Recommendation: completion of previous English class with a grade of B or higher

Open to all 9-12th grader students
(UC approved “g”)

This course expands students' English and journalism skills through creating, designing, marketing, and publishing the student newspaper, The Piedmont Highlander, TPH, as well as using technology to enhance the paper through its online presence, TPHnews.com.  Student are required to write for each issue of the paper, as well as for an outside source.  Students become well versed in all types of journalistic writing as well as the basics of design and photography.  Students have additional projects involving history, ethics, and in-depth reporting, and examine other professional media sources for story possibilities, as well as critiquing the design and content. Students who choose to take the class for more than one year can move into editor roles with advanced leadership positions.

More about The Piedmont Highlander
The Piedmont Highlander online, https://www.tphnews.com