On-Line Publisher Visits Class
by Lyster Challenger and Pauline Chinnery
On March 1 Shaun A. Pennington, publisher of V.I. Source Inc.,paid a visit to and led an informative discussion in the Charlotte Amalie High School Journalism class. The main purpose of her visit was to familiarize the class with her on-line newspaper and to give useful tips on how to improve the writing of our articles.
As a local media coordinator, Pennington has been involved in the on-line newspaper for almost two years. Though Pennington has never worked on a newspaper on the island or on the U.S. mainland her on-line newspaper has become a success.
The Source attracts about 10,000 viewers daily.
The Source is supported financially by banner ads which assist in payment of salaries for the staff.
After a brief summary about what makes the on-line newspaper function, Pennington began giving us recommendations on how to make our newspaper more captivating and interesting. The journalist gave us some helpful hints about using abbreviations , using photos to make stories more interesting, and understanding that it is okay to paraphrase quotes.
To help fully comprehend more about the style of writing a good newspaper, Pennnington donated a book to the class entitled, The Associated Press Stylebook and Libel Manual edited by Norm Goldstein. Pennington encouraged us to use the book when writing our stories.
Students greatly appreciated Pennington’s visit . Her vast knowledge
about the field of journalism will indeed be a vital help in the way this young journalism class progresses.
Feddy Awards
by CAHS Staff
Who says our male students are not performing? Here at Charlotte Amalie
High Sschool, we have plaudits for many of our males who are focused and are performing extremely well. We would like to honor two of our guys, Nashan St. Bernard and Renan Harrigan.
Nashan St. Bernard, is a senior honors student and is extremely active in school. He recieved the Youth Award at the St. Thomas/St.John Annual Feddy Awards Program.
Nashan received the award because of his outstanding achievements in school and in the community. Congratulations Nahshan! We at CAHS are extremely proud of you!
Renan Harrigan was the student speaker at the ceremony, and what a speech he gave! This young man indicated that he was a positive person who is physically, mentally and socially well grounded. He exhorted the audience to invest time in the lives of others, become a volunteer, so that young people will know that adults care. As Renan stated in his speech, "We all
have something to give. We are all capable of impacting someone else’s life positively."
Congratulations, Renan!
Callender wins Achievement Scholarship
by Staff
CAHS salutes Morgan C. Callender, who is the National Achievement Finalist and Scholarship winner. He recieved this award because of his academic achievements, and his high test scores on both the PSAT ans SAT. He has been awarded a $2,000 scholarship. This is one time award to be used at Morgan’s school of choice.
Congratulations Morgan! We are all proud of your accomplishment, and wish you luck in the future.