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The Prep News is a publication of St. Louis University High School. Copyright 2012 St. Louis University High School Prep News. No material may be reprinted without the permission of the moderators and editors.
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Steve Missey
Email: smissey@sluh.org
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Volume 77 Platform
As the student-run newspaper of St. Louis University High School, the Prep News is a weekly publication that strives to inform the SLUH community about events and people, with its focus on those pertaining to the school, primarily through the written word.
The Prep News is neither the voice of the administration nor the students. Rather, the newspaper serves to gather and distribute information for the entire school. The Prep News editors and staff members make every effort to be objective in their news coverage and editing.
The members of the editorial staff are co-workers and share equally the duties of writing, copy-editing, layout, and staff management. All of the editors share responsibility and leadership of the paper. The editors are supported by a core staff of regular reporters, who are frequently underclassmen.
It is the role of the editors to seek out and facilitate the reporting of all significant news at SLUH. While any faculty member or student is welcome to submit suggestions for potential articles, the Prep News is never obligated to publish any article idea; the editors reserve the right to deem any potential article un-newsworthy and retain it from publication for this or any other reason.
Our primary emphasis as editors of the Prep News is upon clear and accurate writing and careful editing. But we do attempt to include some visual expression—photography, drawing, technical aids, etc.—in every issue. Despite our desire to make the paper visually appealing, we commit ourselves not to allow form to supersede substance.
The Prep News strongly encourages underclassman involvement, and our office on the second floor of the Jesuit Wing, room J220, is always open for involvement, criticism, praise, or suggestions. Without student reaction and feedback, the Prep News could not function.
If the Prep News is inaccurate, we will try to correct any significant error in the following issue.
Furthermore, the editors assume sole responsibility for the text of news and sports articles, features, and editorials. We encourage faculty or students who take issue with the manner in which the news was reported or find an error to bring it to the attention of the editors, not the individual reporters.
This is the platform of the editors of Volume 77 of the Prep News.
Volume 77 Editorial Policy
The Volume 77 Prep News opinion section serves the purpose of being the vehicle of the personal opinions of students, faculty, or others. All topics discussed in the section will be related to St. Louis University High School. Nothing published either as an editorial or as a letter to an editor should be considered the opinion of the school, the administration, or anyone other than its author or authors.
A Prep News editorial is the opinion of all four editors on a particular topic. Editorials are a statement of the paper, not of an individual, and therefore are unsigned.
A commentary or column is an opinion of one member of the Prep News staff, not of the Prep News itself.
A perspective, like a commentary, is the opinion of one person, often a Prep News staff member. Unlike a commentary, such a piece is often intended primarily to convey a personal experience rather than to provide a viewpoint on an issue. Unlike a letter, such pieces are usually developed at the request of, and sometimes under the guidance of, the Prep News editors. The opinions expressed in a perspective remain those of the individual and not of the paper.
Every member of the SLUH community is welcomed and encouraged to submit a letter to the editors. Every letter received by the editors will be read and given consideration. All letters must be signed, but the author’s name may be withheld from publication by request and at the discretion of the editors.
The Prep News editors reserve the right to edit any submissions for publication in order to meet grammatical standards, but they will not skew the author’s original intent. Also, the editors reserve the right to withhold from publication any submission if it is deemed vulgar, tasteless, or otherwise inappropriate. Authors should be available for the editors to contact them before publication to address matters of concern.
All authors wishing to have letters published must submit them by 4:00 p.m. the Wednesday before the letter is to be published.
Letters should be e-mailed to prepnews@sluh.org, and if possible a signed copy should be given to a Prep News editor or moderator or mailed to the Prep News courtesy of St. Louis University High School, 4970 Oakland, St. Louis, MO 63110
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The Prep News is...
Editor in Chief
John Webb
News Editor
Adam Thorp
Web Editor
Mitch Mackowiak
Sports Editors
Brian Dugan
Clark DeWoskin
Core Staff
Joe Kreienkamp
Jack Godar
Stephen Lumetta
Staff
Kieran Connolly
Sam Fentress
Jacob Hilmes
Jack Kiehl
Will Smith
Thomas Riganti
Staff Artist
Tom Fields
Staff Photographer
Ben Banet
Advisor
Mr. Jim Santel
Moderator
Mr. Steve Missey