NEW YORK, NY -- 11/10/09 --
Today Scholastic (NASDAQ: SCHL), the global
children's publishing, education and media company, announced 37 new
members to the Scholastic
Kids Press Corps(TM), a diverse group of student reporters ages 10-14,
who cover current events, breaking news, entertainment, and sports from
their hometowns across the country. With returning reporters, this brings
the full Kids Press Corps to 54 reporters nationwide.
The Kid Reporters' articles offer a unique, kid's perspective on the news
of the day and will be published on the Scholastic Kids Press Corps site
and will occasionally report for Scholastic News® classroom
magazines. The site (www.scholastic.com/kidspress) offers the only online
resource featuring news for kids, by kids.
The new reporters were chosen by the Scholastic Kids Press Corps editors
based on the quality of their applications, which included an essay about
their hometown, a brief biography and a letter explaining why he or she
would make a good reporter. More than 250 students competed to join the
2009-2010 Scholastic Kids Press Corps.
The newest members of the Scholastic Kids Press Corps are:
1. Maya Williams, Phoenix, AR
2. Madeleine Horner, Leucadia, CA
3. Miranda Rector, Los Angeles, CA
4. Topanga McBride, Windsor, CO
5. Nick Berray, Washington, DC
6. Henry Dunkelberger, Washington, DC
7. Alexandra Zhang, Washington, DC
8. Kiera Fobb, Homestead, FL
9. Maria Ordoñez, Miami, FL
10. N'Naserri Carew-Johnson, Atlanta, GA
11. Andrew Liang, Alpharetta, GA
12. Jeremy Sutton, Chicago, IL
13. Alysa Goethe, Bettendorf, IA
14. Lily Haffey, Lexington, KY
15. Jonas Hosmer, Potomac, MD
16. Charlie Kadado, Macomb, MI
17. Jordan Kahrhoff, St. Peters, MO
18. Gowtham Balaji, East Brunswick, NJ
19. Joseph O'Connor, Bayside, NY
20. Christopher Campbell, Bronx, NY
21. Kayla Rudess, New York, NY
22. Cecilia Gault, New York, NY
23. Grace McManus, New York, NY
24. Samantha Coffey, Sleepy Hollow, NY
25. Liam Childers, Charlotte, NC
26. Julia Desmond, Davidson, NC
27. Mariah Reynolds, Cincinnati, OH
28. Andre Baker, Cleveland, OH
29. Christian Snyder, Reynoldsburg, OH
30. Susan Hepburn, Pittsburgh, PA
31. Emma Hall, Franklin, TN
32. Erin Sheena, Bellaire, TX
33. Shelby Fairleigh, Horseshoe Bay, TX
34. Kenny Figueroa, Houston, TX
35. Kaj Lund Olsen, Greenbank, WA
36. Isabelle Quinn, Woodway, WA
37. Alexis Cornell, Evanston, WY
"The Kid Reporter program helps increase students' awareness and interest
about current events and the world around them," said Suzanne Freeman,
Director of the Scholastic Kids Press Corps. "For their first assignment,
the Kid Reporters will be tackling one of the biggest stories of the day
and reporting on the economy and how it's affecting their families, friends
and communities."
Kid Reporters have interviewed everyone from President Barack Obama to the
Jonas Brothers. Other interviews include First Lady Michelle Obama, Vice
President Joseph Biden, Jill Biden, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton,
former President Bill Clinton; Senator John McCain and his daughter
Bridget, Lebron James, Tiger Woods, Taylor Smith, Daniel Radcliffe, Emma
Watson, Will Smith, Jordin Sparks, Tom Cruise, Whoopi Goldberg, Rachel
Maddow and Brian Williams.
To see a list of the entire Scholastic Kids Press Corps, visit
www.scholastic.com/kidspress, and for more information go to
http://mediaroom.scholastic.com/kidreporters.
Contact:
Jennifer Boggs
212.343.6619
jboggs@scholastic.com
Cathy Lasiewicz
212.343.6570
clasiewicz@scholastic.com
