Cheurb Katrina DeVaney contemplates the going green story.

Green story teaches persistence
Cherubs experienced many interesting and frustrating situations while writing about Evanston businesses going green. But reporters discovered they learned valuable lessons about flexibility and perseverance.
Beware of strangers, unless you are covering the Fourth of July parade
Covering the Evanston event taught students to approach strangers and snag interviews for a news-feature story.
Cherubs learn to argue
Cherubs find their voice can strengthen editorials.
 

Cherubs craft talisman of their journey

Cherubs tied together the skills and knowledge they learned over the past five weeks to construct their trend story. Many cherubs will leave the program with a publishable story for their high school and local newspapers.
Cherubs observe their surroundings

Cherubs learn how to report stories by observing but never speaking to their subjects.

Instructors criticize, cherubs improve

Through comments on articles and weekly individual conferences, cherubs learn valuable lessons from their instructors.

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