Stardust High School Journalism Program
Stardust Schools 2008
Peace Corps volunteer Eric O’Bryant works with community volunteers to plant trees at a Moroccan school high in the Atlas mountains. Photo courtesy of Eric O’Bryant.
Stardust Selection Criteria
Key components of the selection criteria include:
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1. Evidence of diversity,
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2. Evidence of economic need,
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3. Evidence of sustainability,
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4. Action plan,
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5. Signed First Amendment rights agreement,
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6. Evidence of school/community involvement,
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7. Lack of an existing journalism program or one in need of major revitalization,
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8. Commitment of administration, and
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9. Availability of a committed qualified instructional team.
Stardust Program Showcase
Cronkite under construction. It’s great to be home.
Local artist Jenny Ignaszewski profiled by Stardust teachers during summer bootcamp.
Buckeye Union High School Paper, Yearbook Honored at ASU
The Hawk student newspaper and The Falcon yearbook each picked up nine awards at the 2009 Arizona Interscholastic Press Association high school journalism awards Oct. 3 at Arizona State University. The staff members were recognized from publications across the state for their work during the 2008-09 school year. For a complete list of BUHS award winners, click here.
Photo courtesy of Snowflake High School Lobo Lowdown.
By Caitlin Torres
For 80 years, students at Buckeye High School in the West Valley turned to their student newspaper when they wanted to find out what was going on at their school.
But two years ago, the paper disappeared. Like many high school newspapers, there just wasn’t enough money or enough commitment to keep it going, said journalism adviser Stephen Truog.
That changed when Buckeye was selected for the Stardust high school journalism program,
Stardust Program Gives Boost to High School Journalism
High school students prepare for careers in multimedia journalism at the annual ALMA conference. Video courtesy of Jaguar News South Mountain High School.
Stardust Students Get World Wise
Stardust students at Buckeye, Miami, and Betty Fairfax high schools connected with Peace Corps Volunteer Eric O’Bryant through the World Wise Building Bridges to Cross Cultural Understanding program. Eric is currently in the Atlas Mountains of Morocco working in the environmental sector. One student at each school will be the liaison between him and their community.
Log on to their respective sites to follow their reports on Eric’s work. There are also many lesson plans available at the Peace Corps site.
NewsWatch students profile opportunities at Walter Cronkite school of Journalism and Mass Communication.
Arizona Career Tech Ed in Jeopardy
In attempt to balance Arizona’s state budget, Gov. Jan Brewer has propose cuts that place Career and Techincal Education programs in the state at risk.
The proposal would cut the State’s current Vocational Education Block Grant appropriation from $11,492,700 to $57,500. By essentially wiping out the State’s support of Career and Technical Education, Arizona would then lose $25.9 Million in Carl D. Perkins Act Federal funds designated specifically for Career and Technical Education. Read More
