Mr. Overman Shares Experience with The Lance at Conference at Columbia

Recognizing the success of The Lance in the Columbia Scholastic Press Association’s (CSPA) competition (the publication received a gold medal and journalist Zack Komoroski '19 earned an individual honorable mention in the Nonfiction Interview category), John Overman, moderator for The Lance, was invited to present at the CSPA’s conference over spring break. He spoke about the incredible benefits for students who publish online.

He explained that young journalists can build an online portfolio for themselves that can showcase their skills and abilities. Here's an example of Kathy Jung's '18 portfolio she built during her time writing for The Lance. Any college board and future employer can easily access student work published online. He also talked about how online writing allows for hyperlinks that can be used to connect readers to related materials, including expert sources. He shared that students can reach the world through their communities when they publish online. Inviting his audience into The Lance, he used three articles as examples - one about Pinecrest written by Gracie Bujoll '19, one by Charlie Xie '20 about why everyone should participate in Model UN and one by Angela Liu '20 about the solutions that exist for climate change and global warming. Finally, he talked about how instructors can combine print and broadcast instruction by flipping the classroom, something he calls “Write by Night, Film by Day,” which allows his students to make daily use of our studio for news broadcasting. For articles, the planning, interviewing, drafting and finalizing for online print publication can happen outside of class. Mr. Overman explained to his audience that his ultimate hope is for all this to help our students tell the Gilmour story through student journalism.
Back

Mailing Address

34001 Cedar Road, Gates Mills, Ohio 44040
phone: (440) 473-8000

Campus Addresses
An independent, Catholic, coed, day and boarding school in the Holy Cross tradition. Toddler-Grade 12.