ANTICIPATE
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and assessments to get a solid
start in the journalism classroom
during that ‘survival mode’ stage,”
Nichols said, “while veteran
teachers will benefit from the
ability to mix and match parts
of each module to meet their
own unique needs all as part of
a national professional learning
community.
“The driving energy behind the
project is powerful,” Nichols said,
because nearly every day she
receives questions about when
the curriculum will be available to
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R. Sherwood, Orlando, Fla. (Milwee
MS, retired); Terry Sollazzo, Valrico,
Fla. (Wharton HS, retired); Darryl
Stafford, Denver, Colo. (Kent Denver
School, retired); Mark Thompson, CJE,
Lake Villa, Ill. (Antioch Community HS,
retired) and Kay H. Windsor, Clemmons,
N.C. (R.J. Reynolds HS, retired).
Hall of Fame induction: Mike Doyle of
Belvidere (Ill.) North HS
Student Gebhardt Feature Writing
Award: Ivana Kosir, recent graduate of
Niles (Ill.) North HS.
KEMPA members look forward to
the Winter Advisers’ Seminar, March
7-8, 2014, featuring Carrie Faust, MJE,
as the keynote presenter. For more
information, check out the seminar at
http://kempajournalism.org.
KEMPA
NESPA
Choose a topic, find a local angle
and present it. That’s the challenge
of the New England Scholastic Press
Association’s fall contest.
The key is for student journalists in
New England to show how issues and
events that affect people in the region,
the United States or around the world
affect people in their own schools.
Possibilities for topics range from
credit cards to gap years to the price of
gas to standardized testing.
Among the topics winners have
written about — and that could still be
great choices this fall are
• Facebook and the college
admissions process
• a graduate on a professional
sports team
• head injuries
• members of the military coming
home on leave
• school lunches
• school security
• sleep deprivation
• weird New England weather
Entries are due Jan. 10. For details
go to: blogs.bu.edu/nespa
”
Send entries to New England
Scholastic Press Association, Helen
F. Smith, executive director, Boston
University, College of Communication,
640 Commonwealth Ave., Boston,
Mass. 02215.
SPLC
The Student Press Law Center is
expanding its work with youth activism
organizations that promote student
involvement in the formulation of school
policy. Schools that are welcoming
to student input will necessarily be
schools more hospitable to inquisitive
journalism.
As part of that youth outreach effort,
the SPLC partnered with the advocacy
group Student Voice to create “The
Digital Backpack,” a set of tips and
examples for young people interested in
getting involved — effectively and safely
— in social and political causes. The
package went live on www.stuvoice.org
Aug. 20.
SPLC alumni and supporters
throughout the
greater D.C. area
donned their best
black attire Sept. 3
to honor the SPLC’s
“man in black,”
Adam Goldstein, on
the 10th anniversary
Adam
of his joining the
Goldstein
organization. Adam
has personally handled nearly 14,000
calls for legal assistance as the SPLC’s
Attorney Advocate, and his running
video blogs on the SPLC.org website
have attracted a cult following.
P01.V52.I4
Change is afoot at the Kettle Moraine
Press Association from its re-invented
summer workshop to the selection of
a new logo and the development of a
brand-new website (KEMPAjournalism.
org).
KEMPA’s summer workshop featured
two new classes: Digital and Social
Media and Student Media Advisers. A
new summer internship program gave
college-age students an opportunity
to work as journalists at the workshop,
reporting about events and experiences
at camp.
KEMPA’s fall conference featured
the Tinker Tour and awarded member
publications with their critiques and
rankings.
The following individuals won KEMPA
awards:
Administrator of the Year: Jeffrey
Eben of J.I. Case HS in Racine, Wis.
Friend of KEMPA: Kellie Doyle of Lake
Forest College, Ill.
Media Award: the Wisconsin
Newspaper Association
Jan Kohls Yearbook Adviser of the
Year: Tom Juran of Brookfield (Wis.)
Central HS
Nancy Becker Newspaper Adviser
of the Year: Charles Pratt, retired from
Niles (Ill.) North HS;
What teacher won’t
benefit from a
dynamic curriculum,
developed by an expert,
specifically tied to the
Common Core State
Standards and 21st
Century Skills?
BLACK
Dodd, who received the Carl Towley
Award in 2001, has served on B