Posted on November 13, 2009 by The Vogts
From CGHS Journos At 2009 Kansas State Fair
Members of the Canton-Galva High School newspaper staff pose for a picture Oct. 27 in the Encampment Building at the Kansas State Fairgrounds.
The CGHS students competed in the Scholastic Press Corps competition, which is a part of the State Fair’s “Kansas’ Largest Classroom” project.
Schools from across [...]
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Posted on November 11, 2009 by The Vogts
If you ever thought our country was in bad shape, you don’t know the half of it.
We have a Supreme Court justice sitting on the bench that thinks subjects of journalistic stories should be allowed to review the article before it is printed or published.
This is a fallacy and doesn’t bode well for press and [...]
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Posted on November 10, 2009 by The Vogts
My cousin, Air Force Capt. Amanda Shafer, went to Afghanistan to be an intensive care unit nurse.
She has since come back and is currently stationed in Las Vegas.
For her birthday she came back home to McPherson County, and it was good to see her and discuss what it was like in the war zone.
To [...]
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Posted on September 17, 2009 by The Vogts
Student journalist representing the Canton-Galva High School Eagles landed in Hutchinson Tuesday morning with a clear mission in front of them.
They were there to win.
Participating in the second year of the Kansas State Fair’s Scholastic Press Corps, the Eagle journos had from 8:30 a.m. until 6 p.m. to produce a four-page newsletter highlighting the [...]
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Posted on September 9, 2009 by The Vogts
Well, it is official. I’m a paraeducator. I have been for more than 24 hours now, and I like it quite a bit. Working with students is fun.
Tuesday was my first day on the job at Western Plains High School in Unified School District 106, located in Ransom, Kan., and I admit it [...]
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