This is the Edgar Road Elementary Jaguar Journal.
Junior Journalists
Jaguar Journal Fall 2017 Issue
This is the Edgar Road Elementary Jaguar Journal.
Junior Journalists: Photojournalist visits with ECHO campers
When photojournalist Tiffany Esters came to speak to the ECHO journalism campers, two teams of campers wrote stories about her visit. Junior journalists Noah Lodes, Diego Dugue de Estrada, Anderson Take and Raphael Maurice with guidance from ECHO counselors Colin… Read More ›
Photo talk: Pulitzer-prize winning journalist shares photos, stories with campers
Story by junior journalists Marcie Buescher, Mae Brent, Katie Irish, Iris Rycenga, Noah Lodes, Kathryn Clark, Hunter Farish, Anderson Take, Therese Schuster, Diego Dugue de Estrada, Raphel Maurice and Michael Cook with help from ECHO guides Ashli Wagner, Riley Mullgardt,… Read More ›
Junior Journalists: Radio show host shares insights at ECHO journalism camp
Radio show host visits with campers By Amalia Garcia-Montague, Ella Elias and Nina Thompson Kenny Murdock of the Murdock Report visited with a group of young journalists of the ECHO summer camp to speak with them about his life experiences… Read More ›
Junior journalists practice photography skills
ECHO summer journalism campers discussed the basics of photography and then set out to practice those skills on July 19. Team 1 Team 2 Team 3
Junior Journalists: Campers share opinions about reporting
Junior journalists at ECHO’s summer journalism camp answer questions about what they think journalism and reporting involve.
Writer opens up to journalism campers
By Michael Blessing, Rachel Brenne, Caroline Cromwell, Ella Elias, Natalie Felgenhauer, Amalia Garcia-Montague, Joe Harned, Mike Li, Ethan Sanders, Nina Thompson and Sydney Thorton with guidance from Aerin Johnson and Andy Kimball Entertainment Columnist Abby Botan spoke to journalism campers… Read More ›
ECHO campers interview peers
One of the activities of ECHO journalism camp was for campers to practice interviewing skills and writing about others who attended the camp. These are some of their stories. Camper vacations in Alabama Ivy Clark Junior Journalist Last week, Isabella Dyson… Read More ›
KMOX reporter visits with ECHO campers
KMOX reporter Michael Calhoun visited with Junior Journalists at the ECHO journalism camp on July 15. Each team then wrote stories about the visit. Calhoun advises campers to be curious Counselors Ashli Wagner and Caroline Fellows Campers Kolby Cunningham, Chloe… Read More ›
Gallery: Junior campers practice with cameras
Junior journalists Ivy Clark, Benjamin Pires, Marshall Hoover, Sloane Carfield and Julia Fowler and counselors De’Andre Scott and Keillyn Johnson use a camera to explore the high school campus at ECHO journalism camp on July 14.
Infographics: Junior journalists share ideas about journalism
Before ECHO journalism camp began on July 14, campers were asked several questions about journalism. These answers were fed in to a wordcloud generator, which makes a graphic where in the words most often used are larger. When ask to… Read More ›
Journalism campers practice profile photos
Junior journalists Julia Mossinghoff, Audrey Turley, Olivia van Hoornbeek, Chase Donnelly and Jackson Baciek with counselors Jake Collins and Riley Mulgardt take profile photos using the high school campus as their backdrop on July 14.
Team Gracie finds images on high school campus
Junior journalists Sarah Pires, Christian Brennan, Hadley Hoskins, Natalie Harhausen and Sky Mueller with guidance from counselors Gracie Hedenberg and Aerin Johnson practice photographic skills at the Webster Groves High School campus.
Journalism campers explore photography methods
Junior journalists Kolby Cunningham, Shea Goggin, Ellie Sterbenz, Isabella Stewart and Chloe Conrad with the guidance of camp counselors Ashli Wagner and Caroline Fellows set about to take photos representing rule of thirds, stop the action, framing, lines, filling the… Read More ›
Get close: Photographer gives campers advice
Jackson Bacilek, Christian Brennan, Sloane Carfield, Ivy Clark, Chloe Conrad, Kolby Cunningham, Chase Donnelly, Isabella Dyson, Julia Fowler, Shea Goggin, Natalie Harhausen, Marshall Hoover, Hadley Hoskins, Julia Mossinghoff, Sky Mueller, Benjamin Pires, Sarah Pires, Ellie Sterbenz, Isabella Stewart, Audrey Turley,… Read More ›
Junior journalists interview family members, friends
Advisor’s note: ECHO campers were asked to interview family members or friends and to write brief profiles. Junior journalist interviews grandfather Benjamin Pires Robert Lewis was born in Michigan 1944 to Betty and Lynox Lewis. His dad got a degree… Read More ›
KMOV’s Diana Zoga shares insights with journalism campers
Advisor’s Note: KMOV TV anchor Diana Zoga visited the WGHS ECHO journalism camp to talk to campers, who were in third through sixth grades, about broadcast journalism and her career. The campers then broke into three teams and wrote stories about… Read More ›
Wordcloud: What is journalism? What is news? What makes a good story?
Before ECHO’s summer journalism camp started, junior journalists were asked, “What is Journalism?” “What is News?” and “What Makes a Good Story?” We fed their answers into the Wordcloud generator at http://www.jasondavies.com to create the following:
Slideshow: Junior journalists capture WGHS images
Part of journalism camp is a “Photo Scavenger Hunt.” Students are reminded that People + Action + Reader Interest = News, and then they are invited to find people in action around the high school. These are some of their… Read More ›
Video: Junior journalists learn people’s favorite superheroes/powers
As part of journalism camp, junior journalists devised a question to conduct man-on-the-street interviews. This year’s questions were “Who is your favorite superhero?” and “What superpower would you most like to have?”
Nelson shares Post Dispatch experiences
Story by Junior Journalists: Celia Alexander, Ivy Clark, Jane Curtis, Grace Gericke, Gracie Hedenberg, Olivia King, Evelyn Linck, Ginny Northcott, Benjamin Pires and Nina Thompson with Guidance from Aerin Johnson, Andre Scott and Keillyn Johnson Kathleen Nelson worked for 31… Read More ›
