With this year’s emergence of FHS Revolution flyers and the debut of its Twitter account, many are just beginning to realize that Freedom High School has a newspaper. The Revolution newspaper staff consists of less than twenty writers and is looking for more students to join and have the chance to write articles that will be shared with the school.

Here are some of the many reasons why you should join Journalism:

1. Free entrance into most home sports games
   
   

“When writing stories about sports games, it’s important for us to actually attend these games. We were given ‘Press Passes’ in order to get into home games free of charge,” said Junior Staff Writer Tyler Young.

2. The family-like atmosphere

“You grow really close to each other and you become a family,” said Junior Op/Ed Editor Diana Mascio.

3. You’re always in the loop when it comes to Freedom-related news

“I enjoy being able to stay informed about what’s going on around campus,” said Sophomore Staff Writer Catherine Weng.

4. Colleges will be impressed

“You should join journalism because it looks really good for colleges and you can send in all your stories. Your writing is improved a lot, which is important when you have to write college essays,” said Junior Photo Editor Anastasiya Sukhenko.

5. Even if you’re new to the class, we will make you feel right at home

“I just started this class and it’s a really comfortable environment,” said Freshman Staff Writer Ian Slater

6. Newspaper is a diverse class that shares a common interest

“It’s amazing how there’s people in here from different grades and cliques but we still work together so well,” said Junior Advertisement Editor Kalee Vandeboe.

7. It’s a dream class for students who love to write

“It’s a good, fun experience to meet people who enjoy writing as much as I do,” said Junior Student Features Editor Sam Allen. “We get to write about anything we want that relates to the school. It teaches us how to manage schedules and conduct interviews.”

8. It’s an easy-going class that you can take throughout all four years of high school

“I’m a senior now and I started doing newspaper two years ago. I kind of regret not taking it my first two years and I remember always coming into this class stress-free,” said Senior Staff Writer Anastasia Correia.

9. You become more informed about the student body

“By interviewing people around campus and choosing people to be featured in our student features, it becomes easier to learn more about your peers,” said Senior Staff Writer Alan Ruiz.

10. We have big plans for the future

“This is already in the works but we’re applying to two journalism associations and we already got into one,” said Junior Editor-in-Chief Tommy Capobianco. “The classes will be able to go to workshops, like the one at USF. We also have a lot of fun field trips planned as well. The ultimate goal is to travel and earn more awards and that’s going to happen. We’re going to make newspaper great again.”

Students must go through the “Journalism 1” course before entering the newspaper class. While the classes are separated, Journalism 1 students are still able to write and submit stories to the newspaper.

“It’s fun learning about the different of aspects of social media and how it influences us,” said Journalism 1 student Elena Correia.

“Journalism 1 is a good class to take because it fulfills your performing arts credit, which you need for high school. If you want to take yearbook, newspaper, or T.V. production, you need to take the class so it’s a good course to take. Newspaper in particular is a good follow-up class for Journalism 1 students because being able to see your stories up on the website is satisfying,” said Capobianco. “I came into Journalism 1 as a freshman and I became an editor sophomore year. Junior year, I became Editor-in-Chief. Being in newspaper opens the door to many leadership positions.”

Being a part of newspaper is something that every writer should get the chance to participate in. The class is a close-knit group that makes working with a group of people so much more enjoyable.

“It’s a great experience,” said Senior Editor-in-Chief Megan Ghillyer.