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But Wakeheld reporters learn by doing—meeting deadlines. helping with layouts. snooping for anything that might qualify as “news”—and by listening to criticism of their work. The end result of this collaboration is a quality student newspaper. The Hoot, which is already on a par with newspapers from larger area high schools, an amazing accomplishment for a small private school.
Since September The Hoot has adopted a solid, responsible editorial stance. The major focus is on hard news which consists mainly of school and community events. The hard news stories appear on the front page. The news of the November 4 issue ranged from a report on the latest revision of Wakefield’s academic policies to the results of the "Scary Story" Contest conducted by the Rappahannock News. The second page of the paper comprises editorial news which includes letters to the editor, commentaries on current events and a private editorial column. "The Editorial Aye". The “Aye” is reserved for commentaries by editorin-chief Chris Ingle, whose latest effort was a criticism of the low attendance at the recent W.P.A. (Wakefield Parents Association) meeting.
Says Hillary Scheer, the Hoot’s social editor. “Everyone respects it (the
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