| Perrysburg school paper closes shop after 90 years |
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| Written by PETER KUEBECK Sentinel Staff Writer | |
| Monday, 18 June 2012 09:26 | |
The school's venerable student newspaper, "The Somethin,'" closed up shop at the end of this year after nine decades - though it may be back in another form. "The reason it's going away is, essentially, we didn't have enough student interest to make it, continue it as a class," said High School Principal Dr. Michael Short. The publication was founded in 1922, and earned its name, ironically, from student indecision - the high schoolers at the time struggled to come up with a moniker for the newspaper. Finally, Short said, their advisor said, "We have to call it somethin'," and the name was born. There are generally 14 to 15 students in the class that produced the monthly newspaper, but the school was unable to meet the number of students necessary to field the class for next year. This is not uncommon, Short said. "Every year we offer classes and some of them don't have enough registered to maintain the class, and for whatever reason it happened to be the newspaper this coming year." "I think print media in general is on a kind of a downswing," said Short of why the popularity of the course may have dipped. "I think a lot of it is a little bit of society and you never know what kind of reaction they're getting from their peers as far as their involvement in the paper. I don't think it's the popular thing to do anymore," and, in the age of electronic media, a monthly newspaper lacks the immediacy of texting, the internet, and social networks like Facebook. Short also indicated that, with the number of activities that students are involved in these days, the newspaper may have fallen by the wayside. "I think a lot of the kids who are interested in the writing piece of it tend to be kids who are taking a lot of classes, involved in a lot of activities." As such, it's difficult for them to commit to another elective class. However, the "Somethin'" may not fully be relegated to the recycling bin. There are thoughts that the newspaper might be resurrected as a club activity, or in another form. "But we are trying to do something for those students who are interested, give them a venue. Perhaps print a couple of issues if we can make it viable. But by and large have it online." |
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| Last Updated on Monday, 18 June 2012 09:30 |
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