Community Documentation Through the Arts and Sciences:
Community Newspapers
Participating Schools
Akron Community School West
Edward Bell HS
Flomaton HS
Florala City Middle School
Gaylesville HS
J.F Shields HS
Loachapoka Elementary and High Schools
Monroe Intermediate
Oakman HS
Sand Rock HS
Section HS
Steele Junior High School
Sunshine HS
Students publish local newspapers as part of the PACERS Community Newspaper Project (PCNP). The project improves students’ academic interest, writing skills and scores, computer competence, and post-secondary study and career options. It offers young people occasions to serve their communities by providing professional quality local media. To find out more on the PCNP contact admin@pacersinc.org. Opportunities are available for small rural schools to join the project, and volunteers and contributions are needed.
REGISTER NOW: Auburn University's Newspaper Workshop June 17-22, 2012.
High school students can gain hands-on experience in the many aspects of journalism during the 10th annual summer workshop hosted by Auburn University’s Department of Communication and Journalism. The workshop will take place Sunday, June 17, 2012, through Friday, June 22, 2012, on the Auburn University campus and is open to rising sophomores, juniors and seniors. Graduating seniors are not eligible.
Participants will write news, columns, feature and sports stories, learn the art of photojournalism, and how to shoot and edit video. All participants will create their own websites to showcase their work from the workshop. Cameras will be provided to the participants for use during the workshop. Three of the very best workshop students will be awarded $1,000 journalism scholarships. (click here to register and read more)
PACERS Community Newspaper
2009-10 Business Plan and Operations Guidelines
Business Plan and Operations Guidelines for
Student Staffers and Adult Sponsors
Business Plan Template
Putting the News in Newspaper
By Amanda Crawford |
Section High School
Some schools have big science fairs with the ever-popular volcano that spews over when a certain chemical reaction occurs.
A blue ribbon, at least on T.V., always is awarded to that particular volcano. Other schools have band competitions, spelling bees, or they may go to state in some kind of sport.
However, for the 12 schools that attended the 2010 PACERS community newspaper conference, it was all about the ink.
Approximately 400 people attended the 2010 PACERS conference,
and 204 staffers and contributors
were involved in the community
newspaper project during the 2008-2009 school year.
At the 2010 meeting, schools were introduced and given and opportunity
to speak on behalf of their own projects. The reports included how many editions were put out, what they’ve learned from this experience,
and sharing plans for the next big step for their school paper...
Want to read more? Click to download the 2010 edition of The Pacers Press- the official publication of the Pacers conference
Click links to view student-published community newspapers
(Pages take a few minutes to load due to size)
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