JMI Newspaper Application
DUE: Friday, September 25th 2014 to Mrs. Sileski or Mr. Cherence
Full Name: _________________________
Homeroom Teacher: _____________________
I am applying for…
____ Editor: Must be familiar with Microsoft Word or Google Docs, excellent at grammar and
have good computer skills. You will basically be in charge of the layout of the newspaper and
putting everything together.
____ Reporter/Writer: Writes feature stories about events going on at JMI including
activities, clubs, etc. You must be a strong writer and enjoy typing.
____ Reviewer: Writes reviews of books, music, video games and/or movies.
____ Photographer: Takes digital photos of school events and puts them on the computer.
Each applicant must complete ONE the following as a sample of your work:
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Editors/Reporters/Writers: Submit a sample of your work. Write a sample
newspaper article about a real JMI event or a made-up one. Be sure to include a
headline, byline (telling who is writing the article), and a catchy first sentence.
Make your article free of major spelling and grammatical errors. This must be
typed and should be stapled to this application form. Look at real newspaper
articles for inspiration.
Reviewers: Write an example review of a book, CD, video game, or a movie.
Tell your opinions about it—why you liked it or didn’t like it. Make your review
opinionated and interesting!
Photographers: Take a digital picture. Print it out or e-mail it to michele.baloghsileski@edison.k12.nj.us and include a one or two sentence explanation of what
the event is that you took a picture of.
Student Signature: ______________________________ Date: _______
Parent Signature: ________________________________ Date: _______
Teacher Recommendation:
(Please have one of your classroom teachers from this year or last year sign below)
I, ______________________________________ would recommend the student above as a
newspaper staffer.
JMI Newspaper
Meeting Dates & Deadlines
All dates are on Thursday unless specified.
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1 Marking Period Dates
Date
September 25
October 2
October 8
October 23
October 29
November 4
November 13
Activity
Application Submission Deadline
Notification of Acceptance to Newspaper Staff
Meeting 1:25 – Article Ideas Due & Expectations
Article Drafts Due
Meeting 1:25 – Edit & Revise
Submit Final Drafts
1st Edition Published
2nd
Marking Period Dates
Date
November 19
December 10
January 14
January 21
January 29
Activity
Meeting 1:25 – Article Ideas Due
Article Drafts Due
Meeting 1:25 – Edit & Revise
Submit Final Drafts
2nd
Edition Published
3rd Marking Period Dates
Date
February 4
February 2
March 17
April 7
April 15
Activity
Meeting 1:25 – Article Ideas Due
Article Drafts Due
Meeting 1:25 – Edit & Revise
Submit Final Drafts
3rd Edition Published
4th Marking Period Dates
Date
April 14
May 12
May 19
May 26
June 15
Activity
Meeting 1:25 – Article Ideas Due
Article Drafts Due
Meeting 1:25 – Edit & Revise
Submit Final Drafts
4th Edition Published