European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 6, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Daily Ivi Magazine 6asphoto by saw Monno assistant Sartor Troy Frog is editor Brig Kcf pts Nore Wjk Xirum so of maw nerf Laura Kcf Hatm Fedum editor. Student prints of Heidelberg High Yoav Walczak education writer Wei Bruckn High school s newspaper editor Cindy Coleman sat Reading a recent Issue Al Iho Heidelberg student prints when her journalism instructor. Lynne  asked her to compare Inai publication Wilh Wei Mucken s Trojan times. Thosa  said Coleman. Pointing to the bylines in lha student pills. Can  the compliment paid to Heidelberg High school s 17-Sludenl newspaper stall was not Only a tribute to them but to the schools journalism program and sponsor Brick a Predmore in her third and Imal Vear at Heidelberg High. Predmore has turned a maybe we it up Brash activity into a 22-Page, 10-Issue a year production featuring everything lion hard Haitung Newa stoles and editorials about inhalants Leen Aye sex and drinking to student personality features and movie reviews. The whole Point of teaching journalism is on la kids aware of the Power of the press prod More and plus to be aware of the environment. The kids go Nihro Jyh mis school Day alter Day and i Don t if thai until the student prints comes out Hal they realize thai Ihinger Are really going on around Here Bud Korth who too Over As school principal in 1061. Is one of Iho newspaper s binges backers Espilo n number of student prints editorials that have by Rah Rod administration policy i Don t Lemom scr a newspaper at Heidelberg High school any Betler. In said. And i go Back a Long Way i wanted the newspaper to be what it is Bui i can i take a lot of credit you program is Only As Good As the teacher you Vegol m it i believe in people. I believe m Brigid Predmore the Enol Lucial Authon Zed publication is under the direction of Predmore in conjunction with a student editorial braid Hal Delci Mes Content layout and photographs every month Board members review slate proposals write editorials and establish priorities Hal result in eight monthly issues and two specials thai pay tribute to april fool s Day and Iho senior class Troy figgins. An 18-year-old senior is this year s editor the toughest part of the Job is telling one of the stall thai their Story in t written Well enough he said thay get  but Predmore said figgins is usually spared the ordeal simply because poor writers need not apply Lor s position on the student prints stall. The weeding out process is an outgrowth of the school s journalism curriculum the key to which is the journalism i class. From in Predmore selects Only the Best students Lor a semester of journalism ii and a position on the newspaper staff. Predmore. Who earned her Bachelor s degree in journalism from Ponn stale and her master s degree m English from the University of Illinois said team Ivory is As important As writing in determining who qualities for a position with the student prints. They can t work together i can t use them. I lost six staff members alter journalism t because of Hal features cd Itoi Laura Mcbride. A Junior said Hal staff camaraderie makes it easy to work for the newspaper. We have a fun staff. I dread leaving this class to go to algebra. Below eco issues we discuss Thorn. We have the Freedom to do Vhal we  Bui the Freedom camaraderie and Slaff discussions were nowhere in sight in August 1985, when Predmore began working a the school or 900 Sirdenis in cd Ades nine through 12. One Day alter stepping Art the air plane that brought Sci from Washington. Do pred Mae came free to face with a situation common to most department of defense dependents High schools when Cornea to pulling out a student publication Buill around a single journalism class i had to fact 27 kids who were Here to play halt of whom could t even read much less write Predmore said. They had no training. Most of them were seniors who were taking an elective us to graduate. There was Only one girl who had River worked on a newspaper before. So there to  using a beat to slim Pic Dmoro then dispatched her cub reporters who came Back Wilh plenty of noles but no concept of How to Lum Whoso noles into newspaper stories Predmore in Ghod when recalling her first year when slut inf or nos staffers Wyola stories Liki essays build my them up saving the Best for last. Of god dropouts flourished. This was t fun Predmore said. I lost four of them in Iho first week. Going out and getting Al Olios was Drudgery and 1 hated everything they  the turning Point came one month after school began when Ilie first student prints of the school year was distributed. That s when lha Charm took  prod More said they could see it developing. Ii was a  ii was also the kind of experience that rates lop Billing on Korth s list of educational priorities. Anytime you have a class a hero kids Are participating in a real lie situation. Ihen you re on target he said. Predmore saw Tho 1985-85 experience Only As a beginning. Caught up in prod Jetton priorities the students had Little class Lime loll to work on the writing and editing skills Hal Pirdmore knew would be necessary to upgrade the newspaper s consent. She spent the summer of 1906 revising curriculum drawing up lesson plans Lor journalism 1 and journalism it the plans Weie presented to the school s curriculum development Commilles which quickly adopted them. I had everything completely spelled out pied More said. The committee approval was really a formality. The la Cutty was encouraged because they were seeing the kids write. And the student body was interested because it was tha first time they d seen their names and been  sine pred mar Wei a qualified English teacher journalism students could earn an English credit or an elective credit depending in their needs adding to the curriculum s Appeal. The 1986-87 school year saw the paper turn to a More aggressive editorial policy for which principal Karlh was prepared. I Gol with Brigid at he is jul of the school year he said. And i said. I know you re going to Gol me in trouble " Karlh said Iho two have an understanding that the kids will come out Wilh a Lair piece. It it s an cd ional. We get both  the principal has never Mcl with the newspaper stall nor docs to discuss what they Verlien after pubficaiion1 criticism that s the essence of what a student newspaper is All about he said if Here s not some controversy you be got no newspaper at All. And from the kids Point of View Law person to Lake the hits is  in the Spirg Oil 9b7, Predmore submitted the student prints to the Quill and scroll High school journalism Competition sponsored by the University of Iowa. Judges critiqued both the newspaper and the curriculum and Heidelberg earned second place recognition Wilh 8fl4 Points 1e Short of a inst place Waid. Quill and scroll judges were More than Salis lied Wilh the newspaper s articles and editorials but cited the publication and the curriculum Tor a Lack of adv i using and business information. Pred Nore noted Hal Gover Manl regulations prohibit the newspaper from soliciting advertising bul agreed that newspaper business concepts could be taught. Bul in s Tho newspapers con Cal Hal continues to draw Predmore s attention even Veteran staffers know Hal Only after Sho approves of a Story will in see annl Josh Cooper in his third and final year As a member of the newspaper stall has dozens of spoils Edi Lonal and Ica Tures bylines loins credit.  to says. I always know when i be Dona a bad Job. Because mis Pedmore will say. Josh1 whal s your problem ? i m appalled Al i his " Predmore. Who maintains an easy going rapport Wilh Iho newspaper stall said that Only by keeping a Sharp Eye 011 what goes into the newspaper can the publication maintain the credibility in what comes out i be got to keep them out of trouble sometimes she said. They see to tunes out of the eyes of a 16-year old. They re entitled to Ihetu opinion. Bul they re responsible for  wednesday april s. 1983 the stars and stripes Page 13