Today it is much easier and less expensive to write, typeset and print a school newspaper than, for example, 20-30 years ago. Having in your arsenal the basic skills of a writer and a computer with Word installed, you can safely develop the idea of a school "bulletin". Also, when creating a school newspaper, you cannot do without like-minded people and support from adults.
Instructions
Step 1
Talk to the class teacher, or better yet, the principal of the school for any support in creating the school newspaper. It is better if you put together an initiative group that will offer numerous ideas and topics for newspaper materials. Project support includes: providing computers and layout programs, providing Internet access, helping teachers or students in checking texts for spelling and grammatical errors, helping to develop a promotion and design plan.
Step 2
If you can't find support from the school, try to get your parents interested. Some of them plan to send their children to college in philology or journalism, and the school newspaper is a good springboard for aspiring writers and journalists. If you have a good command of a computer and are familiar with the Internet, it is quite possible to save on the cost of printing a newspaper by publishing your pearls on the global network on your own school website. Involve not only schoolchildren as writers and journalists, but also teachers and students.
Step 3
Brainstorm and come up with a catchy title for your school newspaper. Develop the design of the main page, the logo of the publication, the rating of the headings Come up with headings and topics, style and concept for the entire newspaper. You can publish news and texts related to school life: about the Olympiads, about sports, about teachers and the educational process, about summer vacations and the school curriculum, puzzles, cartoons, photographs, announcements, horoscopes, comics and much more. This is all useful for the electronic version. Decide if your newspaper will be weekly or monthly.
Step 4
Recruit students who know how to sell newspapers and want to make money on it. Only if your school provides all supplies (paper, ink) then you can distribute the school newspaper for free.
Step 5
Distribute topics to volunteers and announce deadlines for finished materials. Be sure to make a list of requirements: the presence of a photograph, handwritten or electronic form of articles, the amount of text, the presence of headings.
Step 6
Make up materials using the developed home page design and electronic templates. Typically, the most important news is on the front page, analytics and opinions are in the middle of the newspaper, and entertainment headings are on the back pages.
Step 7
Print several copies and give them to editors for proofreading. Make edits in the layout as suggested by your editors.
Step 8
Print the planned number of copies of the newspaper. By the way, it is advisable to indicate the circulation and the names of the editors on the last page of the publication. Distribute it in every possible way. If you publish a newspaper on the Internet, post announcements throughout the school for a new issue with a large listing of the site's address.
