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The Bear Facts Newspaper is a school sponsored newsletter that is written for the students, parents and staff of Barnett Junior High School.
The Teacher Sponsor for the club is Mrs. Boyd, room 105.
The following are the procedures and by laws of the club. In order to participate students must follow the set requirements, otherwise they may be subject to dismissal from the club.
Bear Facts student staff members will be required to attend bi weekly meetings after school, as well as, once every six weeks, for a short 15 minute circulation meeting the day before paper delivery.
Newsletter projects are scheduled to print every six weeks.
All articles, photographs, or art work must be turned in on the deadline set by Mrs. Boyd.
All student staff will be required to complete at least one article, or media each six weeks, which may or may not be printed in the newsletter.
All student staff are required to maintain good academic standing in their classes. If a student is failing a class, he or she will have three weeks to bring the grade up to passing.
All student staff are required to maintain good citizenship in all of their classes. Any citizenship grade below a C and the student will have three weeks to bring up their citizenship grade.
All student staff members are required to serve as positive role models to the community.
Staff students will use their press pass for official newspaper business only.
All information supplied by the student should be honest and their own work, otherwise credit is given to the resource/s.
All student work is subject to censorship and editing by Mrs. Boyd and the administration of Barnett Junior High School.
All student staff will need to purchase a Bear Facts t-shirt that will serve as a uniform and pass on days of newspaper delivery and give the student the ability to move freely when working on newspaper business. The cost of the t-shirt will be the responsibility of the student.
Student staff members will have the opportunity to earn leadership positions in the club. These positions are chosen by the sponsor and are at the sponsor’s sole discretion.
The position of Student Editor in Chief is the highest student position with other secondary positions available as well.
Students will have the opportunity to show their talents in a variety of ways, writing articles, digital photography, original artwork, interviewing, and proofreading.
Student Editor in Chief: this student will manage the other editors and oversee their deadlines, this student is the leader amongst the student staff. This student will help design the overall layout of the newsletter and work closely with the Copy Editor. This student will also work directly with the Sponsors and will be expected meet with the Sponsors as needed on a regular basis before and after school. This person must be able to work well with others and possess leadership skills.
Photo editor: this student will manage the other photographers and oversee their deadlines. This student has the final responsibility to make sure that the newspaper has the proper photos for each issue as needed. This person needs to have experience with photo technology and digital camera use.
Proofreading editor: this student will manage the other student proofreaders and oversee the deadlines necessary to complete the newspaper on time. This student should possess strong grammar skills and shows great attention to detail. This student will work closely with the sponsors and will need to go above and beyond the normal stories assigned.
Copy Editor: this student will work with all articles that are turned in by the student staff. Their job would be to manage and oversee all articles, they would add detail and elaborate on facts to create a more interesting article. This person needs to possess good writing skills as well. This student will also work with the Student Editor in Chief in helping to design the layout of the newspaper.
Art & Media Editor: this student will oversee and manage all student cartoonists and illustrators. They will help select the proper cartoon or illustration needed to enhance a story. This person will be required to create illustrations as well, and must possess good artistic skills in a various styles.
All students wishing to participate in the newspaper club will need to have their parents sign an extra curricular release form and return it to Mrs. Boyd.
Any questions or concerns can be directed to Mrs. Boyd at dboyd1@aisd.net or 682-867-5000.
Watch for more information the first two weeks of school about an introductory meeting.
The newsletter is also on the Barnett website each six weeks. Click on the link for Barnett above to view the latest issue.
There will be a total of six news letters printed each school year. They are distributed the day that report cards go home. It is very important that deadlines are met and meetings are attended to achieve the best quality possible. The following are just a few ideas that can be added to the news letter, if students are willing to create them.
Athletic Updates: Football, Volleyball, Basketball, Cross Country, Track
Musical Updates: Bands, Orchestra, Choir
Society news: school dances, highlighting student achievements, communicating student trends/ideas
Funnies: hand drawn cartoons that are humorous yet appropriate and positive
Team news: special activities that different Barnett teams are doing
Photojournalism: to accompany any of the above topics
Student editorial: comments on current events
Common questions:
Q: Do I have to have my parents permission to join?
A: Yes, no exceptions. A form will be given to you, it must be signed and returned by the assigned date given to you by Mrs. Boyd.
Q: Do I have to attend the meetings?
A: Yes, your articles will not be accepted unless you are able to attend on a regular basis. There are only so many emergencies that I will accept, plan on being at every meeting.
Q: Will I get my name in the paper for what I wrote?
A: Yes, if you don't want your name to appear let me know asap! Your name will appear with first name initial followed by your last name.
Q: I don't see Mrs. Boyd everyday, how do I turn in my articles on time?
A: Type the article on Microsoft Word and email the file to me, or handwrite and deliver to me before or after school. Also you can stop by my room and drop off the article in the brown box on my shelf in between class periods if that is easier for you.
Q: How will this help me for future newsletter/paper work, such as High School classes.
A: This will help you get used to the format of how a paper is run, meeting deadlines, having big responsiblities, writing for quality, and working well with others. We will take a field trip to Bowie HS during the year to visit the Journalism department. This is one of our big highlights for the year.
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