One of the most effective means of teaching pupils the basic writing techniques and inculcating in them the values of work and fair judgment is campus journalism. It is a good training ground for future journalists. Through the school paper, pupil- writers are able to develop their skills and appreciate the role of the press in shaping public opinion.
To train and select the individual contestants, the school paper advisers Mrs. Joy Carol A. Belarmino, Mrs. Joanfaith Ardecer and Ms. Jiffelyn P. Silao conducted the Two Day Mini-Schools Press Conference on October 14 and 18 , 2016 at Bit-os Elementary School E- Classroom with the theme “Strengthening Freedom of Information Through Campus Journalism”. It was participated by fifty (50) aspiring campus journalists from Grade Four to Grade Six. The results of the individual contests gave the SPA’s some ideas on who performed well and could join to DSPC and win the contests.
In preparation for the forthcoming Division Schools Press Conference (DSPC) 2016, SPAs organized a mini-press schools conference to achieve the following objectives: a) orient the pupil-writers on Campus journalism; b) capacitate them in journalistic writing and editing skills; c) enhance the writing skills; d) examine the skills, knowledge and confidence of the pupils-writers ; and e) produce quality campus journalists. Mrs. Joy Carol A. Belarmino, Head Committee of the said activity prepared for the proposal to be submitted to the office of the School Principal for the approval. The advisers made the necessary preparations. They prepared the letter of invitation to the resource speaker and handed it right away. The resource speaker who would share her expertise with the pupils willingly agreed to spend time and teach the participants for free. The teachers who also supported the conduct of the press conference included the HE Teacher, Mrs. Genelyn Gonzaga who prepared the food for the speakers and participants, and Mr. Jonathan Ardecer who helped in setting up the sound system.
The first day of the activity finally came. The venue was prepared, the facilities and equipment to be used were all set beforehand. Mrs. Joy Carol A. Belarmino gave lecture on Photojournalism and Editorial Cartooning. She gave them techniques on how to get captivating pictures and how to create caricatures. Then, she instructed them to take pictures outside the venue and draw caricature of their seatmates. Lastly; Ms. Jiffelyn P. Silao shared her knowledge on News Writing and facilitated the pupils on how to write a news story. She emphasized to the participants the basic techniques in writing news stories.
The resource speaker in Editorial and Feature writing, Ms. Marianne Faye L. Pasok, gave lectures on the assigned category and then facilitated the training/workshop for the participants during the second day of the activity. Lastly, she gave contest piece for the participants to work on and then selected outstanding outputs and performances.
After the conduct of all training workshops, the resource speakers received their certificates of commendation and tokens as sign of utmost gratitude for their valuable contribution in the promotion and development of campus journalism. The closing program started at 4 o’clock in the afternoon during the last day. The delegates whose outputs and performance stood out against the others’ were recognized and given certificates. (Joy Carol A. Belarmino)
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