Summer 2018 Academic Department Associate wins Friend of Scholastic Journalism Award “There Nikki Brahm have been so NEWSPA PR Assistant many instru- mental people he UW Oshkosh Academ- over the years ic Department Associate for that have been the Department of Journal- honored with Tism was presented with the Skip this award and Zacher Friend of Scholastic Jour- to count myself nalism Award at the 2018 North- among them eastern Wisconsin Scholastic Press is pretty cool,” Association Conference. Schultz said. Photo by Brianna Colebourne Cindy Lou Schultz, who has an- Schultz has Fond du Lac High School Newspaper Adviser Matt Smith, nually helped organize the NEWSPA worked at the left, presents Academic Department Associate Cindy conference and contests each year university for Lou Schultz with the NEWSPA Friend of Scholastic Jour- since 2010, received NEWSPA’s top more than 34 award honoring her contributions years and has nalism award at the 2018 spring conference on April 18. to scholastic journalism at the April been extreme- Schultz said her time in the 18 conference at UW Oshkosh. ly involved in the University Staff journalism department has flown Fond du Lac High School news- Senate, along with the Administra- by and that it’s hard for her to imag- paper adviser and previous Skip tive Support Team. She also was a ine she’s been on this campus for as Zacher award winner Matt Smith steward for the Wisconsin State Em- long as she has been, more than half presented Schultz with the award. ployees Union. her life. Schultz said that NEWSPA takes a Schultz helps to organize the “I enjoy my job in the Depart- lot of time to plan and she didn’t ask NEWSPA conference every year and ment of Journalism,” Schultz said. “I who the winner would be until only oversees registration, oftentimes love working with the students and a few weeks ago. taking work home. She also helps learning with them about the nu- “It was quite a surprise once I plan all of the details that go into ances of AP style. My job is so dif- started listening to Matt Smith read the NEWSPA yearbook and news- ferent from day to day – it is never the introduction,” Schultz said. “As paper contests, including handling boring, although boring from time soon as I realized he was talking submissions and awards. This year to time would be good too,” she said. about me, it kind of became a bit of she has also helped NEWSPA judg- NEWSPA Executive Secretary a blur!” ing and payment go digital in order Barbara Benish said Schultz has Schultz said it’s quite an honor to keep NEWSPA up-to-date and contributed greatly to UW Oshkosh to receive this recognition. innovative. CONTINUED ON PAGE 3 NEWSPA Summer 2018 01 NEWSPA Newsletter Table of Contents Page 1 Skip Zacher Award recipient Page 3 Tyler Remmel gives advice on designing pages Page 4 Reegan Wallander discusses job hunting Page 5 Andrew Winistorfer shares what it's like to write reviews Page 6 Alex Gelhar gives his outlook on working for the NFL Pages 7-13 2018 newspaper winners Pages 14-28 A sampling of 1st place newspaper pieces Pages 29-31 2018 yearbook winners Pages 32-36 A sampling of 1st place yearbook pieces NEWSPA Summer 2018 02 Designer’s job is communicating news Shannon Gaffney will be told and actually read them. mel said. Journalism Student “Never skip the step of reading Then it’s important to get source stories,” Remmel said. “It’s a good feedback, and make sure nothing has s a page designer, you can’t idea to be a proficient speed reader.” been missed because it’s helpful to assume comprehension of the Step two is boil down the stories learn from someone else giving con- news, said the lead news and to their nut graf, but never lose sight structive criticism, Remmel said. Aenterprise designer for the Detroit of the lead. “Everyone needs an editor,” Rem- Free Press. “Think- ‘How do I tell a reader in mel said. “Don’t be afraid to put your “I think it’s important to read two seconds what this story’s about,’” page in front of somebody else and every story because, as a journalist, Remmel said. “Highlight important ask them if you’re on the right track.” your job is to communicate and teach details in the story and note any ques- Remmel said it’s important to your readers the news and you can’t tions you have as a reader.” have good teammates. actually do that unless you know the Remmel said the next step is to “Make sure you’re developing a news yourself,” said Tyler Remmel at make 10-second sketches of different good rapport with the people around the April 2018 Northeastern Wiscon- page approaches, which will help fig- you,” Remmel said. “Get comfortable sin Scholastic Press Association con- ure out what the page is actually go- receiving feedback and get comfort- ference. ing to look like. able giving feedback.” A NEWSPA and Hartford Union “Sometimes there’s going to be Remmel said the seventh and final High School alumnus, Remmel said more than one, sometimes there’s just step is to focus on the details, turning he handles the Free Press daily front one way to play a page,” Remmel said. a routine page into a good page. pages, metro news, business and Fourth comes the actual design “Ask yourself if the page feels opinion pages. part, while making sure to get all the clean or cluttered, is there a strong Remmel said the fun part is actu- pieces on the page. grid, is there a good hierarchy or if ally designing the pages. “Start your design process with there’s any alignment issues,” Remmel “If you’re doing all the work that the dummy sketch from the last said. “Spend some time massaging you need to be doing on the front step,” Remmel said. “Make sure that those details out.” end, the design kind of falls into you know this is the goal that you’re Remember information is king, place,” Remmel said. working toward and know that all and the designer should not feel the Remmel gave seven steps to fol- the details won’t remain exactly the need to decorate the page, Remmel low when designing a page. s am e .” said. “If you follow a set number of Remmel said from there take a “Following those steps every day, I steps everyday it’s going to give you step back and look at the page overall think, allows me to put together good consistency and allow you to deliver and see what can be done to refine it.” pages on a consistent basis,” Remmel effective pages day in and day out,” “At this point you should have an said. “Somedays I got a stinker, but Remmel said. organized page that contains all the most of the time I’m going to be able Remmel said step one as the de- necessary information to communi- to consistently come in with good signer is to learn about the stories that cate the stories to your readers,” Rem- mid-range pages.” positive attitude.” The advisers in the high schools CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 Schultz said writing is the foun- deserve so much credit for working dation of everything we do in life with these students and turning out and NEWSPA, and is very deserving and is key in effective communica- such creative, important work.” of the award. tion. Schultz said advisers also fight “She is an extremely caring “NEWSPA, and the Department for the rights of student journalists person and that shines through to of Journalism, are both key propo- to be able to publish stories that are the students and faculty in the de- nents to making that happen—not important to them, no matter how partment, as well as to all the high only for college-aged students, but uncomfortable the school districts school advisers and students who high school students as well,” Schul- are with the subject matter. deal with her for NEWSPA,” Benish tz said. “To see the quality writing “That is so important in this day said. “If there is a question or prob- that comes across my desk for the and age of producing content; it is lem, she always deals with it profes- NEWSPA yearbook and newspaper crucial to get in front of people,” sionally and promptly, and with a competitions is pretty awesome. Schultz said. NEWSPA Summer 2018 03 Wallender: 'It’s OK to not know what you want to do with the rest of your life' Keeping an open mind and getting involved will help students find right career much money you are spending on each class, and when you aren’t show- ing up you are losing all of that mon- ey,” Wallander said. Wallander said expanding experi- ences while in college can happen in multiple ways, such as joining clubs and organizations, having an intern- ship and traveling abroad. A UW Oshkosh graduate, Wal- lander was part of Titan TV and 90.3 WRST while in college. She also worked for residence life as a social media manager and traveled to En- gland her sophomore year. She said all her experiences helped her get to where she is now. Photo by Garahbrie Wesley “Move outside of your comfort Reegan Wallander discussed taking a leap into uncharted territory in or- zone by taking on leadership op- der to find a job in the ever-changing journalism field.