The journalism program is carried out by having specially prepared high school pages included as part of full Free Press editions. What the schools do Once a month, from October through May, each of the participating 22 public schools produces one full-size newspaper page. Each month, the cycle starts with a copy deadline for each school. Students' stories are brought to the Free Press and inputted at the Free Press. At that time, five or six student editors and their adviser give the stories a final edit, write headlines and set up everything for production.
Students are responsible for copy editing and headlines.
They are assisted in this process by the Free Press editorial coordinator for the high school program. When student editors are finished, the copy is typeset. The following Tuesday, the pages are printed as part of a complete Free Press. The high school pages replace the stock listings because most high school students don't read stock listings. These special papers do not go into general circulation.