Jeff Nusser (adviser at Emerald Ridge, whose students won a Pacemaker for JagWire), says he did some research and found that this is the most Pacemakers we have ever won as a state. It may be (though we're not positive of this yet) the most Pacemakers ever won by any one state at one convention. Clearly, Washington is leading the way in producing top student work and in fighting to guarantee student free expression. See further postings about pending free expression legislation in WA.
As a professional organization, the WJEA provides support services in the field of scholastic journalism. This blog is one of those support services, designed and maintained with you, the student journalist and scholastic journalism adviser, in mind. Here you will find a wide array of resources designed to help you in your quest to become better at what you do by providing thoughtful analysis and access to the most current resources available on the Internet. For more information about who we are and what we do, visit wjea.net.
How you can help student free press legislation
Although legislation that would clarify student free press rights was unsuccessful this year, the opportunity still exists to educate legislators for another run at legislation in 2009. Continue to contact your legislators and let them know this is an important issue.
The administrator of this blog is Jeff Nusser, the adviser of The Apple Leaf newspaper and Wa Wa yearbook at Wenatchee H.S. While he generates most of the content, he also always is looking for help from the people who know scholastic journalism best.
Got an idea for the site? Have you written something for other students that you're looking to get to a wider audience? Looking for help with a specific situation? E-mail Nusser here to get your voice heard. You also can leave a thought by clicking on the "comments" link at the bottom of each post - we're always looking for thoughtful discussion on how best to have a free scholastic press!
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Congrats to Pacemaker winners from Washington State. I looked at the list and was amazed by the showing. Way to go!
Jeff Nusser (adviser at Emerald Ridge, whose students won a Pacemaker for JagWire), says he did some research and found that this is the most Pacemakers we have ever won as a state. It may be (though we're not positive of this yet) the most Pacemakers ever won by any one state at one convention. Clearly, Washington is leading the way in producing top student work and in fighting to guarantee student free expression. See further postings about pending free expression legislation in WA.
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