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01/16/2025

📣 Attention student journalists and media advisers! 📣

We’ve got an awesome lineup of virtual and in-person workshops planned this summer for both advisers and students. We’d love for you to join us! Spots are limited—secure yours today! Learn more: https://buff.ly/3Wl7UHc

01/07/2025

🎉 Kickstart your new year with fresh ideas for your student news site! Our latest article shares simple, practical tips to energize your team and fill your site with engaging content. From weekly features to creative challenges, we've got you covered! 📰✨
👉 https://buff.ly/4253J6i

Let’s make this year your most productive yet! 💪

Happy New Year! As the new year kicks off, you might be looking for some quick, easy ways to get new content published on your site. Lucky for you, someone in our SNO Sites Customers Facebook Group and Bluesky community recently asked for some suggestions on how to do just that. As usual, the SNO ne...

12/30/2024

🎉 As 2024 wraps up, we’re celebrating a year of achievements in student journalism! From 286,000 pageviews on our sites to over 1,700 donations processed, these numbers showcase the power of student stories.

Dive into the full report here: https://buff.ly/40buynQ

Thank you for being part of our journey!

Happy (almost) New Year! As the holiday season winds down and we inch closer to the New Year, it’s the perfect time to reflect on the past year’s accomplishments. Fueled by your support (and more than a few daily cups of coffee), this past year was filled with many exciting moments worth celebra...

12/27/2024

Over 2,500 newspapers have shut down since 2005. Local journalism is critical for informed communities, and SNO Sites is here to help.

Our platform provides affordable, reliable tools for community publishers to grow and thrive online. Learn how we're supporting newspapers like The Peekskill Herald and startups like the Woodbury News Net.

Read more: https://buff.ly/41RIswB

The Decline of Local News: A Growing Crisis Local news outlets are vanishing at an alarming rate. According to a 2022 study by Northwestern University’s Medill Local News Initiative, over 2,500 newspapers in the U.S. have closed since 2005, leaving millions without access to reliable local journal...

12/17/2024

🚀 Big Milestone Achieved!
We’ve officially published over 1,000 stories on Best of SNO for the 2024-2025 school year! 🌟
📊 With 6,233 submitted stories and 459 schools participating, we are proud to showcase the best in scholastic journalism.
📍 Explore these outstanding stories now at bestofsno.com!

🙌 A big shout-out to all the student journalists and advisers for making this possible.

12/09/2024

Who needs wallpaper or paint when you've got mad journalism skills? Nice work, Green Hope Falcon!

12/05/2024

High-school paper keeps the free press alive - School News Network | A Window into Your Public Schools

The East Vision is the student-run newspaper at East Grand Rapids High School, and its staffers are committed to 'seeking the truth.'

12/03/2024

🎄 SNO’s Holiday Giveaway Series: Week 1 🎄
We're kicking off the season of giving with something special: a FREE Site Review!

A Site Review is your chance to get expert feedback on your website, including:
✨ Design recommendations
✨ Content presentation insights
✨ Actionable steps to make your site even better

Delivered as a personalized video, it’s perfect for your whole team to watch and plan site improvements together.

How to Enter:
👉 Fill out the form here: https://buff.ly/4fWyAWr
(Remember, some answers require a little scavenger hunt spirit!)

📅 Deadline: This Friday, Dec. 6, at noon CST.

The winner will be announced in next week’s giveaway report. Don’t miss out—enter today!

12/02/2024

🌟 Congratulations to Wingspan from Liberty High School (Frisco, TX) and The Delphi from Delaware Valley Regional High School (Frenchtown, NJ) for achieving SNO Distinguished Site status! 🏆 Your dedication to scholastic journalism excellence is inspiring.

Want to see your program recognized with a plaque like these? Enter the SNO Distinguished Sites program today and showcase your school's outstanding digital storytelling.

Learn more: https://buff.ly/49eAzmF

11/26/2024

2024 Free Spirit Scholar: Shannon Raneri

I’m here writing this because the Freedom Forum believes that I am a Free Spirit and that I dream, dare, and do. Looking back, it was one thing to be there representing our respective states. It was another thing to represent the nation’s future generation of journalists. But it is something els...

11/21/2024

Miami Dolphins donate cameras, lens to Piper High School’s journalism department - WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports | Fort Lauderdale

SUNRISE, FLA. (WSVN) - It was a picture perfect day for students at a South Florida high school.Members of the Miami Dolphins photography department stopped

11/19/2024

🌟 Calling all Student Journalists! 🌟

Here’s an incredible opportunity to share your journalism journey and explain why it matters—to New York Times readers! 📰✨

Your voice has the power to inspire and highlight the importance of student journalism.

👉 Read & Submit your story here: https://sno.buzz/4hXlXMd

Just 27 percent of public high schools in New York City have a newspaper. A new initiative is trying to change that.

11/17/2024

Remember when Twitter (erm, X) was fun and useful? Yeah, we do, too. That’s why we’re excited to announce that we’re making the switch to Bluesky—and we’re introducing SNO Starter Packs, designed to make it easier than ever for journalism programs to connect with each other. Learn More: https://sno.buzz/snobsky

10/30/2024

Congrats, Kyle!

This year’s Stratton Award went to Kyle Phillips with ! The Stratton Award goes to an individual or organization for their support of scholastic journalism. Kyle has been a longtime supporter of IHSPA and previously served as IHSPA’s President! Thank you Kyle for your support!

10/02/2024

The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel wants to help your students learn about journalism. Here's how https://sno.buzz/3Yizoil via
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel is offering opportunities for high school students to learn about journalism, including with field trips and speakers.

09/30/2024

🌟 Coming Soon: SNO Distinguished Sites 2024-2025! 🌟

Get your student journalists ready! Submissions for the SNO Distinguished Sites badges program open on October 7th.
Showcase your best work and earn recognition for your school's dedication to quality online journalism.

Stay tuned for more details, and don't miss your chance to make this year your most impactful yet!



📲 Read more: https://sno.buzz/3ZKvVKl

09/26/2024

We're excited to partner with the Journalism for All initiative to help launch new websites for NYC schools on the SNO platform! Learn more about this impactful collaboration here: https://sno.buzz/3XDUyFX.

09/23/2024

Local news matters, and we're here to support it. SNO Sites is empowering small community newspapers with a platform that’s flexible, mobile-friendly, and built to last. Discover how we can help your local news outlet thrive online. https://sno.buzz/localnews