All About Journalism!

Journalism is a super fun elective class for 8th and 9th graders. Ms. Piña is the new Journalism teacher at SJSH. Also teaches 9th grade english.It used to be taught by Ms. Dunn, But Ms. Dunn left SJSH in the 2015-16 year. Surprisingly, none of the current Journalism class( Eliza Whiting, Anya Kiel, Emma Biesinger, Angela Lopez, Amy Robertson, Hailey Gabbitas, Scout Benson, Corwynn Waycasy, Sakari Duvall, Kelby Jeppson, Lindsay Gardiner, Jocelynn Garner, Brenna Carlton, and  Alex Yoder) have done Journalism before.

Hailey Gabbitas, from the Journalism class, thinks that the hardest part of Journalism is writing the articles. But Anya Kiel, from the Journalism class, says that the hardest part is making it sound good. According to Scout Benson the hardest part is meeting the deadlines. Ms. Piña, the Journalism teacher, says that Journalism is a mix of hard and easy. “Journalism is self guided,”  she says this makes it easy for her to teach. Ms. Piña, the Journalism teacher, likes to read her students articles. She especially enjoys student spotlights. Most students say that the easiest thing is interviewing.

In Journalism, students write articles for the school newspaper about what is going on in the school or district. Almost every week there is a newcast done by about four students. A newscast is basically a newspaper in a video form. They are shown in Advisory period on Fridays.

Emma Biesinger, from the Journalism class, says that she did Journalism because she couldn’t do choir and she likes to write. Anya Kiel, from the Journalism class, likes it because it is a social activity. Hailey Gabbitas, from the Journalism class, says that she always wanted to interview people.

This is what they do in Journalism. It sounds like a fun elective for 8th and 9th grade.