BOSTON — The New England High School Journalism Collaborative will hold an all-expense-paid summer workshop for students interested in journalism from June 21 to June 28.
The program is intended for students who are from traditionally underserved populations. Some preference is given to current juniors and seniors in high school. Students will work out of a newsroom at Simmons University in Boston and learn to report, write, edit for a newspaper, and produce multimedia projects for a website. They will be assigned stories, do interviews, and will be exposed to working on a deadline to create their own newspaper.
The New England Newspaper and Press Association will be assisting with the application process.
Application guidelines include: students who attend high school in Vermont are eligible; Only students currently in high school may apply, including graduating seniors; students must be recommended by a teacher and a letter of recommendation from the sponsoring teacher must accompany the application; a transcript from the school with the student’s most recent grades must accompany the application; an essay of no more than 500 words must accompany the application. The applicant can write about why they should be selected to participate in this program or how writing has helped the applicant explore and understand a problem in their life; students will need to upload a headshot.
Applicants will receive an email confirming the receipt of the application with a link to a Dropbox folder to upload the required documents (letter of recommendation, transcript, personal essay, and headshot).
The deadline for applications is Friday, April 4. Students will be notified of their status by the end of April.
For additional questions or if the applicant needs special accommodations to submit information, email Leah Lamson, NEHSJC managing director, at [email protected].
