Ever since the very first student newspaper was published, student journalists have had one goal in mind: to educate the school about newsworthy or relevant topics. This school year, the JagWire staff plans to continue doing just that.
That’s not our only goal, of course. Obviously we’d love to win awards. However, we essentially want to continue reaching out to our readers and challenging them to think about current issues and open their minds. Whether it be a news article about a new policy, a feature on a student with a unique hobby or a review of a local ballet, we wish to expose readers to something new. Hopefully you, the reader, can finish reading through an issue having learned something you didn’t already know.
Last year, JagWire seemed to have a stigma surrounding it that made us known for being “controversial.” However, we never published stories with the intent of creating conflict or offending any individual or group. Or goal was, and continues to be, to provide accurate, relevant and important information to those involved in the school and its activities. We want to make you think and be informed.
Although we stand by the articles previously published in JagWire, we acknowledge that there is always room for improvement. Whether by covering topics in a different way or being more direct about the purpose of an article, we believe we will grow this year.
Regarding our website, Mill Valley News, we are working hard to make it as high-quality as our print issue. By aiming to post stories and photographs every day, we are trying to reach a broad audience and provide a place where we can highlight many different activities and hear reader feedback. Website comments are always welcome; we want to hear your thoughts and opinions.
We also want you to know that we work hard to put out a strong paper. No article is printed without being edited countless times and we discuss the content of every single page to be sure that it is portrayed in the right way. We hope that, if anything, you appreciate our hard work and respect our genuine passion when it comes to journalism and JagWire.
On a less serious note, watch out for a higher quality paper that includes more students and more coverage of different clubs, sports and groups. We want to tell people’s stories and shed light on unknown topics.
We hope that when you finish an issue of JagWire you have gained a new perspective on an important topic at school. This is a school newspaper; it is written by students, for students. We want your opinion. If you would like to make a comment about the paper or share an idea, we would love to hear it. Thank you for supporting the paper and its staff. We appreciate your readership and hope you enjoy this year’s JagWire as much as we know we will.
