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Presented by Brian WilsonWaterford (MI) Kettering High
Twitter: @wilsob01
HOW IT STARTED…
Origins of the plan
Getting younger students more involved with the program.
Conversations with other district advisers
HOW IT STARTED…
Spreading the word:Find a ‘point-person’ in every building: they are your key resources. Marrying an elementary teacher helps. Send an introduction. Put the registration form on your website.
HOW IT STARTED…
HOW IT STARTED…
HOW IT STARTED…
HOW IT STARTED…
HOW IT STARTED…
HOW IT STARTED…
HOW IT STARTED…
HOW IT STARTED…
We put a registration form on our student news website and had the participants’ info downloaded directly onto a Google spreadsheet.
PREPARATIONS…
“Lots of words” flier
PREPARATIONS…
“Fewer words” flier
PREPARATIONS…
Aimed for 100 kidsFree day for them included pizza, press pass, sessions, raffle
A note on ‘free’Grant for next year$5 t-shirts
PREPARATIONS…
Shirts and press passes
PREPARATIONS…
We split the students into four groups based on their ages and had about 25 kids per group
Group ‘A’: 2nd and 3rd gradersGroup ‘B’: 4th and 5th gradersGroup ‘C’: 6th and 7th gradersGroup ‘D’: 8th graders
PREPARATIONS…
What we secured for no cost:buttons, bracelets, other fun swagReporters’ notebooks‘Official’ press passes
PREPARATIONS…
What cost us money:pizzat-shirts (but we charged for them)a couple of giveaways
THE BIG DAY…
Keynote, explanationsFour round-robin sessionsLunch, raffle, prizes
KEYNOTE SPEAKER
KEYNOTE SPEAKER
THE BIG DAY…
THE BIG DAY…
THE BIG DAY…
Round-Robin Sessions:Feature writingPhotoShopDesignBroadcasting
FEATURE WRITING
FEATURE WRITING
FEATURE WRITING
PHOTOSHOP
PHOTOSHOP
DESIGN
DESIGN
BROADCASTING
BROADCASTING
LUNCH
LUNCH
LUNCH
COVERAGE OF THE DAY
[stuff that didn’t quite work right]
COVERAGE OF THE DAY
[stuff that didn’t quite work right]
FEEDBACK…
THE NEXT STEPS…
THE NEXT STEPS…
BENEFITS
Of course, the next generation of journalists
Parent and teacher involvement in your program
Community buildingSchool board, administrationPromotional items will now be floating through your community
Presented by Brian WilsonWaterford (MI) Kettering High
Twitter: @wilsob01
