Conestoga High School’s STAFF APPLICATION 2019-20 Who We Are: The Spoke is a co-curricular class that produces Conestoga High School’s nationally recognized and award-winning student newspaper. The paper is student-run. A managerial board of student editors oversees all staff members and the production of The Spoke. Staff members cover events and issues concerning the Conestoga and Tredyffrin/Easttown communities. They contribute to the paper by covering beats, generating story ideas, engaging in research, conducting in-the-field interviews and writing one to two stories per issue. The Spoke is published seven times a school year. In addition to reporter positions, specialty areas on the staff include business, photography, videography, design for print and web, audio production and social media management. What is Required of the Staff: The Spoke involves work completed mostly outside of the classroom. Research, interviews and writing are expected to be accomplished outside of class time. During class, students engage in activities to strengthen their reporting and media skills; however, students who join The Spoke are expected to possess a strong ability to write effectively. Being an effective reporter involves writing with attention to detail and economy of words, while still exhibiting creativity. In addition to their out-of-class reporting duties, students will also be assigned homework to be completed outside of class as a means of strengthening their reporting skills. Students applying to The Spoke should be interested in journalistic writing and able to meet deadlines daily. All staff writers are supervised by the editorial board and must work with editors during newspaper production. If You Wish to Apply: Applications are available in Room 280, Student Services and can be downloaded from spoke.news. Your application must be complete in order to be considered. Please return the completed application to Mrs. Gregory or Mrs. Hyatt, either in their mailboxes or Room 280. Forms are due back no later than Wednesday, March 6. Please remember that meeting deadlines is essential in journalism! Applicants will be notified by Mrs. Gregory and Mrs. Hyatt (faculty advisers) if they have been selected for the newspaper staff. Only successful candidates will be permitted to enter “Newspaper” on the course selection card. The advisers will let your guidance counselors know to add the class if you are selected.
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