About
Spartan Expressions is the New Hartford High School student newspaper. The NHHS journalism classes, as well as members of the Spartan Expressions club, produce the paper.
Adviser: Mrs. Jennifer Clive
Materials found to be published in the paper are the efforts of students who contribute and are not intended to represent the opinion of any school official or member of the New Hartford Central School Board of Education. Reviews or references to businesses, services, products or media do not represent an endorsement by the Board of Education. The copyright laws of the United States of America protect all materials published in Spartan Expressions.
Any student may contribute to Spartan Expressions.
Articles, photography, artwork and creative writing for consideration of publication must meet the following guidelines:
CONTENT:
- No slanderous or libelous material will be tolerated.
- All reference to sex will be vague, scientific and will not use slang or be otherwise offensive.
- There will be no excess of violence or morbidity.
- No promotion of the use of drugs, alcohol, or recreational sex.
- No interference with the educational process.
- Content shall be factual and unbiased and shall not be derogatory toward any person or group.
- We do not publish information from anonymous sources.
- All content must be the original work of the author. Sources of information and images will be clearly attributed. No plagiarism or copyright violations will be published.
SUBMISSION:
- All articles and creative writing must be signed, typed and edited.
- Please email submissions to [email protected] at least a week before publication.
Students have the right to express their views in speech, writing, or through any other medium or form, limited solely by those restrictions imposed on all citizens generally and those specifically applicable to children and youths in a school setting. The school encourages student publications not only because they offer an educational activity through which students gain experience in reporting, writing, editing, and understanding responsible journalism, but also because they provide an opportunity for students to express their views and a means of communicating both within and beyond the school community. All student publications must comply with the rules for responsible journalism. Libelous statements, unfounded charges and accusations, obscenity, false statements, materials advocating racial or religious prejudice, hatred, violence, the breaking of laws and school policies and/or regulations, or materials designed to disrupt the educational process will not be permitted. Expressions of personal opinion must be clearly identified as such and must bear the name of the author. Opportunity for the expressions of opinions differing from those of the student publishers must be provided. In addition, student newspapers and/or publications which are paid for by the school district and/or produced under the direction of a teacher as part of the school curriculum are NOT considered a public forum.
In such cases, the Board of Education reserves the right to edit or delete such student speech which it feels is inconsistent with the District’s basic educational mission.