UM Day/contest/membership information to be mailed

Information regarding the 2015-2016 high school journalism contest, MJEA membership and UM’s journalism day in April will be mailed to Montana journalism advisers in mid-February. We are currently working with UM to iron out details about the annual UM Journalism Day. Thanks for being patient.

Now that first semester is ending with finals this week, I am starting to think about summer 2016. I will no doubt be going to yearbook camp with my editors — maybe in Florida this year! — and I think the newspaper staff has a photo/writing retreat in the works for Glacier Park. But one thing I would like to do is meet with other Montana journalism advisers/teachers. If you have ideas for a two- or three-day meeting, please contact me. After we get the information about the UM Day and contest mailed out, I will try to take some time to plan a summer gathering, and gauge the interest.

I hope you and your students are having a successful start to 2016 — and that your journalism programs and publications are running smoothly.