ADV ISER UPDATE
FALL 2016
Table of Contents
6 COVERING POLITICS
Retrospective from Dow Jones
News Fund president Richard
J. Levine on the excitement
that covering a presidential
election brings.
12 LOCALIZE THE
ELECTION
Gary Clites shares five specific
ways to get your students
engaged in the national
election.
DOW JONES NEWS FUND
TEACHER OF THE YEAR
2016
19 DJNF TEACHER OF
THE YEAR
Learn about the 2016 Teacher
of the Year, Lori Keekley, and
the Distinguished and Special
Recognition Advisers.
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“As teachers, we need to have faith in, and empower the students.”
Lori Keekley, St. Louis Park (Minnesota) High School
2016 National High School Journalism Teacher of the Year
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advisers, is a free
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Congratulations to these honorees!
Distinguished Advisers:
Terry Cassreino, St. Joseph’s Catholic H.S., Madison, Mississippi
Patrick Johnson, Antioch (Illinois) Community H.S.
Dave Riggs, Wenatchee (Washington) H.S.
Leslie Shipp, Johnston (Iowa) H.S.
Special Recognition Advisers:
Cherie Burgett, Staley H.S., Kansas City, Missouri
Mark Harrison, T.C. Roberson H.S., Asheville, North Carolina
Teresa Scribner, Cleveland H.S., Seattle, Washington
Jami Williams, Mexico (Missouri) H.S.
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C OVE R I L L U ST R AT I O N
Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton
on the campaign trail. Photo
Illustration by Yinuo Chen
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