![]() [take action!] - [letter] - [press release] - [resolution] - [survey] - [commercialism walkthrough] Sample Press Release ********************************* PRESS ADVISORY PRESS ADVISORY PRESS ADVISORY ********************************* FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACTS: STUDENTS AT DERRY MIDDLE SCHOOL CALL ON SCHOOL BOARD TO UNPLUG CHANNEL ONE On Monday, June 5th, a group of 10 students from Derry Middle School will testify at the local School Board meeting against Channel One, a 12-minute news program with advertisements which is broadcast daily in every Derry Middle School classroom. "We don't believe in the commercialization of our education. The contract with Channel One is like selling the kids to corporations," explained Jane Smith, a Derry Middle School student. "We're asking the School Board to cancel its contract with Channel One and find a non-commercial alternative." Smith and a group of Derry Middle School students have been advocating all year for an end to Channel One. They have conducted a survey of the entire student body, finding that 60% of the students want an alternative. They have also published an alternative newspaper to educate the other students. * * * WHAT: Students from Derry area Middle School testify at the School Board meeting, calling for an end to Channel One in their classrooms. WHERE: Derry School District Administrative Building, Derry PA WHEN: 7:00 PM June 5, 1995 |