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Our school newspaper

by Michael Williams
Some years ago, our head teacher, Mrs Waters, decided
to start a school newspaper, and get as many students
as possible to take on the job of producing it – and
parents, too. She felt the newspaper would help them
learn more about school life, through articles on things
like sports achievements and arts projects, which not all
students know about if they’re not taking part. Students
took the whole thing very seriously – and we now have
a prize-winning newspaper!
Some of my friends joined the newspaper team
immediately and enjoyed it. I’d always loved creative
writing and drawing cartoons, which I thought would be
perfect in the newspaper, so I signed up. My dad, who’s
a journalist, was pleased – he thought that even though
I wasn’t keen on a job like his, the newspaper would be
a great opportunity for me. And he was right – I loved it!
Dad often came along to give advice, which was
popular with the students. It was difficult sometimes, if
he was busy, but he learned a lot about the school that
way.
My first job was writing a report about a sports event –
a writing style I’d never attempted before. But Dad
reminded me it was similar in some ways to writing a
story – getting information in the right order. Once I’d
understood that, there was no stopping me – and after
my first efforts, I developed quite a professional style,
which was brilliant. Sometimes the team couldn’t use
what I’d written, or my cartoons, for whatever reason,
but I didn’t mind. And sometimes it was hard to finish
stuff on time, but I usually got there.
I’m now one of the editors – we decide what goes into
the newspaper, so our names no longer appear in
print. And it’s stressful sometimes as we don’t have
much time, but we try to manage that properly. We also
correct mistakes in people’s articles, which we all had to
get used to, but we were soon doing it without thinking
– and in our own schoolwork, too. I still put off calling
people outside school for comments on stuff, but I
guess it’s all good experience – at least, that’s what Dad
says!

1 Michael’s head teacher wanted to start a student


newspaper to
A provide an activity for students not interested in
sport or art.
B make students feel more confident about taking
part in something.
C keep students better informed about what was
happening at school.
D give students the experience of being responsible
for something.
2 Michael decided to join the newspaper because
A he had ideas about some work he could do for it.
B he was considering a career in journalism.
C his friends had encouraged him to do so.
D he liked the idea of being part of a team.
3 When Michael first started working on the
newspaper, he was
A disappointed when his stories sometimes weren’t
used.
B delighted at the way his writing skills improved.
C pleased to find he could make use of his art skills.
D worried he’d be late completing some of his
writing.
4 What does Michael say about his role on the
newspaper now?
A He feels uncomfortable about correcting other
students’ work.
B He still needs to improve the way he manages his
time.
C He’s happier to handle making telephone calls to
others.
D He’s become better at making articles more
accurate.
5 What would Michael’s dad say about the
newspaper?
A I was surprised at how keen Michael was to get
involved – he’s never shown that much interest in
writing before.
B I occasionally had problems finding the time to
help out at Michael’s school, but the students really
seemed to like my suggestions.
C Michael would never admit it, but I know he’s
proud to see his name in the newspaper these days –
and I am, too!
D It’s been great to finally find out about life at the
school through reading the newspaper. I didn’t really
know much about it before.

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