News Staff
Contact the staff at
[email protected] Editors in Chief Emily Downing Megan Zea Brian Williamson Sports Editor Jacob Thompson Copy Editors Madison Oberg Megan Westby Feature/Entertainment Editors Spencer Nielsen Connor Nielsen Photography Editor Lindsey Schaefer Graphics Editor Carlie Hughes Staff Reporters Joelene Carol Daniel Copeland Kaitlynn D’Auvergne Tommy Hill Becky Lauer Luis Marin-Avilez Brett Maulding Jesse Waian Advisor: Lorraine Stratton [email protected] |
Editorial Policy
The Connection is dedicated to providing the student body at NCSD12 High Schools with information about school, local, state, and national events. The Connection follows the basic principle of student rights and press freedoms as presented by Journalism Education Association.
The Journalism Education Association upholds the rights of students to exercise freedom of expression as guaranteed by the First Amendment to the Constitution of the United States and incorporated into all of the states by the Fourteenth Amendment. Student journalists have the right to report on and editorialize about controversial and crucial events in the school, community, nation and world. However, they must observe the same legal responsibilities as those imposed upon all news media. Thus, student journalists must refrain from publications of material which:
Faculty advisers or school administrators shall not subject student publications to prior restraint or censorship. The Connection is dedicated to providing the student body with information about school, local, state and national events and issues. Opinions expressed on this site are not necessarily those of The Connection staff, high school student body, faculty, administration or school board. Signed columns and letters to the editor solely represent views and opinions of the writer. Letters to the editor are encouraged. Letters will be printed as written except in cases where the material is obscene, libelous or potentially disruptive to normal school procedures. Letters to the editor must be signed, however, names will be withheld on writer’s request with legitimate reasons. Deliver letters to the editor to Clackamas High room 504 (Day 1) or Schellenberg room 106 (Day 2) or Ms. Stratton’s mailbox. The newspaper class at SSC publishes The Connection. The class is comprised of students from Clackamas, Milwaukie and Rex Putnam high schools. The Connection staff can be emailed at: [email protected] Advertising is available. The Connection belongs to National Scholastic Press Association and the Oregon Scholastic Press Association. |