Indiana University

Always an Editor

"I hope it’s not your life, but you’ll find that you’re always an editor." These were words of both warning and expectation that I heard from my newspaper adviser before this year as editor in chief of the my high school’s student newspaper. I found them to be true in more ways than I expected. HSJI addressed [...]

The Search for a Story

Many might believe that the chatter in the high school halls consists entirely of pointless gossip and whimsical stories. Journalists, on the other hand, crave these random conversations. Why, you might ask? Because, for the most part, the best article ideas stem directly from the people for which we write. I learned from the beginning that a [...]

An Opportunity of A Lifetime

About three weeks ago, I had a great experience. I was chosen out of all the students at Heritage Christian to be a MyINDY TV sideline reporter. [...]

Hometown glory

Dancing has always been her thing. From her first class to her recital just last May, Jenna Razo has it in her. And her dedication proves it.   Razo has received special awards at just about every competition that offers them. “I have always worked hard in class and practiced nearly every day just for fun,” [...]

On your mark, get set…

GO!    Jessica Haney [...]

A classroom visit

Rooms full of eyebrow-furrowed, brain-boiling high schoolers packed Ernie Pyle Hall and Teter today, a signal that HSJI is in full swing. [...]

Off to a running start

Jessica Haney [...]

HSJI welcomes 500 high school journalists to campus

The High School Journalism Institute begins its 63rd consecutive summer Monday, July 6, and unlike the economy, numbers are up. As of Friday, 175 high school students from across the country were scheduled to move into Teter Quad and begin five days of workshops.  The first session, which runs from July 6-10, includes classes in digital [...]