The article documents the process by which four independent high school students from the Francis W. Parker School in Chicago and the faculty adviser of their school newspaper, "The Weekly" (a monthly), produced a daylong journalism symposium designed to promote and explore democratic education, student leadership, and professional…

Support for student expression and First Amendment attitudes were measured among Missouri high school principals (n = 86). Findings demonstrated that the third-person effect was a significant predictor of these attitudes. The more principals perceived mass media to affect others over themselves, the less supportive they were for student free…

This study focus on the question: "How do high school principals, regarded as having skills in developing the instructional capacity of teachers, exercise their leadership to promote the development of teacher's instructional capacity in three primary contexts; whole school, content department or grade level teams and individually?"…

Whitefish Bay High School recently celebrated its 75th anniversary, and the author wanted his students to remember this event for many years. As a U.S. history teacher, he also wanted to find a way for them to understand that their high school's history has coincided with national events and trends over the past seven decades. He decided to use a…

Discusses elements of an editorial page masthead with respect to two considerations: what information to include or leave out, and visual appeal. (GT)

Provides simple guidelines for designing advertisements for school newspapers; includes illustrative advertisements from a Chicago high school newspaper. (GT)

Notes that the keys to "beat" reports are accountability and personal contact. Discusses ways to tie students' generation of story ideas from their beat to their final grade and to make personal contact with the news sources on their beat. Includes a beat report form and a student survey form. (RS)

Describes a newspaper advisor's actions and reactions to the issue of a school newspaper providing condoms to students. Notes that she approved of a colleague's newspaper distributing condoms, although she did not believe that condom distribution was appropriate at the two schools where she had served as advisor. (RS)

Offers the views of a professional feature writer on ways to write good feature stories. (GT)

Discusses the use of photo stories in school newspapers and offers on-campus and off-campus story ideas. (GT)

Tells why good organization is helpful to a publication staff; outlines eight aspects of getting organized, including determining the publication's philosophy and goals, establishing a clear chain of command, and providing each staff member with a staff manual. (GT)

Describes the "Daily Pinion" at McKinley High School in Honolulu, one of only a few high school daily newspapers in the United States. (SR)

The high school newspaper is discussed from four different angles: (1) the role of the paper, (2) the principal and the newspaper, (3) the adviser and the paper, and (4) the staff and the paper. Questionnaires were administered to the advisers and a college jury concerning such issues as freedom of expression, censorship, and the various roles of…

Contains guidelines useful for those planning to enter cartoon competitions and for those who plan to pursue a cartooning career. (JM)

Notes that the planning of an effective entertainment page in a school newspaper must begin by establishing its purpose. Examines all the elements that contribute to the makeup of a good entertainment page. (RL)