February 6, 2020 6 rustlernews.com
(Right) Justin Freeny works on a newspaper layout in the journalism room during 7th period on Dec. 12.. (Below) Brainstorming for topic ideas to put in the newspaper, David Mitchell and Anthony Matury raise ideas on Nov. 7.
Figuring out how to enhance a page for the paper, teacher Beth Britton and editor-in-chief Grace Carr discuss options on Dec. 10.
The Stampede
Making a newspaper on a monthly basis takes a lot of work if you want a quality product. It’s spending hours after school on deadlines, hoping that one kid gives a good interview, and a lot of working as a team. Despite all that, there’s a group of students that has taken newspaper or a journalism class every year of their high school career. It’s a family, which is what always brought me back.
(Above) Zoey Schug and Raef Hamlin work together to make questions for an interview on Dec. 11. (Left) Discerning some squabbly edits, Holly Spragg and Kerrigan Edwards work towards making a bomb layout on Nov. 18.
Covering the news piece and photos by Kaylebb Stahmer
“It’s really exciting to see our finished product in print for the first time.” Kerrigan Edwards, 10
“I love being able to share the hard work our staff has put into the issue. Holly Spragg and I always pick up the issues at 6:30 a.m. It’s always fun to sing early morning karaoke with our coffees and three stacks of newspapers in the backseat.” Grace Carr, 12 “It’s fun to get the team together and see our hard work printed.” Holly Spragg, 12
Distribution (Above) Holly Spragg delivers newspapers to each and every staff mailbox at CMR on the Dec. 19 distribution day. (Right) Staff mailboxes are packed with the newspaper on Distribution day, Dec 19.
(Above) Handing newspapers to incoming students, Nancy Beston helps distribute the paper on release day, Oct 31. (Left) Newspaper staff takes a snack break before going out and distributng on Oct. 31.
