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J1 (ECIV: Journalistic Expression & Media Literacy) = counts for senior
English, write articles for the paper, learn journalistic writing style,
design one issue of the paper. (open to sophomore-senior)
J2 (Advanced Journalistic Writing) = write for the paper, design
pages, be an editor. (contact elevin@csd99.org to apply)

Influence your school Enjoy coming to a class

and community
Go on national trips
and have fun
Explore the impor-
tance of news
Build your college re-
sume
Become an editor
one of the best leader-
ship opportunities
Improve peer editing
skills
Design and edit using
Photoshop & InDesign
Develop friendships
with people from all
social circles
Find your inner artist
Take great photos
Introduce yourself to
different types of writ-
ing from opinion to
sports to reviews
that is relaxed but still
challenging
Publish your work in the
newspaper
Inform students about
school events and news
Grow as a communicator.
Obtain a senior English
credit Learn to manage your
Utilize your creativ- time, write correctly, and
ity through photos and persuade others
graphics Compete at local, state
Speak out on issues and national competitions
throughout the school. Make speelling or gram-
Receive input on your mar errors that everyone
writing sees....oops
Pick what students read
in the newspaper To learn more about the
Omega and journalism
Become aware of whats classes, contact the EICs:
going on in school
Discover if youre inter- Abbe amur1548@csd99.org
ested in a career in jour-
Katie kcal2654@csd99.org
nalism