Advertising for the 8th issue

If you know anyone or would like to solicit businesses for the 8th issue to give advertising...

here are the rates... (please see me for a copy of the contract)
These rates apply to just 1 issue -
full page -$250
half page - $125
quarter page - $62.50
1/8 of a page - $31.25
business card - $25

Rates will be adjusted next year for a package on all issues, plus individual rates

2nd drafts of 1st article for 8th issue are due Monday.

Please send your work to the section leaders: (and cc me)
News -livianette.cabrera@wjps.org
Feature - sarah.bianchi@wjps.org
entertainment - gpapazafiropoulos@wjps.org
opinion - anastasia.papis@wjps.org
sports - lisamarie.ludford@wjps.org or amneet.singh@wjps.org

More topics... for the 8th issue (and the hits just keep coming :)

News
-PTA meeting on April 8th (go and get info about what is coming up and talk to PTA) - This can also be a feature story on PTA relationships in school which can also become opinion on how well it works.
-Career day in Middle School
-Learning environment surveys
-EF tour to Spain
-Play
-Mr. Mengani on ABC
-LIFTT students on Channel 1
-Alan November speaking at Town Hall on 4/14
-Senior trip to Pinegrove
-PTA Sports Night 4/23
-Middle School ELA testing 4/26-28
-Middle School Math testing - 5/5-5/6
-AP testing in May

Investigative Feature
Why students fail and what gets done about it
Reforming education

Feature
Standards based learning
Understanding NYS standards
Motivation - Intrinsic versus Extrinsic -
the decline of Art and music education
Teacher/Student relationships... What's your metaphor?
The benefits of keeping your life private
How to remain attentive and retain information
Setting responsible boundaries
Cell phone recycling
Electronics recycling programs

Opinion
Do the NYS Standards set high expectations?
What happened to the Arts in school?
Public vs Private - how much of your life should you post in a status update?
Parents or Friends - discussion of parent/child relationships


Entertainment
Books that changed our lives
Movies that changed our lives
Music that changed our lives
Favorite foods of WJPS and where to get them
Vapid television programming that we feel compelled to watch and why

Sports
Understanding baseball
Understanding hockey
Duke wins the NCAA men's basketball
UConn withs the NCAA women's tournement - 2 undefeated seasons back to back
Playing college sports
Intramural sports

More topic ideas are on facebook.

http://www.facebook.com/topic.php?topic=13815&post=68090&uid=369540468595#!/topic.php?uid=369540468595&topic=13815

this will bring you to the topics on The Blazer group on facebook... aren't a member yet, join up!

have no idea what to write about?

check these out, they're all ms sackstein's ideas ii'm just posting them ; just comment if you're going to choose any OR - email to the apporpiate editor for which the article will go to .

-Summer Jcamps
- Mr. Tesler's band outside of school
- Opening of baseball season
- Ending of hockey season
- College Basketball final 4
- Senior college acceptances
- Allergies
- Middle School testing
- how to keep the 8th graders go to the high school
- Why 6th graders want to go to WJPS
-Energy efficent solutions
-Owners looking like their pets
-should students evaluate their teachers?
-spolied children : your opinion?
-sibling relationships
-favorite body/hair products
- favorite perfumes/colognes
-best / worst of the school year
- what makes a teacher successful
-family dynamics
-advisory:good idea or not?

:)

First drafts of 8th issue articles due - Wed.

Please make sure to email your section leaders with your first drafts (cc me) of your 1st articles for the 8th issue due on Wednesday, 4/7.

Thanks :)

Please check earlier posts for further deadlines.

Second drafts are due Tuesday, 4/13 - due to your section leader (I get it ccd)

Reminder - Current Events #8 (your last official one) is due on Wed. 4/7

Make sure to email me your last current events assignment (#8) due on Wed.

Once you have completed 8 assignments, you no longer have to do them.