Recommends that publications staffs obtain staff artists and offers several suggestions for working with a staff cartoonist. Includes cartooning tips and sample cartoons from a high school cartoonist. (GT)

Reports on an address by Richard Johns, director of Quill and Scroll, in which he suggests that the continuing existence of high school journalism programs is threatened by reduced funding and by the "back to the basics" movement. Johns offers some ideas for how to prepare for threatened cutbacks. (TJ)

Suggests ways in which the school newspaper adviser who is relinquishing advisory duties can help the replacement. (JM)

A survey of 23 high school newspapers revealed factors contributing to a "winning" sports section, including methods of game coverage and the use of a sports column and sports features. (RL)

Suggests that student editors know their jobs, set a good example for the staff, have regular staff meetings, make assignments clear, not "hog" good assignments, be available to the staff, help the staff learn to rewrite, attend all staff or editorial board meetings, and accept decisions of the board. (TJ)

Discusses the unclarified situation of school publications advisers who should know their legal rights if they are likely to be involved in high school censorship disputes. (JM)

Describes six common weaknesses of student publications advisers and suggests ways of overcoming them. (GT)

Suggests that having journalism students write critiques of magazines and read books on the topic of journalistic practice can revitalize high school newspapers and yearbooks; provides an annotated list of recommended books. (KS)

Provides a list of some of the national journalism organizations which can assist advisers in their work with high school publications; briefly describes the services offered by each organization and includes its address. (MB)

Tells high school journalism advisers how to take advantage of opportunities offered to them and their students by regional higher education institutions that conduct high school journalism press days, regular conventions of state press associations, and summer journalism workshops. (GW)