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The Post-Standard offers several special programs throughout the year. Most programs are activities that relate directly to the newspaper. Classrooms that do not order NIE newspapers throughout the year are invited to participate in the special programs and order newspapers solely during the program time. Priority for some programs is given to annual NIE subscribers. Sponsorships may be available to pay for newspapers in your classroom for these programs. Please contact our NIE coordinator at 315-470-2129 for more information on any of these programs.
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YEAR ROUND
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TOURS
Tours of The Post Standard are offered Tuesday through Thursday by appointment. We require children to be in third grade or older and group size is limited to eight to 25 people. Tours last 45 minutes. Children will learn how we get news, decide what makes it into the newspaper, our production process, press operation and distribution. Groups will walk through the newsroom and press hall and view the printing press and distribution center through large windows. Please call 315-470-2121 or email tsatseff@syracuse.com, for more information about tours. Tours are free of charge.
SPEAKERS BUREAU
The Post-Standard has a large group of employees trained to speak to your class or staff, at your school, about the newspaper, careers, particular subjects, the NIE program… They can help you kickoff an NIE program in your classroom, one of the special programs or lead your class in a newspaper related activity on just about any subject. We also have special speakers available to discuss particular series or stories published in The Post-Standard. Speakers are available on a priority status to NIE classrooms. Please call 315-470-2121 or email Taylor Atseff for more information on our Speakers Bureau, or click here for a request form. There is no fee to book a speaker for your school or classroom.
THE POST-STANDARD CHALLENGE
An Interactive Jeopardy® style game for students of all ages (kindergarten through high school). This game is a great way to introduce The Post-Standard to your class or a way to test your students’ newspaper or current events knowledge. This game is available to teachers who receive at least 150 newspapers per year through the NIE program. Employees from The Post-Standard are available to introduce this game and the newspaper to your class. Email Vicki Krisak for more information on receiving the game or click here to request a speaker to lead this activity in your classroom.
VOICES COLUMN
Get published in The Post-Standard! The Post-Standard runs a weekly opinion column that’s written by local high school students. The column appears on the Inside Our Schools page. Teachers, this is a great addition to any curriculum on persuasive writing. Students, this is a great way to get your voice heard and to have a piece of writing published. Click here for more information.
ROSAMOND GIFFORD LECTURE SERIES & ESSAY CONTEST - The Post-Standard is pleased to sponsor a high school essay writing contest in conjunction with each lecture in the Rosamond Gifford Lecture Series. Students in all high schools within The Post-Standard’s coverage area are invited to participate. Click here for more information on the essay contest. A limited number of complimentary student tickets are also available for each lecture. For more information on receiving student tickets, please contact the Friends of the Central Library.
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FALL PROGRAMS
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SERIALIZED STORY (SEPT. 25)
One of two children's stories appears in chapter form in The Post-Standard each fall. The serial story The Liberty Pole, written specifically for newspaper publication, appears on Tuesdays when school is in session. The story is 16 chapters long and are appropriate for elementary and middle school students. They also are great as read-aloud stories for younger students. These entertaining stories apply to language arts, history and many other learning standards. Teachers who order at least 10 Post-Standards each day the stories appear receive the educational discount or sponsorship and a free teacher guide for the story.
SPELLING BEE (REGISTER SEPT/OCT)
Registration for The 2008 Post-Standard/WCNY Spelling Bee begins in August. School districts must be registered to participate. The winner of this Bee (held in February) will win a trip to compete in the Scripps National Spelling Bee in June. Click here for more information.
STOCK MARKET GAME (REGISTER BY SEPT. 25)
Geared toward students in fourth through twelfth grade, this 10-week program enables students to "buy", "sell" and "trade" stocks to make the most out of a hypothetical investment. This program is also offered in the spring. Click Here for more information.
CELEBRATE NEWSPAPERS DAY (OCTOBER 2)
This special event, run in conjunction with National Newspaper Week, offers complimentary newspapers to every school in The Post-Standard’s coverage area on Tuesday, October 2, 2007. Schools have the option of participating in several special contests and learning activities offered in the day’s paper. Teachers in participating schools may also request speakers from The Post-Standard to lead classes in newspaper-related activities. Information on Celebrate Newspapers Day and participation forms will be sent to principals in August. In 2006, 100 schools participated with over 900 classrooms receiving newspapers.
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WINTER PROGRAMS
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FAMOUS NEW YORKERS (BEGINS OCT. 3)
This series of 13 profiles runs Wednesdays in The Post-Standard from October through January. The profiles include engaging biographies of men and women who helped shape history. This program includes a teacher's guide with lesson plans. Click Here for more information and to view list of profiles that will be included in the 07-08 series.
BLACK HISTORY MONTH (FEBRUARY)
Locally written and locally focused stories on African-American heritage appear in The Post-Standard every day during the month of February. Editors and writers examine a different aspect of Black history every year, providing valuable information that enhances students' knowledge of this important subject. NIE rates and sponsorship money are available for teachers who order at least 10 newspapers per school day during February. Please call 315-470-2129 or email vkrisak@syracuse.com for more information.
SERIALIZED STORY (BEGINS FEB. 12)
The second chapter story appears in The Post-Standard each winter. The 2008 serial story, Tommy and the Guttersnipe, appears on eight Tuesdays from February 12-April 1. The stories are appropriate for elementary and middle school students they also are great as read-aloud stories for younger students. These entertaining stories apply to language arts, history and many other learning standards. Teachers who order at least 10 Post-Standards each day the stories appear receive the educational discount or sponsorship and a free teacher guide for the story.
NIE WEEK (MARCH 10-14)
This special week that celebrates the newspaper as a learning resource will be held March 10-14, 2008. Students in all schools that use classroom newspapers during NIE Week are eligible to participate in an editorial writing and cartoon contest sponsored by The Post-Standard. Submissions that place first in the contest are published on the editorial pages of The Post-Standard during NIE Week. Click Here for more information.
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SPRING PROGRAMS
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SLAM DUNK GEOGRAPHY (MARCH 17-APRIL 8)
Use the NCAA man's basketball tournament and its coverage in The Post-Standard to help teach U.S. geography, math and more. This four-week unit (March 17-April 8, 2007) is geared toward students in grades five through 10. Participating teachers receive a free program kit with a map, stickers and activities. Click Here for more information on this program.
TV TURN-OFF WEEK (APRIL 21-27)
Invite a professional speaker from The Post-Standard to your classroom this week! Speakers will present age appropriate newspaper activities and leave teachers and students with several fun TV-alternate activities. Click here to request more information.
STOCK MARKET GAME
Geared toward students in fourth through twelfth grade, teams will compete to make the most money through hypothetical investments. This program is also offered in the fall. Click Here for more information.
HIGH SCHOOL PRESS DAY (MAY 12)
A half day of workshops and presentations for high school newspaper staff members, advisors and students interested in journalism. The event takes place in mid-May at Syracuse University's Newhouse School. Schools are also invited to enter their newspapers and particular stories, photographs and artwork in the corresponding Press Day scholastic journalism contest. Click Here for more information.
THE POST-STANDARD NIE NIGHT WITH THE CHIEFS
The Post-Standard was a proud sponsor of the June 21, 2007 Syracuse Chiefs baseball game at Alliance Bank Stadium. Complimentary tickets to the game were given to educators and students (and their families) who participated in our NIE program during the 2006-2007 school year. The event featured special school related contests, games and recognition. Information for our 2008 game will be posted in the spring.
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