PIONEER ONLINE APPLICATION 2010-2011

Please answer all of the questions honestly and submit before Friday, September 3, 2010.
Name: 


A red asterisk (*) indicates required questions.

  1. Please write your NAME, SCHOOL ID, YEAR IN SCHOOL, and your ENGLISH TEACHER this year:*


  1. Why do you want to join THE PIONEER staff for 2009-10? (Choose up to FIVE reasons)*
    You want to make your high school transcript look more impressive.
    You want to learn about news reporting, writing, and photography.
    You're considering Journalism as a college major or as a career.
    You want to learn how to use Adobe Photoshop, InDesign, and Illustrator.
    You want others to read your writing and/or see your photography.
    You want to develop your writing and reporting skills.
    You want to cover school events as a PIONEER reporter or photographer.
    You want to have fun with other students who like reporting, writing, and photography.
    You're looking for something more productive on your schedule than a Study Hall.
    You want to try something new.


  1. What would you like to do for THE PIONEER? (Check ALL that apply)*
    Report and write news stories
    Report and write feature stories
    Reort and write editorial stories
    Draw cartoons
    Write reviews for movies, books, music, restaurants, video games, etc.
    Take photographs at school events (news photography)
    Take photographs for artistic features (feature photography)
    Conduct polls and surveys
    Design and lay-out the newspaper
    Manage other staff members (be a section editor--requires Newspaper Practicum))
    OTHER: (Be sure to explain in the written response below -- item #4)


  1. What kind of time commitment can you give to THE PIONEER during the 2010-2011 school year? (Check ALL that apply)*
    Before school (6:45-7:30 am) once a week.
    Before school (6:45-7:30 am) twice or more per week.
    One period, one day a week.
    One period, two or three days a week.
    One period every day (M-F).
    After school (3:30-4:30) once a week.
    After school (3:30-4:30) more than once a week.
    One Saturday morning a month (about 9am-11am).
    Two Saturday mornings a month (about 9am-11am).
    Three Saturday mornings a month (about 9am-11am).
    Every Saturday morning (about 9am-11am).


  1. Explain how you hope to contribute to THE PIONEER student newspaper in 2010-2011. Include any ideas you have to improve or add to the school newspaper at Maine East. Describe your personality traits that would make you a particularly good reporter, writer, photographer and/or graphic designer for the newspaper.*





Mr. Miller
Mr. Matt Miller
Maine East High School