A Good Problem Fake news is hard to deal with, but it’s a thing, and it’s going to be a thing for the foreseeable future. So it’s super important to teach kids how to spot it, right? Fifth grade teacher Scott Bedley turned finding fake news into a game, and it was so effective that […]
Insta-glam Using social media to sell products isn’t new, but Vogue is doing it a little differently. First, they’re not selling weight loss tea or those weird gummy bears that make your hair grow, they’re selling a publication, and they’re using Instagram stories to do it. With Instagram stories, the staff at Vogue (and they’ve […]
It’s officially spring, and we’re celebrating with some excellent Best of SNO stories. This week, Borah High School welcomes a Poet Laureate, Mekayla Phan profiles a peer’s life after the tsunami, and North Hall High gets acquainted with the girl with the uke. Read on for our weekly picks, written and submitted by students just […]
Up north, we’ve firmly settled into the new season (it might not even snow again!), and we’re totally digging the high quality Best of SNO submissions that have been rolling in. This week, a Wayzata High student talks concussion awareness, Marquette High students make their mark in a short film competition, and Cortney Chow profiles […]
Sarah Elbeshbishi is an Editor-in-Chief at Watkins Mill High School’s publication, The Current. She’s smart, she’s well-spoken, and she’s passionate about journalism. So when her adviser, Sara Confino, brought a must-tell story to the editorial team, Elbeshbishi jumped on it. The story? Watkins Mill junior Je’Nan Hayes was benched during a basketball game for wearing […]
For-Real News Cries of “fake news!” are pretty much commonplace these days. It’s not surprising; lately there actually is a lot of fake news out there. But it’s also a buzzword easily used to discredit legit news: call it fake, people stop listening. So when it happened to these student journalists, they refused to sit […]
The More You Know We all know that our internet search history follows us (sometimes it’s downright creepy, actually). But it turns out that a majority of students might not be aware of news personalization. That is, the way Facebook, Google and other sites filter stories based on interaction. That’s problematic, because it also means […]
It’s almost spring, and that makes it hard to concentrate on pretty much anything. But Best of SNO submissions are killer lately, and they’re really giving the extra sun a run for it’s money. This week, Adler Bowman profiles a peer who has struggled with an eating disorder, a Peninsula High student has his pick […]
It’s nearly spring, can you believe it? We can’t, but we’ve been buried under mountains of excellent Best of SNO submissions (which is not a bad place to be). This week, Davis McCool addresses the problem of homelessness among students in his district, Lawrence High deals with an offensive banner, and Zoee Rogers profiles a […]
Daylight savings time is this weekend, can you believe it?! That means more light (thank goodness!), warmer temps, and fresh air. And with the new season will come the pushing-up of sleeves everywhere as we freshen our homes and lives. So, since you’ve got all that spring energy anyway, why not apply the same vigor […]