Are you passionate about storytelling, reporting, or design? Join the Blue Tent Online Journalism Club, a year-long course dedicated to news reporting and feature writing for the student body. We’re looking for editors, feature writers, and layout artists to bring our publication to life!
This Journalism Club is a year-long opportunity for students to gain hands-on experience in news reporting, feature writing, and publication design. We strive to publish four editions per school year, with the size of each edition determined by club membership and student participation.
Our departments cover a wide range of topics, including fashion, film, music, health, science, op-ed, arts and entertainment, sports, book reviews, and student standouts. We also showcase short stories, poetry, and photography, either from club members or student submissions.
Whether you’re an aspiring journalist, creative writer, or designer, this is your chance to gain real-world experience in media production. Be part of a team that informs, inspires, and entertains the Blue Tent Online community!
Class Details
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Meetings & Collaboration
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Bi-weekly meetings on the second and fourth Friday of each month | 3 p.m. Eastern.
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Editors and feature writers are expected to collaborate between meetings via the dedicated class shell to share leads and track progress for the upcoming publication.
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Publications will be made available to the BTO student body.
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Grade level: 9th grade and up (14+)
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Tuition
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$300 for a semester commitment
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$500 for a full-year commitment
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Instructors:
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Faculty Facilitator: Christine Proctor
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Editor-in-Chief: Naomi Pond
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Co-Editor: Position Open – Contact Christine Proctor or Naomi Pond if interested
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Be part of a dynamic team that brings stories to life and keeps Blue Tent Online informed and engaged!
More about Christine Proctor
Christine Proctor is a an avid reader, sometime writer, and all-time enthusiastic supporter of the English language. With her youngest son now in college and her other two in the working world, Christine's sixteen years of homeschooling in a grand old historic register home in Fuquay-Varina, NC, moved into a new phase of teaching--online! Whether she is bringing literature and writing to life for homeschooled students next door, face-to-face online tutoring sessions, or in her Moodle classes, Christine loves being a "coach."
With a degree in journalism from the University of North Carolina, as well as work experience as a
news reporter and as a copywriter for a national advertising agency, teaching writing and analysis was a logical next step. Raising three boys with multiple interests broadened Christine's horizons beyond her love of reading, writing, photography, and fostering dogs for a rescue group--to the finer things in life like art, music, dance, drama, and of course, sports. Though she might not be on the field or behind the piano, she actively contributes to each community, and each of these activities has deepened her experiences--which are reflected in her teaching. Opportunities to lead classes in poetry, dramatic writing, and storybook art have come her way through both the homeschool community and her church. And one can never underestimate the benefits of an engaging book club!
From the very first edits students receive on their papers, Christine's appreciation for effective and artful communication is conveyed with thoroughness. Nothing brings her greater satisfaction than reading a piece of writing that reveals a student's understanding of a subject along with the ability to clearly convey it. Well . . . maybe a scoop of dark chocolate raspberry ice cream could compete!