The journalism staff
is responsible for producing four 16-page issues of the newspaper
during the school year and our fall delivery 200-page yearbook.
The staff is broken into several departments with an editior-in-chief
in charge of overall publication duties. We have a copy editor
and news department; features editor and photo department; and
a business manager and sales department.
Our newspaper is printed as a tabloid news magazine with a full-color
cover. Coverage includes all areas of high school life, parent
dedications and local advertisements.
All of our photography and printing is done digitally using five
school computers, two scanners and a digital camera.
Our yearbook is printed by Josten's in Clarksville, TN. Our newspaper
is printed at Duke Publishing in London, KY and is sponsored by
Tri-County Nantional Bank of Corbin.
Our students attend Journalism Scholars Day each fall at EKU or
WKU and attend the KHSJA state convention in the spring.
2007-2008
Staff
| Megan
Lewis, editor-in-chief |
Kyle
McAuliffe, sports writer |
| Setera
Sears, copy editor |
Zach
Chadwell, sports writer |
| Coltin
Hanson, reporter |
Arron
Pushard, sports writer |
| Ethan
Bowman, reporter |
Sarah
Kersey, photo editor |
| Emily
Knipp, features editor |
Corie
Mackey, photographer |
| Kirk
Smith, features writer |
Hope
Faulkner, photographer |
| Jordan
Caton, features writer |
Kayla
Lamkin, business manager |
| Lyndsay
Champlin, sports editor |
Brittney
Jones, sales |
2008 Western
Kentucky University’s Mark of Excellence Awards
Setera Sears, Best
News Writer, 1st place
Kirk Smith, Best Feature Writer, 1st place
Megan Lewis, Best Editorial Writer, 2nd place
Emily Knipp, Best Review or Column Writer, 2nd place
Zach Chadwell, Best Sports Writer, 2nd place
Sarah Kersey, Best News Photographer, 3rd place
Sarah Kersey, Best Feature Photographer, 3rd place
Megan Lewis, Best Front Page Layout Designer, 2nd place
Kayla Lamkin, Best Newspaper Advertising, 3rd place
Megan Lewis, Most Valuable Newspaper Staffer AA Division
This is
the first time a CHS newspaper staffer has won the most valuable
staffer award, it is based on the student’s GPA, rank in
class, extracurricular activities, recommendations and the work
done on the newspaper. All of the other awards are based on a
portfolio of work the students have created during the current
academic year for the newspaper.
The contest
is sponsored by WKU’s Society of Professional Journalists
Student Chapter and the faculty and staff of WKU’s department
of journalism.
2008
KHSJA State Awards
Newspaper Class
AA
General Excellence Class AA, 2nd Place
Newswriting-
Setera Sears, 2nd Place
Column Writing- Megan Lewis, 1st Place
Corie Mackey, 2nd Place
Editorial Cartoon- Coltin Hanson, 1st Place
Single Page Layout- Emily Knipp, 1st Place
Honorable Mention Single Page Layout- Setera Sears
Page One Design- Megan Lewis, 2nd place
Megan Lewis, 3rd Place
Overall Newspaper Design- Megan Lewis, 1st Place
Yearbook
Class AA
Cover Design- 2nd Place
Writing Style- 2nd Place
Use of Graphics- Honorable Mention
Photography- 2nd Place
Overall Coverage- 2nd Place
