Wednesday, January 16, 2013

2013


The New Year is here and the new staff posted their first blog this week. Check out the Staff Bios tab to learn more about us.

This semester, students are required to write six stories from each of the following:
1. news conference, speech or some formal "live" event
2. feature of a place/personality profile/sports/travel piece
3. opinion/review/food story
4. campus story: event, issue, trend, people, etc.
5. human interest story
6. wildcard

Here are some ideas:
- Board meeting- Jan. 28
-  Smoke free forum - Feb. 18
-  Student voice forum - Jan. 28 and March 18
- Planetarium - Valentine's Day show called "Heavenly Love" from 8 to 9 p.m. on Feb. 14, and from 8:30 to 9:30 on Feb. 15 and 16.
- Planetarium is one of the most advanced in state, celebrating 25 anniversary
- Sports - Jan. 25 is the baseball home opener
- Student affairs remodel - Jan. 25 starts moving into a specialist format
- Forum on higher education - Jan. 29 with Dr. Ann McGee
- Decision Day - Feb. 15
- Dream Gala - Feb.16
Biggest fundraiser for school, giving away a car for raffle, benefits scholarships and programs at Seminole State
- FAFSA tips - Feb. 18 using retrieval system
- IT Hot Technologies expo - Feb.23
- Women's golf tournament over spring break at Magnolia course in sanford
- Admissions event - March 23 for private and home-school counselors and principles
- Music days - April 6 for student artists, judged by professionals
- Seminole County celebrates 100 years - April 20 at courthouse =
- First generation student scholarships
- QEP reading initiative