8th Grade Publications Takes A Trip To The E.O.

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On October 29th, 2014 an 8th grade publication's class went to their local newspaper, The East Oregonian, to become a better writer and photographer.  The class hopped off the bus and walked around to the entrance of the E.O. Daniel (Manager/Editor of the E.O.), walked the class in to the very quiet office. The class glanced at the first amendment which was printed largely on the wall in front of them. Daniel  introduced them to all the main workers in the front who made the adds for the newspaper. Daniel then walked them to the back and introduced them to Tim, one of the main reporters, and E.J. the photographer. Daniel, Tim, and E.J., then took them into a large room and sat them down, a few students at a table. On the table laid a pen and a notepad. Right after, Tim handed out that days newspaper.

Daniel taught the kids a few writing tips. Shortly after, the questions began to spout out of the students. One student asked, “ What do you do if you’re reporting on someone and they don’t want to talk about what you’re reporting on?” Daniel then answered that you can’t give up after one try but after a while you may just want to decide to ask somebody else involved to get another point of view on the story because they can be just as, or even more interesting. Another student asked how many pages they print a day. Daniel quickly answered that they print 7,000 copies per 15 minutes, and 30,000 an hour.

After a few more questions, E.J. told the students a few tips on photography and taught them about the rule of thirds where you should have a third of the photo where the eye first focuses then it leads your eye to the next two thirds so that your paper is not always focused in the middle.After a few more questions were asked everyone gathered their things and went on the tour of how the newspapers are made. We walked past the machinery and the man told them that one roll of paper used for the newspaper weighed 1300 hundred pounds. After a few more facts from the man, Mrs. Webster walked the class out through the same way they came in the building and Daniel answered any last minute questions the students had. The class walked out the door with the bright green exit sign on the top of it and the students got back on the old bus and headed back to their school. The class learned many helpful tips that day that they will carry on using for the rest of the year.