You have been named the journalist and creator for the Scholastic Motivation Ministries (SMM) Teen Newsletter. 
It is your job to gather info that would be interesting to youth. Click HERE to download the full information sheet.
There will be 4 sections:
COGIC Moments
You will go to the COGIC website www.cogic.org and pick a topic of your choice. Ask two to three members of your church their opinion on the topic that you chose. You will write an article on your chosen topic from the information you gathered. Include the name of your church and names of the members from your church that you
interviewed.
Recommend Teen Reading
You will research and review several online teen short sites. You will pick a story that you feel youth will enjoy. You will need to include information about the story so youth will want to go online to read it for themselves. You are the expert, so review several stories in order to pick the best one for teen reading. Remember, you will be picking the best story for your target audience.
Movie Reviews
Take a look at your city's movie website to review movies that are currently playing. It is your job to pick one or two appropriate movies and give a review for your readers. You will give them a brief description of your movie choice, as well as locations, times, and cost for admission for the movie showing in your area. Include information on matinee
showings, giving the teen scene a choice of viewing options that are more affordable.
AIM News
AIM 2014 is fast approaching! Young people from all over will be attending the AIM Convention in Kansas City, MO. You will be responsible for creating an exciting section for youth, letting them know about the convention.
Newsletters must be submitted between May 1 – June 5, 2014. Any newsletters submitted after that time will not be accepted.
- You must be between the ages of 12 and 18 years old.
- Include your name, age, Address, email, local church and Pastor, Jurisdiction and Prelate in the body of the email.
- Send all entries to [email protected].
- Work must be your own and not copied from a website.
- All newsletters become the property of SMM.
- All newsletters must be given a name.
- Newsletters can only be created in Word, Publisher or Pages.
- You must included the URL of the websites you use in the newsletter.
- You must attend the AIM Convention to be considered as part of the competition.
- The winner will be announced at the SMM Award Ceremony on that Friday of the Convention.
You will be judged on the following:
- The research of various websites, your knowledge of the COGIC and the AIM Convention.
- How well you followed the instructions.
- The appearance, creativity and graphic design of the newsletter.
For more information contact Vesa Cunningham at [email protected].
