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Staff application

For leadership, editor and staff writer roles. Open to high school students and teens anywhere. Not sure which role fits? See all open roles.

Staff writersEveryone who applies is accepted.

Apply as a staff writer and you're on the team. As the newsroom grows, more leadership roles will open to you.

Leadership and editorsNot selected? You still have a place.

If you apply for a leadership or editor role and aren't chosen, you can join as a staff writer. We'll note your interest in leadership, so you're considered first as new roles open.

Any system works: grade, year or form.
Staff writers aren't assigned to a desk and can write for both. This just helps us keep a balance between the two.
If it's a Google Doc, click Share and set General access to Anyone with the link, or we won't be able to open it.
No experience is completely fine. Just write N/A.
A few sentences is plenty. Don't worry, you're not obligated to stick to this. Once you're a member, you can write about anything you'd like.
Two or three sentences, written in the third person. With some editing, this becomes your author bio, shown with your name at the end of your articles and on our team page.
You can leave it blank for now.
Every application is read by our editors.