School Newspaper

Why most student newsrooms recruit from the same narrow pool without meaning to, and concrete ways to widen it.

A handoff checklist so a new editor-in-chief inherits passwords, contacts, and unfinished decisions instead of starting from zero every spring.

A plan for staying visible during summer and extended school breaks instead of going dark for months at a time.

A working introduction to grids, hierarchy, and white space for staffers designing pages without a design background.

How a student newsroom keeps its skills from graduating with its seniors, from recruitment through a working first month.

How to plan a student publication’s coverage around the actual rhythm of the school year instead of scrambling week to week.

A framework for deciding what reader letters and outside submissions a student publication will run, how they’re edited, and where the line sits.

What a student press credential actually gets you access to, how to request one, and where it doesn’t override normal event rules.

A structure for weekly editorial board meetings that turns story pitches into assignments instead of open-ended discussion.

How yearbook production schedules differ from newspaper deadlines, and what each staff can learn from how the other one plans.