Schools around America celebrate Scholastic Journalism Week, importance of #StudentVoices

By Allie Worchell and Rio Hundley |February 28, 2019

Why does student voice matter? from Oracle on Vimeo.

From Feb. 18-24, the Journalism Education Association (JEA) hosted Scholastic Journalism Week. JEA’s mission is to “support free and responsible scholastic journalism by providing resources and educational opportunities, by promoting professionalism, by encouraging and rewarding student excellence and teacher achievement, and by fostering an atmosphere which encompasses diversity yet builds unity.”

As part of the celebration, JEA challenged students to “raise community consciousness” and share the importance of student voices. Each day there were different themes and hashtags. On Monday, Feb. 18 it was #MyCommunityMonday. Tuesday, Feb. 19 was #RealNews and Wednesday, Feb. 20 was #EverydayJournalism. Thursday, Feb. 21 was #SavingDemocracy and Friday, Feb. 22 was #NewVoices, #StudentVoice.

Each school day, scholastic journalists were asked to celebrate the week in class and also to their respective school communities. The Oracle asked community members what student voice means to them in the video above.

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Sasha Capatori-Poole (26) poses in front of the Eastern Star Gallery. She is a leader of the animal rights club and is passionate about spreading awareness on the topic.

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Boy Scout Belén Haro (26) works on her mural of the six women who are or have been on the Supreme Court. She is creating this mural for her Eagle Project, which aims to influence her Boy Scout and school community.

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