Our project has been approved. Soon, families will be getting donation cards from the Wasserman Foundation to use for Donors Choose projects. Make sure your parents pledge their $15 cards to our project.
Camera for Backpack Student Journalists (Classroom Project at DonorsChoose.org)
Sunday, November 20, 2011
Sunday, October 30, 2011
Letter Regarding our School from State Historical Resources Commission
We need to get on this story right away. The commission approved the application on Friday and there is one final step left. We need to interview the person to whom the letter is addressed and Christopher Spencer or Dave Moreno of the Alumni Association. We wrote about this in the March 2010 issue of the Crimson Chronicle. If you write the story, you need to read the March 2010 story first. This should be a front page story.
Letter Regarding our School from the State Historical Resources Commission (SHRC) - Hollywood High School Alumni
Letter Regarding our School from the State Historical Resources Commission (SHRC) - Hollywood High School Alumni
Thursday, October 27, 2011
From Crimson Chronicle to Daily Californian
Check this out! Afsana, our beloved copy editor, is writing for the student newspaper at UC Berkeley.
afsana afzal - Search Results - The Daily Californian
afsana afzal - Search Results - The Daily Californian
Monday, October 24, 2011
Sunday, October 23, 2011
Education Week: Districts Tackle Questions Surrounding BYOT Policy
This topic could be good for a future opinion/editorial piece.
Education Week: Districts Tackle Questions Surrounding BYOT Policy
Education Week: Districts Tackle Questions Surrounding BYOT Policy
Saturday, October 15, 2011
Journalism Day at CSUN
Karla, Karina and Vanessa competed in the opinion writing competition at High School Journalism Day at Cal State Northridge today. Although they did not bring home any awards, they experienced the thrill of competition. They also attended workshops on content creation, entrepreneurial journalism, sports writing and broadcast journalism.
We placed copies of The Crimson Chronicle next to the other school's newspapers and they were all snapped up. I received compliments on our paper from other school's advisers.
I found the following excerpt from a statement by the California Newspaper Publishers Association significant: "Just as in the outside community, campus media present the good with the bad. The campus newspaper is not a mouthpiece of the administration or of the faculty. It is not a newsletter for parents. It is not a puff-sheet for campus groups or sports or cliques. The well-run campus newspaper is the voice of the students, reflecting the student community and explaining the world of students."
We placed copies of The Crimson Chronicle next to the other school's newspapers and they were all snapped up. I received compliments on our paper from other school's advisers.
I found the following excerpt from a statement by the California Newspaper Publishers Association significant: "Just as in the outside community, campus media present the good with the bad. The campus newspaper is not a mouthpiece of the administration or of the faculty. It is not a newsletter for parents. It is not a puff-sheet for campus groups or sports or cliques. The well-run campus newspaper is the voice of the students, reflecting the student community and explaining the world of students."
Los Angeles Unified students grade district's new menu choices
Los Angeles Unified students grade district's new menu choices
Let's follow up on this or do a man on the street: what's the best and worst items from the cafeteria?
Let's follow up on this or do a man on the street: what's the best and worst items from the cafeteria?
Sunday, September 25, 2011
Journalism Field Trips
If you are interested in attending the journalism day described below, or the one at the University of La Verne on Oct. 28, let me know.
Dear Student Media Adviser:
On behalf of our faculty, I'm pleased to invite you and the editors/staff of your school newspaper to our annual half-day high school journalism day on Saturday, October 15, 2011 on the CSUN campus. Registration begins at 8:30 a.m.
Workshops will focus on multimedia storytelling, breaking news, photojournalism, and more. In addition to panel and hands-on workshops, students will also have the opportunity to compete in news, features, opinion and sports writing competitions and the photojournalism contest. If your students are planning to enter the photojournalism contest, please have them bring digital cameras.
All of the presentations are designed to enhance the skills and ideas students will need to produce solid, interesting school newspapers and other campus media.
Attached, please find all the information relevant to this event including a flier, registration form, and parking map. If you and your students plan to attend, please fill out the registration form and return it as soon as possible, as we will need to plan for space and lunch.
Dear Student Media Adviser:
On behalf of our faculty, I'm pleased to invite you and the editors/staff of your school newspaper to our annual half-day high school journalism day on Saturday, October 15, 2011 on the CSUN campus. Registration begins at 8:30 a.m.
Workshops will focus on multimedia storytelling, breaking news, photojournalism, and more. In addition to panel and hands-on workshops, students will also have the opportunity to compete in news, features, opinion and sports writing competitions and the photojournalism contest. If your students are planning to enter the photojournalism contest, please have them bring digital cameras.
All of the presentations are designed to enhance the skills and ideas students will need to produce solid, interesting school newspapers and other campus media.
Attached, please find all the information relevant to this event including a flier, registration form, and parking map. If you and your students plan to attend, please fill out the registration form and return it as soon as possible, as we will need to plan for space and lunch.
Thursday, September 22, 2011
Amazing Meet and Greet!
We did an amazing job on today's Meat and Greet! I think that everything came together smoothly even if not everybody showed up. It doesn't matter, the few people that did show up were impressed with us. Go Journalism! P.S We need t-shirts to look more like the newspaper staff when the paper arrives.
Wednesday, September 21, 2011
Meet and Greet
Remember to bring your selected refreshment tomorrow and to dress nicely for our mixer. The faculty members are guests. Make an effort to engage them in conversation. Just be your smart, funny selves and they will be impressed.
Monday, August 29, 2011
Homework for Week of Sept. 7
Please view the PowerPoint slide presentation titled ASNE Cannons of Journalism in the Class Assignments folder in the box above. ASNE is the American Society of Newspaper Editors.
Tuesday, August 23, 2011
Monday, August 22, 2011
Play This Game
Click on the title above. It's fun. It introduces students to what it's like to be a reporter and it doesn't require any writing. It takes about 15 minutes.
Tuesday, August 9, 2011
newspapers2
Karina, Maria and I joined 135 students and advisers from as far away as Fresno at the four-day journalism workshop at Cal State Long Beach. At lunch, we walked over to the school's Blue Pyramid athletic stadium.
Thursday, June 23, 2011
We've got fans!
Great job on the June issue, everyone! You've all been fun to work with and I appreciate your diligent work on the final today. Below is the text of an email sent to me by a teacher.
I just wanted to let you know, how impressive the school newspaper is becoming. It is clear to me that you are really building a solid program that is benefiting so many students. Just in case few people have commented on how good the paper is, I wanted you to know that some of us notice and appreciate it. This last issue was great and jumped up to the next level. Thanks for all of your hard work.
Let's make it even better next year!
I just wanted to let you know, how impressive the school newspaper is becoming. It is clear to me that you are really building a solid program that is benefiting so many students. Just in case few people have commented on how good the paper is, I wanted you to know that some of us notice and appreciate it. This last issue was great and jumped up to the next level. Thanks for all of your hard work.
Let's make it even better next year!
Tuesday, May 17, 2011
Congratulations Karla!
The Crimson Chronicle's own Karla Samayoa has been accepted into an amazing scholarship program in which she will be spending seven weeks this summer at Princeton University and visiting Ivy League colleges. See the link to the video.
Our Video
Our Video
Monday, May 16, 2011
Belated Good Job on April Issue
I was very pleased with the April issue. There is still room for improvement, but our paper is solid. Let's make the May issue even better. We will be entering several issues in National Scholastic Press Association contest. There are also categories for Story of the Year (news, sports, editorial, feature, diversity/multiculturalism), Picture of the Year, Design of the Year, and Cartooning awards. Entry deadline is June 15.
Wednesday, April 20, 2011
Sunday, April 10, 2011
Onate Saves the Day for Hollywood High - Hollywood, CA Patch
This is a good example of a sports story.
Onate Saves the Day for Hollywood High - Hollywood, CA Patch
Onate Saves the Day for Hollywood High - Hollywood, CA Patch
Wednesday, April 6, 2011
Sunday, March 27, 2011
How do you like our new presence on the school website?
Don't know what I am talking about? Scroll down to the bottom of the school website front page and see.
Monday, March 21, 2011
In-Depth Reporting
For the April issue, we will be working on an in-depth news story. Please read the PDF titled In-Depth Reporting in the box above. You may have to scroll down to find it.
If you are new to the class this semester, read the other PDFs as well.
If you are new to the class this semester, read the other PDFs as well.
Thursday, March 17, 2011
I'm proud of the March issue
We have a great mix of hard-hitting news and positive stories about students. Breigh and Kevin's story on the soccer coach is the best story we've done in the two years I've been advising the paper. I'm particularly happy that we have a story that happened the previous day on the front page. The inside pages recognize a lot of students who might not have gotten recognition otherwise.
You have a lot to be proud of. Keep up the good work and remember to speak up to anyone who criticizes our choice of news stories. The newspaper's reason for being is to report news, not to make friends. We may criticize each other freely inside the classroom, but outside the classroom, we stick together. If anyone makes a snide remark, say, "That's the best we could do under the circumstances."
You have a lot to be proud of. Keep up the good work and remember to speak up to anyone who criticizes our choice of news stories. The newspaper's reason for being is to report news, not to make friends. We may criticize each other freely inside the classroom, but outside the classroom, we stick together. If anyone makes a snide remark, say, "That's the best we could do under the circumstances."
Monday, February 21, 2011
We need letters
Remember, you homework assignment for this class is to bring in a letter to the editor from a classmate. The letter can be in response to something we published in the last issue, or it can be about what the person would like to read in future issues.
Pa. teacher strikes nerve with 'lazy whiners' blog
Pa. teacher strikes nerve with 'lazy whiners' blog | US National Headlines | Comcast.net
Should she keep her job? Feel free to comment here.
Should she keep her job? Feel free to comment here.
Wednesday, February 16, 2011
Great Opportunity for Girls on Saturday
The following is the text of an email I received. This is a wonderful group that does interesting activities.
WriteGirl is a creative writing and mentoring nonprofit that pairs professional writers with teen girls to develop their writing skills. www.writegirl.org
We would like to extend an invitation to Hollywood High School girls to attend our Fiction Workshop next Saturday, February 19th from 11 am-4 pm. There is no cost and lunch will be provided. During this event, special guests, including YA author Cecil Castellucci, will be helping explore the genre.
Please have any interested girls e mail us at writegirlvc@gmail.com The workshop is at:
The Assistance League of Southern California
1370 N. St. Andrews Place (near Sunset and Western)
Los Angeles, CA 90028
Feel free to forward this email to any staff member who you think would have students interested in this Fiction Workshop. If you have a question, please call our office at 213-253-2655
WriteGirl is a creative writing and mentoring nonprofit that pairs professional writers with teen girls to develop their writing skills. www.writegirl.org
We would like to extend an invitation to Hollywood High School girls to attend our Fiction Workshop next Saturday, February 19th from 11 am-4 pm. There is no cost and lunch will be provided. During this event, special guests, including YA author Cecil Castellucci, will be helping explore the genre.
Please have any interested girls e mail us at writegirlvc@gmail.com The workshop is at:
The Assistance League of Southern California
1370 N. St. Andrews Place (near Sunset and Western)
Los Angeles, CA 90028
Feel free to forward this email to any staff member who you think would have students interested in this Fiction Workshop. If you have a question, please call our office at 213-253-2655
Friday, February 4, 2011
LA Youth Assignment
Your final exam is to read one of the articles in the January/February issue of LA Youth and write the accompanying assignment. I have posted the questions under Class Assignments. Do not simply answer the question. Tell a story. The idea is to generate potential stories for the op/ed or feature pages. Use the LA Youth story as your example.
It is due by the end of class on Tuesday. For those of you who have already turned something in, I will give it back to you on Monday and ask you to read each other's work and give each other feedback on how to improve it.
You should also read the Feature Writing file posted in the box.
It is due by the end of class on Tuesday. For those of you who have already turned something in, I will give it back to you on Monday and ask you to read each other's work and give each other feedback on how to improve it.
You should also read the Feature Writing file posted in the box.
Tuesday, January 18, 2011
High School Journalism Day
This just in:
Dear Educator:
On behalf of the University of Southern California's Annenberg School of Journalism, it is my pleasure to invite you and five of your outstanding students to attend High School Journalism Day Spring 2011. The event is scheduled for Friday, March 11th, from 8 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at the Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism on the USC University Park campus.
Sponsored by the McCormick Foundation, High School Journalism Day provides an opportunity for students, advisers and parents to participate in workshops and panels taught by professional journalists and USC faculty members. We hope that these sessions will provide an opportunity for you and your students to gain practical information that you will be able to apply in your high school journalism or yearbook program.
High School Journalism Day is always very popular, and spaces fill up quickly. Since the number of participants is limited, we urge you to register as soon as possible. Registrations will be taken online on a first-come, first-served basis. Please visit our website at http://annenberg.usc.edu/highschool to view the agenda and to reserve your spot. Each participant should be registered in our online system as we need an accurate count of attendees
We request that advisers, who brought students last fall and wish to return, bring five different students. There is a registration fee of $5 per person which is due by March 8.
Please let you me know if you have any other questions or concerns. We hope you will be able to join us again this spring.
Sincerely,
Diane Cancino
Coordinator, High School Journalism Day
Dear Educator:
On behalf of the University of Southern California's Annenberg School of Journalism, it is my pleasure to invite you and five of your outstanding students to attend High School Journalism Day Spring 2011. The event is scheduled for Friday, March 11th, from 8 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at the Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism on the USC University Park campus.
Sponsored by the McCormick Foundation, High School Journalism Day provides an opportunity for students, advisers and parents to participate in workshops and panels taught by professional journalists and USC faculty members. We hope that these sessions will provide an opportunity for you and your students to gain practical information that you will be able to apply in your high school journalism or yearbook program.
High School Journalism Day is always very popular, and spaces fill up quickly. Since the number of participants is limited, we urge you to register as soon as possible. Registrations will be taken online on a first-come, first-served basis. Please visit our website at http://annenberg.usc.edu/highschool to view the agenda and to reserve your spot. Each participant should be registered in our online system as we need an accurate count of attendees
We request that advisers, who brought students last fall and wish to return, bring five different students. There is a registration fee of $5 per person which is due by March 8.
Please let you me know if you have any other questions or concerns. We hope you will be able to join us again this spring.
Sincerely,
Diane Cancino
Coordinator, High School Journalism Day
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