Heritage High School – Newspaper I

Mar 2026 · 2nd Semester

Students will extend practice of principles of interviewing, news evaluation and information gathering. Students will add to and continue to practice skills of reporting, writing and editing in a variety of journalistic styles. They will utilize knowledge and principles of publishing and design, learn economics of publishing, and serve as reporters for the school newspaper. Student will prepare copy and layouts, sell and design advertisements, and select illustrations and photographs for publication, as well as assume editorial leadership roles on the staff. Students enrolled in this class will be responsible for producing content for the school’s newspaper and/or the school’s online news site. This course can be used to satisfy the technology applications credit. # Prerequisite: Newspaper I and Instructor Approval (application required) Students in Advanced Journalism/Newspaper will be responsible for producing content for the school’s newspaper and/or the school’s online news site. This hands-on course will make use of the advanced features of Adobe InDesign and Photoshop, both powerful publishing tools used by professionals. This course may count as a technology applications course.