By staying in the college dormitories in Downtown Pittsburgh throughout the workshop, we all have a chance to build a team atmosphere and to complement our work with recreational activities. Students will leave Point Park with a publication and Web site created during these seven days and the experience of having developed, researched and completed major teen-related stories. Students will gain real-life journalistic expertise and improve their chances to earn awards, scholarships and honors, as well as energize their own school publications. The workshop also provides students the opportunities to investigate a possible career in journalism and communications by meeting working print professionals from one of Pennsylvania s largest media markets. These professionals will serve as guest lecturers and also will assist in the development of the workshop newspaper, as well as the Web site.
Students are eligible for scholarships to help defray the costs.