Sentinel

The South Lakes Sentinel newspaper staff is the Journalism 2, 3, and 4 class. All students must take Journalism 1 in order to take Journalism 2. During class time, students write articles for the newspaper, take pictures, and design the final product. The goal of the class is to produce one issue of the paper per month, focusing on school issues, school sports and events. The students in the class decide what to cover each issue, and they do all of the interviews and editing for each story.
Every year, the class selects 2-3 students as editors for the school year. This year, seniors Bea Hernandez, Katie Reinberg, and Andrew Burkart are the editors of the paper. They decide what articles go on each page, and they spend hours after school working to meet the publication deadlines.
Another important factor in newspaper production is advertising. Junior Hannah Donnelly is the advertising editor this year, and she coordinates with businesses to sell advertisement space in the newspaper.


The Sentinel
Journalism 1 class. Editor: Lauren Skillman.
Sponsor: Catherine Conlon Our monthly newspaper has a collection of students’ stories and ideas. Each issue publishes a wide spectrum of students’ interests. Any student interested in writing, artwork, or photography will enjoy being a staff member of the school paper. Each SLHS student receives a copy of each issue. Newspaper is a class. To be on the newspaper staff, students have to take Journalism 1, which is a one-year elective. Meets in B-456.		Newspaper Staff: Journalism 2, 3, 4 class. Editors: Bea Hernandez (editor in chief), Katie Reinberg, Andrew Burkart
The South Lakes Sentinel newspaper staff is the Journalism 2, 3, and 4 class. All students must take Journalism 1 in order to take Journalism 2. During class time, students write articles for the newspaper, take pictures, and design the final product. The goal of the class is to produce one issue of the paper per month, focusing on school issues, school sports and events. The students in the class decide what to cover each issue, and they do all of the interviews and editing for each story. Every year, the class selects 2-3 students as editors for the school year. This year, seniors Bea Hernandez, Katie Reinberg, and Andrew Burkart are the editors of the paper. They decide what articles go on each page, and they spend hours after school working to meet the publication deadlines. Another important factor in newspaper production is advertising. Junior Hannah Donnelly is the advertising editor this year, and she coordinates with businesses to sell advertisement space in the newspaper.		The Journalism 1 class spends most of the school year learning how to write like journalists. It is a very different style than they use in English classes, but many students are better at writing for the newspaper. After learning techniques for writing, editing, interviewing, and photography, the Journalism 1 class produces one issue of the South Lakes Sentinel. They do all of the steps on their own, from electing an editorial staff, to planning the content, to reporting and writing, and finally layout and design. If the class meets all the deadlines for production, they earn a celebration breakfast when the newspaper comes out. Seeing other students enjoying their hard work is a great reward, and many are surprised to see how many people comment on their success.

The Sentinel