The criteria for the contest included coverage and content, quality of writing and reporting, leadership on the opinion page and evidence of in-depth reporting. Equally important visual criteria included design, photography, art and graphics. The 10-member staff submitted five issues of the Journal to a selected panel from the Boston Globe. Bean Town will host the Freedom First National High School Journalism Convention from Nov. 8 through 11. Tim Powaleny, who is in charge of raising money for the paper through generating ad revenue and sees the dollars and cents side of newspaper work, takes his clue from high school Principal Dr. David Harriger who, among other things, backed the Journal's switch from standard copy paper to a more professional format.
Excellence costs money.
I think since our paper has gone to newsprint, more people see it as a 'real' paper and more people read it. He has allowed us to bring back pride to the paper. Chris says that, come what may in Boston, the Journal staff has already been rewarded. We're all very excited about being a finalist for this award, and we're excited about being part of the convention.