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JEA/NSPA National HS Jounalism Convention - Portland, Oregon

My students need registration fees, airfare and hotel costs for field trip to JEA/NSPA Spring National High School Journalism in Portland, Oregon.

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Mr. M.
Grades 9-12

“High school journalism students earn higher grade point averages, score better on the ACT college entrance examination and demonstrate better writing and grammar skills in college, compared with students who do not have those journalism experiences,” according to Jack Dvorak, Ph.D., professor of the School of Journalism at Indiana University. I teach journalism at King Drew Magnet High School in South LA and we serve approximately 70% low income, 100% minority teens. We are 65% African American and 35% Latino - one of the few remaining high schools in LAUSD that are predominantly African American. This journalism course gives them the opportunity to hone their critical thinking skills more than any other single course as well as learn other skills that they can apply directly to college level work and beyond.



Our kids risk their safety by just attending a school located in gang-infested South LA. We receive less money per student than other schools serving our similar demographic because we are fairly high performing with little to no violence on our campus. Our teachers routinely cover equipment and supply shortages out of their own pockets - especially for the elective courses (including journalism). The other obstacle our kids face is the culture of failure that pervades so many low income communities and schools. This course and the projects it produces gives a voice to these student that they would not have otherwise.

We need funding for a trip to the JEA/NSPA Journalism Convention in Portland, OR. This trip will benefit all student who attend as well as those who are unable to attend as we intend to share the information and materials with the entire journalism class of 35 students. The new members of the class who will attend the conference will receive training in news writing and production that they will use to carry on the newspaper after the seniors leave at the end of the year. The seniors in attendance will sharpen their existing skills in addition to learning new ones. They will carry these skills with them on to college and beyond.

Your donation will make it possible for my students to connect with other high school journalists and professionals outside our poverty ridden and isolated environment. This trip will not only allow them to network but also to see a different side of the world – away from the gangs and the drug dealers. They will then be able to bring back their new skills to help produce a quality scholastic publication. The newspaper these students produce is seen by the entire school as well as every parent (we mail the newspaper to the homes) and even the surrounding community as we have just started distributing the paper to other local schools, community centers and businesses in an attempt to connect to as many people as possible. 
We are a small outpost of learning in a troubled area. Your help will ensure that my students have more of a chance to succeed in high school, college and beyond.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

35 students impacted 46 donors
Mr. M. Grades 9-12

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

35 students impacted 46donors

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Destination Partipants Total
JEA/NSPA Spring National High School Journalism
(The convention will offer continuous workshops, classes, seminars, and networking dedicated to scholastic journalism. ) 		10 students and 1 teacher $6,340.00

Trip cost

$6,340.00

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$95.10

Fulfillment labor & materials

$9.00

Total project cost

$6,444.10

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$1,414.56

Total project goal

$7,858.66

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $7,858.66

32 Donors

-$2,865.71

Donations toward project cost

-$2,520.34

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$345.37

match offer

-$4,785.07

Match offer toward project cost

-$3,923.76

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$861.31

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$207.88

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