Features piece for a newspaper article?

Question

Any ideas for a features piece for a newspaper article? It's for a high school newspaper and can be about technology, animals, really anything that isn't news, entertainment, sports, or opinions.

Also, i need an advertisement for the school paper. Because I am a freshman i feel weird going to local businesses to as for an ad..i guess i feel akward or small, any ideas?

Answer 1

For the ads, go to a store that a lot of the kids frequent. Depending on where you live, think movie theaters, ice cream places, usually locally owned, not chains will be more likely to buy and support the paper. If they get a lot of business from the school, that's your lead. All you have to say is "so many students shop/eat/whatever here we thought you might like to buy an add in the school paper" then you can give them ideas like a coupon for money off, or buy one get one type thing. Where do your small teams if you have them, like tennis, hockey, golf, play or buy supplies? That's another starting point.

For the article, do a random survey of students, statistically correct, on who has cats, dogs, computers, whatever, and write an article of interest on that. Or what colleges students are planning on applying too or have already been accepted or you could go to a local car dealer and find out the best way to shop for an affordable used car for students and write an article on buying your first car and include those pointers along with financing options at local banks. When I was in school we had a teacher who worked with NASA in it's infancy and we wrote an article on him and his work with NASA. We also profiled the local radio station and their on-air personalities that the kids were familiar with and listened. Most people would be flattered to be interviewed.

Answer 2

Since you are a high school student and we are coming up to a presidential election year, you might take a survey and see what percentage of students over the age of 18 are registered to vote and plan to do so. You might get their opinions about the value or lack of value of voting at this age, and whether they think their votes count.
As for the ads, there are businesses close to your school who count on students for business--fast food restaurants, convenience stores, etc. Go in at a non-busy time and ask to speak to the manager. If possible, take a copy of the newspaper plus any paperwork you need to fill out for an ad. Tell them that their ads will be seen by X number of students and teachers, and that you would really appreciate their support.
You might suggest that their ad take the form of a coupon so they could see how many students read the paper and see the ads. Here are some suggestions:
"One free medium fountain drink with purchase of sandwich and chips for the week of (date) to (date) only."
Or "10% off for purchases over $10 for the month of (blank) with your student ID."
Certainly you can ask them what they would like to promote and how they want the ad to read. (Be sure to get them to sign a copy of the ad before you run it to be sure you have all the details correct.)
Business people like to know they are getting results with their ads, using a coupon let's them count the people who use them and count the sales.
You can go back the following month and ask them if the ad was successful and ask them to sign up for monthly ads. If students do come in, they may choose to do coupons every month or on alternate months.
Whether they buy or not, be brief, to the point and thank them for their time.

Answer 3

as for the ad, ask your parents to ask their employers if they might want to place an ad. As to feature piece, write something about the school itself--the building, the history, the administration, the students--events that took place there. The sky's the limit for material here.

Answer 4

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