Wildcat Whispers Wins 1979 Mini Page Contest
Woodland Way Elementary School in Hagerstown Maryland earned the 1979 Mini Page prize for best school newspaper by K 6 students. The 400 entries included runners up 76th Street Journal Cedar Rapids Iowa Through Wainwright Windows Houston Texas Willow Brook Gazette Oak Ridge Tennessee and Beaver Chatter Bahama North Carolina.
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Hagerstown
Wildcat
Woodland Way
Maryland
76Th Street Journal
College Community School
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Wainwright
Wainwright Science and Math
The Winner Front Page Classified Race Item
A fragment from a newspaper page shows a classified race item with partial words and scattered letters. The readable bits hint at an index style ad or ad related content, but no clear names dates or places emerge from the visible text. The piece reads like a stray line from a front page index or advertisement section with incomplete phrasing.
Winning tips for starting a student newspaper
The Wildcat Whispers staff outlines steps to launch a school paper. Learn newspaper basics by watching a filmstrip and visiting outlets, then practice reporting with the five Ws and how. Assign roles, conduct interviews, photograph or draw, edit, layout, print, advertise, and launch the edition.
Three Washington Star editors serve as judges
The trio of judges includes Mary Lou Forbes, a Pulitzer Prize winner, and Jean Powell along with Dan Poole, all experienced newspeople from the Washington Star in Washington D C.
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The
Washington Star
Washington, D.C
Mary Lou Forbes
Jean Powell
Dan Poole
Wildcat Whispers Sections Reveal School Newspaper Process
The Wildcat Whispers feature outlines front page news, opinion, community spotlights, and student arts across sections. It notes staffers Matt Stoner and Danny Everhart, teacher Miss Dorsey, and interviewer Terry Brandt with Susan Stoner, plus three yearly issues sold at five cents.
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Wildcat Whispers
Lukey Dorsey
Matt Stoner
Danny Everhart
Miss Dorsey
Terry Brandt
Susan Stoner
Community Happenings
Wildcat
Bear Bryant Seeks 31 Wins To Set All-Time Record
Legendary Alabama coach Bear Bryant eyes becoming the all-time winningest college football coach as 1979 opens. He has 284 career wins in 34 seasons, with 193 wins in 21 Alabama seasons, plus 39 former players and assistants who became head coaches. Born in Arkansas, Bryant played end for a Rose Bowl team and is married with two children and five grandchildren.
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Paul “Bear” Bryant
Alabama
Bryant
Arkansas
Fan
How to Use a School Newspaper Page
Guidance for teachers and parents on creating a student run paper. Emphasizes early drafts, fresh coverage, layout study, and comparing local papers with the Wildcat Whispers style. Encourages student drawings and Ditto sheets and celebrates seeing their work in print.
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Wildcat
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