After some introductory material, the third-graders were split into groups of reporters, photographers, designers, ad salespeople and distributors. Ads were sold by one group and, following a news meeting, the paper was put together by a page designer. The girl who won it went nuts with it with some great photographs, said General Manager Doug Connarroe. Next year, I think we re going to make crystal radio sets. It is inserted into the weekend entertainment section.
Kids write reviews and original compositions under the guidance of the foundation s staff.
There are a vast number of kids-oriented sections and pages, I know, writes Executive Editor Allen Parsons, but I'm not acquainted with many that deal strictly with performing arts. Each letter of the day is a candidate to be letter of the month. A reception is held each year to honor those 12 writers. Additionally, the importance of letters is stressed at community meetings and an annual workshop. The effort seems to be working, since the paper now gets 8,000 letters per year.