Christina Manolis, journalism teacher at Washington High School, Washington, Mo.
• July 30, 2018
When I first started advising newspaper, an online news site was already part of the class. There was just one issue: despite being a journalism major in college, I didn’t have a lot of experience with...
Matthew Amlong, WHS Blue Jay Journal TV staff member Washington, Mo.
• July 18, 2018
Shahla Farzan works currently as a general assignment reporter and weekend newscaster for St. Louis Public Radio. She didn't take the "direct route" to journalism; instead she spent six years studying...
Television was in his blood from the very beginning, anchor Jonathan Ketz chose to follow the generations of broadcasters and story-tellers in his family -- even starting at the same station as his father...
As he builds his career in communications, Kansas City-native Derek Byrne found learning every skill he can and his strong writing skills have been essential tools for moving from high school yearbook...
SchoolJournalism.org’s second annual First Amendment Matters PSA contest had many great entries. States represented in this contest included; South Carolina, Kentucky, California, New Jersey, Missouri,...
Leigh Rogers, Hermann, Mo., yearbook adviser
• April 24, 2018
Last year came to a rough close with large chunks of the yearbook incomplete; a team exhausted and frustrated, struggling to work together; and a lack of knowing how to institute work in a class with such...
Multiple surveys and studies have shown that Americans remain unaware of the five freedoms the First Amendment guarantees. When more Americans can name characters from an animated television series than...
Zach Batson, WHS Blue Jay Journal TV staff member, Washington, Mo.
• April 1, 2018
As a child Kelly Renkemeyer watched her father create paintings at home. Through grade school and especially into high school her interest in art increased. Her experiences with her high school art teacher,...
Leigh Rogers, Hermann, Mo., yearbook adviser
• March 21, 2018
Each year, I find photography is a challenging concept to teach my new yearbook staffers. I orchestrate a variety of activities and lessons throughout the year on how to use manual settings, as well as...
Matthew Amlong, WHS Blue Jay Journal TV staff member, Washington, Mo.
• March 9, 2018
Ryan Delaney is currently an education reporter at St. Louis Public Radio. He covers higher education and the many school districts in the St. Louis region. He's also won multiple reporting awards...
