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Meet the 22 amazing Oregon student journalists who created this newspaper, wrote blog posts and produced audio slide shows for the Web. WORDS OF THE AMBASSADORS T HE PRIDE oregon state university and the oregonian june 2010 blog.oregonian.com/teen A start on art sTime to get creative in the summer | Page 18 PHOTO BY KIMBERLY MEJIA All-Muslims cemetery It’s the only one of its kind in Oregon | Page 24 PHOTO BY SHAMSO ALI Latina identity s They learn to balance life in two cultures | Page 26 PHOTO BY MARCO REYES The Class of 2010: Meet this year’s workshop journalists… Diversity is a fact. We may as well acknowledge it, pay attention to it. | Marty Hughley Page 2 | June 2010 Page 3 | June 2010 Portraits by Fred Joe | Pride staff Welcome to the High School Journalism Institute The Oregonian and Oregon State This impressive 40-page newspaper skills, but they also offer diverse voices Plenty of journalism camps already University welcomed 22 talented high and supplemental multimedia pieces are that are too often missing in newsrooms exist for high school students, but few school journalists from around the state the result of countless hours of some- today. All of the students at this year’s are tailored to specifically address the to this year’s institute. times-intimidating interviews, seem- program come from an under-repre- problematic lack of newsroom diversity. Throughout the nine-day program, ingly never-ending cycles of drafts, eye- sented cultural or linguistic background, The core goal of this program is to try students worked with professionals from popping photos and detailed audio slide are low-income, the first in their family to change that by helping talented high The Oregonian and other journalism ex- shows. on track to attend university, have a dis- school journalists from diverse back- perts to get hands-on training in report- The students who produced this high- ability or come from a high school with- grounds find a path to professional jour- ing, writing, shooting photos, producing quality work are ones we want to wel- out a journalism program or newspaper. nalism. audio slide shows, blogging and other come as co-workers in newsrooms of the Multiple factors apply to a number of the multimedia elements. future. Not only do they bring unique students at this year’s institute. – YuxingZheng,institute director From left, row by row: • Aidan Orellana | Page 38 Madison High School, age 16 • Altrenia Littleton | Page 34 Parkrose High School, age 14 • Brittany Nguyen | Page 37 Tigard High School, age 18 • Dahlia Bazzaz | Page 31 St. Mary’s Academy, age 16 • Erikka Potts | Page 39 Parkrose High School, age 15 • Francisco Lopez-Bautista Page 35 Molalla High School, age 17 • Hilaria De Jesus Hernandez Page 36 Liberty High School, age 14 • Hosana Medhanie | Page 33 De La Salle North Catholic, age 15 • Jason Liao | Page 29 Franklin High School, age 18 • Kimberly Mejia | Page 35 Century High School, age 16 A few new • Marco Reyes | Page 39 Tualatin High School, age 17 wrinkles add • Mary Ruiz | Page 38 Tualatin High School, age 15 • Monica Melchor | Page 37 up to another Woodburn High School, age 16 • Musba Abasham | Page 30 inspiring week Parkrose High School, age 16 • Osman A. Omar | Page 31 Oregon State University is proud to host Parkrose High School, age 16 the High School Journalism Institute for a third year. This year we expanded the scope • Paulina Liang | Page 32 of the program and recruited students whose Parkrose High School, age 16 families have not had the opportunity to at- • Sabra Chandiwalla | Page 29 tend college or have faced poverty. Franklin High School, age 17 The OSU Division of Student Affairs ABOVE: Altrenia Littleton focuses on a shaggy alpaca as she works on a The High School Journalism Institute would piece about rural communities trying to survive the economic recession. not occur without the generous support of: • Shamso Ali | Page 33 and Precollege Programs stepped in to fund Westview High School, age 16 the food and housing for the camp, as well • Oregon State University Student Affairs as stipends for non-Oregonian professionals Photo by Hosana Medhanie • The Oregonian, Publisher N. Christian • Stephany Chum | Page 36 who served as editors at the camp, so that Anderson III and Editor Peter Bhatia Glencoe High School, age 16 we could continue to partner with The Or- BELOW: Occasional comedy breaks relieve deadline tensions, as Erikka • Oregon State University, President • Tameeka LeRay | Page 30 egonian in offering this amazing experience. Potts (left) and Aidan Orellana demonstrate with editor Melissa Navas. Ed Ray, Vice Provost for Student Affairs Parkrose High School, age 17 We are seeking financial support from out- Larry Roper • Taylor Grady | Page 34 side sources for future camps in the form of Photo by Fred Joe We would also like to thank the following Parkrose High School, age 17 grants, matching funds and donations. people who served as editors, designers, We do this work at OSU because diversity, • Yuca Kosugi | Page 32 guides and speakers at the institute: Sam Barlow High School, age 18 integrity, respect and social responsibility are Margaret Anderson, Wally Benson, Joany tenets upon which our mission is founded. Carlin, Randy Cox, Nerissa Ediza, Bruce The Student Media staff has been blessed to Ely, Harry Esteve, Laura Gunderson, Janie be a part of the magic the institute produces. Har, Marty Hughley, Fred Joe, David The energy, enthusiasm and commitment of Johnson, Jack Kemp, Boon Kruger, Kim the 22 students at this year’s camp to write Melton, Melissa Navas, Wade Nkrumah, and rewrite their profiles and news stories, Gordon Oliver, Randy L. Rasmussen, discuss what diversity means to them and Brandon Southward, Kristi Stahl, Amy Martinez Starke, Inara Verzemnieks, Gosia then play hard when the work is done has Wozniacka and Stephanie Yao Long. Tyree been inspiring. We feel privileged for the op- Harris and Nora Sanchez served as resident portunity to share this week with them. assistants. –KamiHammerschmith And, finally, we would like to thank assistant director of Student Media Pro Photo Supply for Advertising and Marketing, in Portland for Oregon State University their generous loan of cameras for our institute AnnRobinson participants to use. assistant director of Student Media, Oregon State University In our opinion… In our opinion… Page 4 | June 2010 Page 5 | June 2010 Make room on the couch, soccer fans Things happen Reflections The ‘Story’ of our lives, in 3-D ByAidanOrellana most-watched first-round World Cup game in U.S. broadcast history. Four ByTaylorGrady When I learned, after around I sat on the edge of the cushioned chair in our dorm’s years ago, we ranked 23rd in the for a reason; on a reflection 12 years of waiting, that the third lounge on the Oregon State University campus intently world as far as World Cup watchers Every generation has had one thing that ties it together, movie was finally going to be watching the France versus South Africa match, a critical go. This year we are anchored at No. be it a band, a TV show, a movie or anything under the sun. released, I reverted back to toddler match in the scheme of the 2010 FIFA World Cup. 8, according to Mediaweek. thanks, Mom in the mirror It can change who someone is or just be a fond memory of mode. That was MY movie — not I was by myself. On June 23, the United States their childhood. just any “kid’s” movie. The “Toy Well, ADD generation: We’ve found ours. Our Led Story” trilogy belongs to my The absence of my journalism peers meant nothing to national team took on Algeria in ByMonicaMelchor ByYucaKosugi me as a frantic South African soccer team tried to prevent a match that decided if we took Zeppelin, our “Happy Days,” our “Breakfast Club”: “Toy generation. The movie grew with itself from becoming one of the few host-country teams in the next flight home. We needed Story.” us (as did Andy). It became a I was 3 when I heard the loudest door slam. And I look around, making sure that I am alone in the the history of the World Cup to fail to advance to the second England to win or to tie with At the age of 3, I witnessed the beginning of the “Toy little world of our own that, even I saw the longest river of tears. Under my goose room, then meekly look into the mirror on the wall, I round. Slovenia or win for us to move to Story” legend for the first time. As were many kids my though we were toddlers when bumps I knew something had gone wrong. Some see a girl, an Asian girl. Well that’s strange, I think. During a fast break by South Africa, my phone started to the knockout round. Luck was not age, I was so taken with it that I memorized Woody’s entire it was created, we could always children cry, some children throw fits, but I stayed In my early years of elementary school when I vibrate. It was my editor calling to tell me I had to be at the on our side as we couldn’t execute speech — the one when he takes the plastic microphone and return to. I think what a child newsroom to continue working on our story. I told him I was on every chance we got to score. still. Frightened. was only starting to recognize different races, a few speaks to the whole group of toys.