Crafting Clarity
How high school students are navigating translating the news into Spanish
By Lincoln Timberlake, Enloe High School
Journalist of the Year
‘Passionate, bubbly and very focused:’ Elena Paces-Wiles brings energy to journalism
By Sadie Irby, Riverside High School
Fighting for your rights
North Carolina Representative Tim Longest fights for student journalists’ rights
By Katia Torres, East Mecklenburg High School
Artificial intelligence at the hands of journalists By Kate Wasniewski, First Flight High School How high school journalists can help promote civic engagement By Fleur Kelly, West Brunswick High School Meet the 2024-2025 NCSMA Student Officers By Katia Torres, East Mecklenburg High School
AI isn’t the future, it’s the present
‘Even though we’re young, we’re still humans.’
Meet the new student officers
Meet the two winners of the 2024 Kay Phillips Distinguished Service Award By Nellie Purdy, Riverside High School How high school journalists can help others find reliable info By Hayden Hall, First Flight High School How high school journalists face diversity challenges in their newsrooms By Hannah Underwood, West Brunswick High School
2024 Kay Phillips Distinguished Service Award winners
‘I take everything I see on social media with a grain of salt’
Leave your comfort zone