Behind the Scenes of the Courier

The hot-off-the-press newspapers sitting outside the main office at 6:30 a.m., evoke feelings of anticipation and expectation, causing me to dive into the stacks to take out a freshly printed Courier.  What will I learn about CHS, our community and students?  The Courier, led by Journalism Advisor Mrs. Harris and her staff of dedicated writers, editors and photographers, showcases the best of CHS, highlights intriguing cultural events and gives voice to the many unique and always interesting students who write their own columns.  As a community, we are fortunate to have a paper that consistently brings us pride and thought provoking articles.

So in the spirit of reporting on what is wonderful, please enjoy a photo journey behind the scenes of the CHS Courier.  Leave a comment about journalism or anything else CHS related. We're listening.
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Let's go inside.  Shhhh.  They're hard at work.

 Students reviewing last month's issue and editors laying out next month's issue.

 Collaborating on the layout teaches real-world skills of team work and compromise.

 Each section of the paper has a dedicated computer with In Design, industry standard software used by graphic artists and publishers.

 Editing, revising, rewriting.  Kaizen - Continuous Improvement

It's all storytelling, you know. That's what journalism is all about.
Tom Brokaw

 Team of dedicated journalists laying out paper, editing, revising and meeting their deadlines.

 I still believe that if your aim is to change the world, journalism is a more immediate short-term weapon.
Tom Stoppard

 Organizational skills honed and sharpened.

 I don't believe in gutter politics. I don't believe in gutter journalism.
Maria Shriver

 Reflective practitioners striving to create the best product they can.

 Editors: Stuff to Know
These are skills that the students will NEVER forget. 

I am deeply interested in the progress and elevation of journalism, having spent my life in that profession, regarding it as a noble profession and one of unequaled importance for its influence upon the minds and morals of the people.
Joseph Pulitzer

 I've created a vocabulary of different styles. I draw from many different ways to take a picture. Sometimes I go back to reportage, to journalism.
Annie Leibovitz

In almost every profession - whether it's law or journalism, finance or medicine or academia or running a small business - people rely on confidential communications to do their jobs. We count on the space of trust that confidentiality provides. When someone breaches that trust, we are all worse off for it.
Hillary Clinton

David Brinkley was an icon of modern broadcast journalism, a brilliant writer who could say in a few words what the country needed to hear during times of crisis, tragedy and triumph.
Tom Brokaw


Thank you to Mrs. Harris and all the journalism students.  You make us proud. You make us think.

Please leave a comment about your favorite journalism story or suggest an idea for an upcoming story.  We're listening!

~Mrs. Foss