Points out the importance of the editorial page in student publications; suggests that student editorials tend to be trite and too often fail to provide serious examination of the local educational process and other important issues that directly affect students. (TJ)

Examines the perspective necessary for student sports writers and some problems with high school sports reporting. Discusses five basic characteristics of news and how these can be applied for discriminant sports writing. (HTH)

Offers advice and illustrations of ways to make high school news and feature stories timely, relevant, newsworthy. (RL)

Discusses the elements of theme, angle, focus, empathy, interpretation, and order involved in the improvement of feature writing for high school newspapers. (MG)

Suggests ways for student reporters to correctly use the medium they have at their disposal and reach their audience more effectively than the daily professional newspaper, radio, or television. Discusses how to cover the games; how to get the advance, postgame, and in-depth stories; how to use photography effectively; and other areas. (MG)

Suggests that some athletic officials need to be taught the purpose of the scholastic journalism program so that they will cooperate with student reporters. (RL)

Assesses how well student newspapers "inform and entertain"--the goal most often cited in a survey of Texas newspaper advisers. Notes that most fail to meet this goal. (HTH)