Journalism students to attend Journalism Convention

and sessions about subjects that relate to Journalism. Some of the most prominent speakers will be Jim Sheeler, winner of the Pulitzer Prize in 2006 and Reggie Rivers, a former NFL running back for the Denver Broncos (1991-1996) and is now a sport anchor on KCNC Channel 4 in Denver.
   “I think that it will be a very beneficial trip, and hopefully, we will learn many things that we can bring back to the Journalism staff and in our publications,” said Editor in-chief Hachmeister. The staff will use the money from their Cow Patty Bingo foundraiser back in October to pay for the trip.
   During the convention, the students will participate in competitions against journalism students from all over the United States. Besides sessions, the students hope to do fun activities in Denver, possibly including a dinner theater.

   On April 12-15, four Journalism students will travel with Journalism adviser Shari Paget to Denver, Colorado to attend the JEA/NSPA Spring National High School Journalism Convention.
   In the past the Journalism class only sent the seniors to the National High School Journalism Convention, but this year the juniors get to go to because it is held in Denver, allowing the class to save money on flight tickets. The students attending the convention are Senior Cambria Eickhoff and Juniors Rebekah Hachmeister, Morgan McNeal and David Elliott.
   At the convention students will attend workshops

Sixth Graders Shadow Older Peers

   The sixth graders have attended school at the elementary since kindergarten and they will now be moved to the high school for their seventh grade year. This building along with the seventh graders has eighth through twelfth grades. The sixth grade class has eight students, so they will be brought to the high school in two different sessions of four students. Dates for the visits are undecided at the time but are planned to occur. Heidi Makings, the junior high teacher enlightens on the subject, “It will be a good opportunity for the sixth graders to see what the junior high climate and expectations are like.”

   This year, Natoma is giving sixth graders the opportunity to “shadow” the seventh graders. This will hopefully help with the anxiety of coming to a new building next year. The sixth graders will come and follow a seventh grader around for a day to get the feel of the new pressures they will experience in a new building: getting to class on time, finding the right classrooms and other worries of the young students.

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