| Stats from late last year show that fifty one | | | | presented in the right way. This is the problem |
| percent of high school students read the news on | | | | channel one has. Middle school students are |
| the internet at least once weekly. | | | | probably bored to death with their news because |
| Another thirty six percent would read the news if | | | | every one in my high school surely was. |
| it was delivered in the right way. Contrary to | | | | Where The High Schooler differs is that the site |
| what many belive, there are tons of high school | | | | posts entertaining but also informative and |
| students who actually enjoy reading the news. | | | | educational articles that high school students can |
| And until recently there was no news site for high | | | | actually relate to and enjoy. For instance our staff |
| school students. | | | | of columnists may post an article on The number |
| The High schooler is a website that posts news | | | | one high school player in the country but we also |
| articles that high school students actually enjoy | | | | post things like ACT tips, and health news. |
| reading about. The website was created for high | | | | Although we do post articles on politics we keep it |
| school students and it posts news articles in | | | | down to a minimum because as i said before, high |
| student life, entertainment, high school sports, and | | | | school students can easily tune in to CNN. They |
| much more. | | | | need their own news. |
| The High Schooler has become increasingly | | | | We have recieved lots of emails from high school |
| popular amongst high school students. | | | | students around the country saying how great |
| Before The High Schooler was created there was | | | | the site is and how much they needed a site like |
| only one high school news source (Channel One) | | | | this. We don't charge a penny and we feel that |
| which is a television show that airs in several high | | | | it's something high school students need. |
| schools and middle schools around the country. | | | | Although there are numerous individual high school |
| Although they also have a website, their website | | | | news websites, there are barely and national high |
| consists mainly of quizzes and not very much | | | | school websites that aren't targeting individual |
| news. Another issue that many students have | | | | schools. The ones that are national i feel are |
| with Channel One is that it isn't delivered in a | | | | personally don't relate well to their target readers. |
| manner that high school and middle school | | | | Many of the high school news websites seem to |
| students can relate to. | | | | be written from an adult perspective. This makes |
| Channel One talks about lots of war and politics. | | | | it very difficult for the columnists to relate to the |
| This isn't a bad thing and i'm sure lots of high | | | | readers. |
| school students like to know what's going on in | | | | Our columnists are a team of five, three of which |
| the world. However, High School students can | | | | are high school students and two college students. |
| tune in to CNN if all they wanted was war and | | | | This makes way more sense that a 50 year old |
| politics. And as the Statistics say, thirty six | | | | trying to channel his inner teen and write columns |
| percent of these students would read the news if | | | | for high school students. |