July 21-28,2018

A collaboration between Oregon State University, The Oregonian / OregonLiveand Oregon media organizations

HIGH SCHOOLJOURNALISMINSTITUTE

APPLICATION

Name: Age:

Parent/Guardian:

Home Address:

City And ZIP:

Home Phone: Cell:

E-Mail Address:

High School:

Year In School (For ’17-’18) Fr So Jr Sr

Journalism or Publications Teacher:

School Phone Number:

Work For Your School Paper? Yes No

If So, Please Describe Your Role:

Are You Involved In Other School Activities? Please List Them:

Sweatshirt Size (S-XXL): Preferred pronouns

PLEASE INCLUDE a letter of recommendation from a teacher.

ON A SEPARATE SHEET OF PAPER, type a personal statement about yourself and tell us why you want to participate in the institute.

IN ADDITION TO THE PERSONAL STATEMENT, please write a one-page essay on one of the two topics:

1. PART OF BEING A GOOD JOURNALIST is keeping up on current events that affect your community. Please type a one-page essay about something that happened in your school or community that you felt was of significance. What happened? How did it affect you?

2. DESCRIBE YOUR EXPERIENCES facing life challenges or disadvantages, your efforts to overcome them, and what you learned in the process.

PLEASE INCLUDE ANY STORIES, photographs or other work that you’ve done for your school paper.

My signature certifies that all information submitted here is my own work, factually accurate and honestly represented.

STUDENT SIGNATURE

PARENT/GUARDIAN SIGNATURE

PARENT/GUARDIAN CELL PHONE:

This week will always have a special place in my heart, and I’m so grateful to have had this opportunity to meet amazing people and to get a taste of what being a journalist is like.

— SIERRA CARROLLRoosevelt High School

INSTITUTE ELIGIBILITYTo be considered for the institute, a student must meet ALL of the requirements in Part A and AT LEAST ONE of the criteria in Part B. It is to your benefit to check all that apply in Part B.

PART A:

Student must show an interest in writing or visual storytelling, as evidenced by class participation, clips, or extracurricular involvement.

Student must exhibit good behavior and good school citizenship, as determined by teacher recommendation.

Students must be able to participate in and contribute to cooperative learning, college-readiness and academic enrichment activities.

Student must be able to help establish and maintain a safe camp environment.

Student must complete the institute application and obtain parent/guardian permission to participate.

PART B:

Have a linguistic or cultural background different from those that predominate in Oregon’s secondary school system.

Be from a low-income household (as determined by student’s eligibility for free or reduced-price meals).

Be from a household with an educational attainment level of a high school diploma or less.

Have a documented disability or was eligible for special education services sometime during K-12.

Attend a high school without a newspaper or journalism program.

SELECTION CRITERIA

1. Extent of socioeconomic and educational disadvantage.

2. Writing and journalism potential as evidenced in application, essay submissions and teacher recommendation.

3. Reliability and potential for professionalism as evidenced by teacher recommendation.

4. Persistence, problem-solving capacity and ability to learn from experience, as evidenced by essay submissions and teacher recommendation.

The experience was so unforgettable because of the opportunity to work directly with members of The Oregonian. They helped us develop the skills needed to become better journalists. I am so grateful for this opportunity. — SUJALA CHITTOR, St. Mary’s Academy

SPREADING THE NEWSHigh School Journalism Institute is a unique opportunity for you to get actual hands-on experience in journalism.

The eight-day, no-cost institute runs from July 21 to 28 at the Oregon State University campus in Corvallis. Students stay in residence halls on campus, work with professionals from The Oregonian/OregonLive and use Orange Media Network’s state-of-the-art facilities.

With guidance, the participants use real journalism skills to report and photograph a 32-page newspaper, as well as blog and produce multimedia pieces for The Oregonian’s website, OregonLive.com. Students also will get a chance to explore the campus and meet members of the award-winning university newspaper, “The Daily Barometer.”

Travel vouchers might be available for students who need transportation to and from the OSU campus.

The experience at the institute will help show you that journalism is an important career that might be the right choice for you.

DEADLINE (SENT BY): May 18, 2018

Molly YoungThe Oregonian/OregonLive1500 SW First Ave., Ste. 400 Portland, Oregon 97201 503-412-7056myoung@oregonian.com

Applications should be sent to Molly Young at the Oregonian/OregonLive by mail or email.

I realized that to become a successful journalist I’ll have to push myself to think about things from various perspectives to develop stories that reach beyond my own experiences.— BEN NGUYEN, Reynolds High School

I couldn’t be more thrilled to expand my knowledge on sports writing, especially from someone who has professional experience. I’m proud of the incredible progress we have all made in this short amount of time. I would recommend it to anyone. — KIARA JOHNSON, Parkrose High School