Guidelines

Submission Guidelines

Please submit news as it happens in your schools/conference.

Below are some possible events to write about:

• Community outreach activities/events.
• Events taking place in your schools.
• Joint activities with other conferences/schools.
• Interactions with community schools.
• Educators who are featured in local media stories or Adventist publications.
• Unique programs.
• New education policies adopted by your conference.
• Changes in conference office of education/school personnel.
• School openings/closings.
• Recognition of retiring educators.
• Human interest stories of students/teachers individuals.
• Special-interest seminars/workshops.
• Baptisms of students–try to bring a unique or interesting angle to the story, and include some background leading up to their conversion.
• Dates and events to remember.
  
  N.B.
  • Avoid advertising for events that will only be attended by local people
  • Avoid advertising routine education meetings – UNLESS newsworthy actions are taken

Style and Content:

• Start with the basic news facts: who, what, when, where, why, how.
• Add human interest, through photos or quotes from organizers and attendees.
• Articles may be any length, but it is recommended that you not exceed 650 words per article (which will fill one page).

Submission of Article:
Submit your article in the following way:

• E-mail it to Brandy Perkins in Microsoft Word (any version, if on a MAC, save it to Word 2000 or later), Microsoft Publisher 2000, Adobe Acrobat (.PDF) or Text format. You may also cut and paste the text into an e-mail.
• Please include a photograph that relates to your article whenever possible, it should be attached to the e-mail, separate from document, scanned at 150 dpi, regular size. File format is preferably TIF or JPG. If you do not have access to a scanner mail your picture to us and we will return it.
• For Conference Newsletters, photographs embedded within your document will be acceptable, otherwise all photographs should be attached seperately as stated above.