require tech skills.

— Hope you found this useful. What are your biggest challenges in writing for / designing or producing your school’s newspaper?

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Thanks for this. As a newly appointed editor in chief (my 1st time), I have to re-access my knowledge about student paper and the ways so I’m glad I found this site!

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As a newly appointed EIC, I think that being part of the editorial board is an indicator that we are indeed the cream of the crop, a thing that we must really be grateful for. But before proceeding to the complexes, it is vital to know first the basics, thanks to this! :-)

So glad that you found this useful!

This was very helpful!

I really appreciate your tip to have someone be in charge of the layout when you publish your newspaper so it looks natural. My wife and I have been thinking of getting our daughter into the school newspaper so she can make friends. I will be sure to tell her to ask about a layout specialist.

Hello. I find this article useful to my study. I would like to ask for the complete name of the author and the date of its publication so I can have the citation.

Hi Zacharia, here are the requested details: Author name: Janina Moza Date of publication: Feb 8, 2018

What I am looking for for my middle school journalism class is the ability for the students to have access to designing and writing directly on the program and then I complete the final editing before publication. Is this possible with Flipsnack? Can the students have their own individual access to the paper? The last online newspaper we did only allowed for me to do everything.

Hi Shannon! We highly recommend getting a classroom plan for your class: Classroom plan It includes up to 30 connected student accounts, fully controlled by the teacher, so you would be able to do the final editing on their designs. With this plan students can work on projects at the same time in Flipsnack (but the program might not save all their edits properly if they all work on the same project). If you’re looking for a free option, you can use Flipsnack to create projects that are up to 30 pages long, but it will only allow one user account. So you would have to use the same account as the student to log in and make the final edits.

This article is very useful? Thank you so much?

Hello.. thank you so much for sharing you expertise on these matter. I’m so thankful i found this site. I’ve been looking for this kind, a comprehensive guide for a school paper publication. It was so helpful especially for us neophytes.

Thank you very much for your kind words! We also have another article on the same subject. Check it here . Happy reading! :)

Hi. Your blog is easy to comprehend yet substancial. I can’t specifically find a direct answer to this. Can a published newspaper have multilingual articles in one issue? Like the news sections have an article written in full english while other news are in a foreign language. It’s a high school paper by the way. Thanks

Hello, Nory! Yes, you have the total freedom to insert multilingual articles in one issue if you want. Create your high school paper however you want! Have a nice day! :)

Hello, thank you so much for this article. I am about to start a college newspaper and I find the information here helpful

This is good information. It helps to build my confidence in my knowledge about the process of producing a newsletter. Thank you,

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As the nation prepares to mark the 70th anniversary of the landmark U.S. Supreme Court ruling in Brown v. Board of Education , a new report from researchers at Stanford and USC shows that racial and economic segregation among schools has grown steadily in large school districts over the past three decades — an increase that appears to be driven in part by policies favoring school choice over integration.

Analyzing data from U.S. public schools going back to 1967, the researchers found that segregation between white and Black students has increased by 64 percent since 1988 in the 100 largest districts, and segregation by economic status has increased by about 50 percent since 1991.

The report also provides new evidence about the forces driving recent trends in school segregation, showing that the expansion of charter schools has played a major role.  

The findings were released on May 6 with the launch of the Segregation Explorer , a new interactive website from the Educational Opportunity Project at Stanford University. The website provides searchable data on racial and economic school segregation in U.S. states, counties, metropolitan areas, and school districts from 1991 to 2022. 

“School segregation levels are not at pre- Brown levels, but they are high and have been rising steadily since the late 1980s,” said Sean Reardon , the Professor of Poverty and Inequality in Education at Stanford Graduate School of Education and faculty director of the Educational Opportunity Project. “In most large districts, school segregation has increased while residential segregation and racial economic inequality have declined, and our findings indicate that policy choices – not demographic changes – are driving the increase.” 

“There’s a tendency to attribute segregation in schools to segregation in neighborhoods,” said Ann Owens , a professor of sociology and public policy at USC. “But we’re finding that the story is more complicated than that.”

Assessing the rise

In the Brown v. Board decision issued on May 17, 1954, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that racially segregated public schools violated the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment and established that “separate but equal” schools were not only inherently unequal but unconstitutional. The ruling paved the way for future decisions that led to rapid school desegregation in many school districts in the late 1960s and early 1970s.

Though segregation in most school districts is much lower than it was 60 years ago, the researchers found that over the past three decades, both racial and economic segregation in large districts increased. Much of the increase in economic segregation since 1991, measured by segregation between students eligible and ineligible for free lunch, occurred in the last 15 years.

White-Hispanic and white-Asian segregation, while lower on average than white-Black segregation, have both more than doubled in large school districts since the 1980s. 

Racial-economic segregation – specifically the difference in the proportion of free-lunch-eligible students between the average white and Black or Hispanic student’s schools – has increased by 70 percent since 1991. 

School segregation is strongly associated with achievement gaps between racial and ethnic groups, especially the rate at which achievement gaps widen during school, the researchers said.  

“Segregation appears to shape educational outcomes because it concentrates Black and Hispanic students in higher-poverty schools, which results in unequal learning opportunities,” said Reardon, who is also a senior fellow at the Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research and a faculty affiliate of the Stanford Accelerator for Learning . 

Policies shaping recent trends 

The recent rise in school segregation appears to be the direct result of educational policy and legal decisions, the researchers said. 

Both residential segregation and racial disparities in income declined between 1990 and 2020 in most large school districts. “Had nothing else changed, that trend would have led to lower school segregation,” said Owens. 

But since 1991, roughly two-thirds of districts that were under court-ordered desegregation have been released from court oversight. Meanwhile, since 1998, the charter sector – a form of expanded school choice – has grown.

Expanding school choice could influence segregation levels in different ways: If families sought schools that were more diverse than the ones available in their neighborhood, it could reduce segregation. But the researchers found that in districts where the charter sector expanded most rapidly in the 2000s and 2010s, segregation grew the most. 

The researchers’ analysis also quantified the extent to which the release from court orders accounted for the rise in school segregation. They found that, together, the release from court oversight and the expansion of choice accounted entirely for the rise in school segregation from 2000 to 2019.

The researchers noted enrollment policies that school districts can implement to mitigate segregation, such as voluntary integration programs, socioeconomic-based student assignment policies, and school choice policies that affirmatively promote integration. 

“School segregation levels are high, troubling, and rising in large districts,” said Reardon. “These findings should sound an alarm for educators and policymakers.”

Additional collaborators on the project include Demetra Kalogrides, Thalia Tom, and Heewon Jang. This research, including the development of the Segregation Explorer data and website, was supported by the Russell Sage Foundation, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.   

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District 10 baseball playoffs: Sites, matchups set in all 5 classifications

The District 10 baseball playoffs begin Monday as D-10 crowns five champions over an eight-day period.

The Class 1A and 2A quarterfinals are set Monday with the Class 3A and 4A quarterfinals following on Tuesday.

Erie High and McDowell will play for the D-10 6A title on Thursday, but that site hasn't been set yet. The winner has to travel on May 28 for a PIAA subregional at Mount Aloysius College.

On Monday, there are doubleheaders at Hickory High School, Allegheny College and Thiel College with doubleheaders the following day at Mercyhurst University, Northwestern High School and Allegheny.

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Here is the complete schedule:

District 10 baseball playoffs

Quarterfinals

At Allegheny College

4 Union City vs. 5 Cambridge Springs, 2 p.m.

At Thiel College

3 West Middlesex vs. 6 Cochranton, 1 p.m.

Byes : 1 Saegertown, 2 Youngsville

Sites, times to be determined

Saegertown vs. Union City-Cambridge Springs winner

Youngsville vs. West Middlesex-Cochranton winner

Championship

At Hickory High School

1 Lakeview vs. 8 Mercer, 2 p.m.

2 Wilmington vs. 7 Northwestern, 4:30 p.m.

4 Greenville vs. 5 Maplewood, 3:30 p.m.

3 Sharpsville vs. 6 Seneca, 4:30 p.m.

At Mercyhurst University

1 Mercyhurst Prep vs. 8 North East

2 Harbor Creek vs. 7 Girard Girard, 4:30 p.m.

4 Oil City vs. 5 Titusville, 4:30 p.m.

At Northwestern High School

3 Fairview vs. 6 Conneaut, 4:30 p.m.

4 General McLane vs. 5 Slippery Rock, 2 p.m.

3 Meadville vs. 6 Grove City, 2 p.m.

Byes : 1 Cathedral Prep, 2 Sharon

Cathedral Prep vs. General McLane-Slippery Rock winner

Sharon vs. Meadville-Grove City winner

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1 McDowell vs. 2 Erie

PIAA subregional

At Mount Aloysius College

10-1 vs. 6-1

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Photos: Berea High graduates had to 'learn really quickly on the fly' after COVID

Berea high school graduation.

On Monday, 258 students graduated from Berea High School during a commencement ceremony at Bon Secours Wellness Arena.

Berea High is one of Greenville County School District's most culturally diverse schools where students like Esperanza Alaniz Perez, 18, take a step toward their dreams as they cross the stage to get their high school diploma.

"As a first generation, it truly means a lot to be able to fulfill something that my parents weren't able to do. My mom, at my age, wanted to be a cosmetologist, and I can officially say that I am licensed," Perez said, "Being able to do her dreams that she wasn't able to do and her actually being involved in it, I know it's a big blessing for her as well as for me."

Mike Noel, in his 14th year as principal of Berea High School, beamed with pride and excitement for the newly graduated students.

"The way that this class started they really had to come back and relearn how to be a student in a building and all the other little things, pep rallies, the different extracurricular things that they didn't get a chance to be a part of, like they normally would have in their ninth-grade year, the whole transition from being an eighth-grader to a ninth grader, going from middle school to high school, it was a lot more difficult on this group. They had to learn really quickly on the fly and they really, really did a good job," Noel said.

New principals announced for Austin-East Magnet High School and Hardin Valley Academy

Rob Speas has been named the new principal of Austin-East Magnet High School. He will replace Tammi Campbell , who is moving to a new Knox County Schools administrative position in June.

Speas is the former Hardin Valley Academy principal who was  suspended with pay  in April 2023, almost a week after a contract janitor  intentionally left two gas valves  open in the school, prompting the school's early closure and communications confusion. The suspension was over in November when he was moved to Farragut High School as an assistant principal.

Speas joined the district as a teacher and coach at Austin-East in 2000. In 2008, he was promoted to assistant principal at the school. He served as an assistant principal at Fulton High School and assistant principal at L&N STEM Academy before moving to Hardin Valley Academy.

He has a bachelor’s degree in chemistry and a master’s degree in education from the University of Tennessee, an education administration specialist degree from Lincoln Memorial University, and a doctoral degree in educational leadership from the University of the Cumberlands, according to his bio on the district's website.

New principal at Hardin Valley Academy

Mitchell Cox, who replaced Speas at Hardin Valley in 2023, is moving to a new districtwide role as director of employee relations. Cox joined the district in 2017 as principal of  Halls Elementary School . 

Kirk Renegar is the new principal at Hardin Valley Academy. Renegar joined the district in 2008 as a teacher at Hardin Valley. He left Knox County to be an assistant principal at a school in Virginia in 2013 and then had administrative stints in Oak Ridge and at Tennessee Wesleyan University before returning to the district as an assistant principal at Central High School.

Areena Arora , data and investigative reporter for Knox News, can be reached by email at  [email protected] . Follow her on X @ AreenaArora .

2 injured in shooting at Missouri HS graduation, a day after gunfire near separate ceremony

Two people were injured after gunfire erupted at a high school graduation in Missouri on Sunday, just one day after shots reportedly rang out near a separate graduation ceremony in Kansas City.

Gunfire was reported around 2:33 p.m. local time at the Show Me Center, located on the Southeast Missouri State University campus in Cape Girardeau, Missouri, just as school resource officers with the Cape Girardeau Public School District were at the center for high school graduation, the Cape Girardeau Police Department said in a news release .

The officers detained a person of interest and rendered aid to the two victims, the release continued.

The two victims were taken to a local hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, police said. The person of interest is in the Cape Girardeau Police Department's custody.

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'No students or staff members were injured'

Howard Benyon, Cape Girardeau Public Schools superintendent, said on Facebook , "During our graduation ceremony today at the Show Me Center, an altercation occurred forcing us to stop the ceremony and evacuate the building."

"Fortunately, no students or staff members were injured and thanks to the assistance of staff members at the Show-Me Center, we were able to get everyone out of the building safely," Benyon continued.

Due to the incident, the school district will be "forced to reschedule the graduation ceremony at a later time," Benyon said.

"We want to plan an event that celebrates our graduates the way they deserve, but our priority at this time is working with police to aid their investigation of this situation," according to the superintendent.

Shots fired near DeLaSalle Education Center's graduation ceremony

Graduating seniors at DeLaSalle High School also had their ceremony interrupted by gunfire over the weekend.

The shots were reported around 3:35 p.m. on Saturday near the DeLaSalle Education Center's graduation, a Kansas City Police Department spokesperson Sgt. Phillip DiMartino told The Kansas City Star . No injuries were reported to police, the public information officer said.

Police do not believe the shooting had anything to do with the graduation, according to the spokesperson.

It is unclear if police have made any arrests related to the shooting.

USA TODAY contacted the Kansas City Police Department but did not receive a response.

DeLaSalle High School's graduation 'marred by an unforeseen event'

DeLaSalle responded to the shooting with a statement on the school's website saying, "Today, a tragic incident occurred during the high school graduation ceremony at DeLaSalle High School."

"What began as a beautiful day with over 500 families and guests celebrating our largest graduating class in 20 years was marred by an unforeseen event," the school said in the statement.

The school also confirmed that "no physical harm came to any students, families or staff attending the graduation," according to the statement.

"DeLaSalle High School prays for the safety of all of Kansas City, and our thoughts are with the community during this difficult time," the school said.

Coronado HS sows community seeds with Agricultural Program Open House

by Drew Pittock

EL PASO, Texas (KFOX14/CBS4) — Coronado High School planted community seeds with an open house event to show off its blossoming Agricultural Program on Tuesday.

El Paso Independent School District's Coronado High School opened its doors on Tuesday, offering the community and students from lower grades a peek into its Agricultural Program's facilities.

Coronado's program, dubbed Future Farmers of America or FFA, introduces students to various facets of the industry including harvesting, plowing and tending to animals.

According to Coronado, the program "helps members discover their talents and develop their potential through hands-on experiences, equipping them with the tools for real-world success."

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Coronado High School Senior and FFA Chapter Officer, Parker Wilson, joined the club her freshman year and has stuck with it ever since, hoping to eventually realize her dream of becoming a biomedical engineering student with a focus on agriculture and veterinary science.

"It's truly an amazing experience, an amazing organization," said Wilson. "I've had the opportunity to travel to so many places and give speeches, and learn a lot of career and leadership development."

Wilson added that the open house was significant because it allowed younger students to learn about the importance of agriculture in producing their food, clothes and other necessities for daily life.

"We really wanted to show them that agriculture is a big part of their world and we wouldn't be here, where we are, without it," said Wilson.

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Talks begin for $46-$56 million renovation for Waynesboro High School

WAYNESBORO – Waynesboro High School has a structural problem.

“We struggle with a bit when we give tours,” explained Superintendent Jeffrey Cassell. “People who may want to come [work for] Augusta Health and Northrop Grumman or other local businesses and industries, they want to tour the schools. I have a little joke – take them to the elementaries, take them to Kate Collins, run out of time when you get to the 30s and 50s part of the high school. Just don’t make it to the 70s.”

Waynesboro’s city council and school board discussed the school for over an hour on Monday night, looking to the future of the high school. According to a Powerpoint presented to council Monday evening, Waynesboro High School is the largest publicly owned building in the city, with over 1,000 students and staff coming in and out on a regular basis.

A 2015 study found over half of the building components and systems in the 1974 addition had exceeded “their average expected useful life.” The building has “experienced significant settlement and damage from thermal expansion.” Finally, many of the classrooms are undersized compared to the guidelines published by the state and the gymnasium is “under-sized for the student population.”

The study also gave the board a goal for renovation. A new classroom wing would be built. The old wing would be in use until the project is done, then demolished.

“I don't have to tell you that companies like Northrop Grumman, which are the highest level of technology in the world, some of the highest, expect their children and students to attend schools with quality facilities, particularly in the math and science, I would say,” said Cassell.

A new gym would be built with locker rooms, bathrooms, offices, and concessions that can serve the outside sports fields. The football field would need to be moved slightly farther away from the school

“There's been discussion regarding this need for 26 years, that's documented in facility studies,” said Cassell. “I don’t find there’s a lot of disagreement that new facilities are needed. Everybody has an opinion and I recognize that, but I don't think you can argue, if you're informed or you've been in the building, that a new facility is needed. … The barrier is the cost.”

The 91,200 squarefeet of new construction and 38,300 squarefeet of demolition could cost the district between $46 million and $56 million. Delaying will likely make this worse – the presentation notes construction costs are increasing with inflation, going up 4.5% to 5% each year.

If the project were to begin now, city staff’s recommended timeline would see construction begin in 2027.

“So what are you trying to say?” joked Short after Cassell’s presentation.

“We need a new wing,” Cassell responded.

Waynesboro’s representatives were open to the project.

“I spoke to Mr. Allen earlier today and he fully supports moving forward with the staff’s recommendations, and I do as well,” said Mayor Lana Williams. Councilman Bruce Allen was not present for the meeting. Councilmembers Kenny Lee and Short also voiced support for the renovations.  

“I don’t think there’s anybody on city council that disagrees that the work needs to be done,” said Vice Mayor Jim Wood. “It’s just the process of going through and getting it done.” He continued, telling Cassell, “I was convinced the day you showed me the big crack on the side of a wall in there. That scared the life out of me for our kids.”

Lyra Bordelon (she/her) is the public transparency and justice reporter at The News Leader. Do you have a story tip or feedback? It’s welcome through email to  [email protected] . Subscribe to us at  newsleader.com .

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The list: Every high school graduation ceremony in Richmond, Columbia and Aiken counties

Caps and gowns will be all over town for the next week or so as the area's public high schools graduate their senior classes.

Here, organized by county, are the dates, times and locations for each high school's 2024 graduation in Richmond, Columbia and Aiken counties.

Richmond County

All ceremonies will be at James Brown Arena, 601 Seventh St.:

Wednesday, May 22

Hephzibah High School, 3 p.m.

G. P. Butler High School, 6 p.m.

Thursday, May 23

Cross Creek High School, 8 a.m.

Westside High School, 11 a.m.

Lucy C. Laney High School, 2 p.m.

Richmond County Technical Career Magnet School, 4:30 p.m.

T. W. Josey High School, 7 p.m.

Friday, May 24

A. R. Johnson Health Science and Engineering Magnet School, 8 a.m.

Glenn Hills High School, 11 a.m.

John S. Davidson Fine Arts Magnet School, 2 p.m.

Academy of Richmond County, 5 p.m.

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Columbia County

All ceremonies will be at Evans Towne Center Park, 7016 Evans Town Center Blvd., Evans:

Greenbrier High School, 6:30 p.m.

​Thursday, May 23

Harlem High School, 9:30 a.m.​​Grovetown High School, 6:30 p.m.​

Lakeside High School, 9:30 a.m.​​Evans High School, 6:30 p.m.

Aiken County

All ceremonies will be at the USC Aiken Convocation Center, 2049 Champion Way, Graniteville, S.C.:

Tuesday, May 28

Aiken County Career & Technology Center, 5 p.m.

Wednesday, May 29

Ridge Spring-Monetta High School, 7 p.m.

Thursday, May 30

Silver Bluff High School, 2 p.m.

Wagener-Salley High School, 5 p.m.

South Aiken High School, 8 p.m.

Friday, May 31

Aiken High School, 9 a.m.

Aiken Scholars Academy, noon

North Augusta High School, 3 p.m.

Midland Valley High School, 6 p.m.

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