In this paper, the author compares the conservative normative depictions of sweethearts in campus publications to representations of the figure in sorority newsletters by examining differences in the projection of domesticity, beauty, and passivity between the two types of publications. The author contends that the substantial variances between…

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to examine a selection of creative writings by students at one Australian secondary school over a period of 50-plus years, charting the frequency with which key markers of gender appear in student storytelling over this period and sampling the types of gendered representation demonstrated in these stories.…

Charlie was a target for bullying in the high school where the author taught. At 15, kids had not grown out of the need to pick on Charlie for his high-pitched voice, his overweight stature, and his uncontrollable and exuberant laugh. What really targeted Charlie for the bullying, however, was his seemingly childlike fascination with drawing comic…

Publicity concerning school censorship too often centers on the clumsy, heavy-handed, and overt efforts of school administrators or other impact parties to control student speech or publications. In this article, the author contends that such obvious and oftentimes inept attempts at controlling student communication represent only the tip of the…

Judges of first annual school publications contest discuss both good and bad points about publications submitted in the six contest categories of recruitment, finance, community newsletters, internal publications, annual reports, and special topic publications. Of the 736 entries from 289 school districts in 43 states, 151 entries were selected.…

Lists yearbooks, classbooks, and photo-albums which had received awards by the time this issue went to press. (JM)

Suggests that new ideas should be used in planning the school yearbook, and discusses setting up a yearbook as an annual report. (JM)

Discusses newsmagazines and the changes that have occurred and that will be occurring. (JM)

Includes the comments of poets and writers concerning their experiences with high school publications. (SRT)

Provides seven ideas for creative advertising in school yearbooks. (HOD)

Defines and describes new journalism, and tells how it can be used by high school journalists. (RB)

Describes creation of a tabloid quarterly and provides tables of the amount of time used for various tasks and of production costs. (JM)

Points out the need for good text copy in school yearbooks and offers suggestions for recruiting good writers for the yearbook staff, finding and researching copy ideas, and writing interesting, readable copy. (GW)

Provides information and examples for controlling contrast in photographs. (HOD)