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Journalism Kids Do Better
Students who work on newspaper or yearbook
staff in high school do better in high school and college than
students with no journalism experience, according to a 1994
study. The study found...
High school students who were members of a
journalism staff had higher grade point averages in English,
social studies, math, and science than students who were not
part of a journalism staff.
High school students who were members
of a journalism staff scored in the 81st percentile in the
English portion of the ACT test. High school students who
were not a member of journalism staff scored in the 69th
percentile. Students with journalism staff experience also
did better on the social studies and math portions of the
test.
High school students who were members
of a journalism staff reported that high school journalism
classes developed their English skills better than any other
course, including English courses.
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students who were members of a journalism staff were
more involved in extracurricular activities such as
clubs, student government, and were elected captain
of a team more often than students who were not
members of a journalism staff. They were also more
likely to take an Advanced Placement English courses
and volunteer in the community. |
College students who were
members of a high school journalism staff had higher grade
point averages in their first college English courses than
students who were not members of a high school journalism
staff.
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College students who were members of
a high school journalism staff had higher overall
grade point averages than students who were not
members of a high school journalism staff. |
College students who
were members of a high school journalism staff wrote
better on the ACT COMP (College Outcome Measures Test)
than students who were not members of a high school
journalism staff.
Dvorak, Jack and others.
Journalism Kids Do Better, Indiana University.
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Adviser: Lynlee
Doar, English
Department
Staff
- Krista Carver
- Chase Eriksen
- Georgette Eva
- Michael Kljucaric
- Brittany Long
- Alison Parker
- E'lexius Roach
- Ogechi Anyanwu
- Chelsea Baasch
- Jack Culler
- Bridget Spencer
- Suzanne Stroup
- Anica Wiebe
Journalism Staff Wins 3rd Place in
the Nation
In their
first submission
ever, the McEachern High School Journalism
Staff won 3rd place
in the nation for their color full-page
single advertisement! This event, sponsored by
Columbia University, provides the journalism
students with opportunities to attend workshops,
collaborate with students from around the country
and to review entries from other award-winning
programs.
Congratulations to Ms. Doar and the
journalism students! |
