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Adviser: Phillip Caston
Publication(s): Legend (yearbook) and Tribal Tribune (newspaper)
School: Wando High School, Mount Pleasant, South Carolina
Contact: phillip_caston@charleston.k12.sc.us
About: Resources are slideshows/articles for advisers, but also examples of marketing and methods used to attract students to student media programs. The ideology is geared at getting inside the minds of teenagers and making student media programs attractive to students with a particular skillset.
Adviser: Beth Marshall
Publication(s): Endeavor - yearbook
School: Richmond-Burton Community High School, Richmond, IL
Contact: bmarshall@rbchs.com
About: Resources include example recruiting fliers, "Follow Us" fliers, Reasons to Join Journalism flyer, and sample editor and staff applications.
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Adviser: Robert Sterner
Publication(s): The Broadcaster
School: Hershey High School, Hershey, PA
Contact: rsterner@hershey.k12.pa.us
About: Newsletter explaining why the school paper is important and how it serves their community.
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promotional videos
school promotional displays
recruiting flyers or posters
publications staff traditions
staff bonding & promotions
social media accounts & procedures for social media promotions and postings
community involvement
ways to improve diversity
school faculty involvement
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