Become a Scholastic Kid Reporter — Apply Now!

We are now accepting applications for the 2012-2013 Scholastic News Kids Press Corps! To be considered, your application must be postmarked by October 12, 2012. NO LATE APPLICATIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED.

To apply, applicants must complete and mail ALL of the following:

* a typed news article (maximum 400 words) about your community. The article must include at least two quotes from at least one interview.

* a typed essay (maximum 250 words) that answers the questions: Why do you want to be a Kid Reporter? What do you hope to learn as a Kid Reporter?

* two ideas for stories about people making a difference in your community that you would like to work on as a Kid Reporter.

* a basic background information form that lets Scholastic News Kids Press Corps editors know more about you and help us select a diverse group of kids from all over the country.

* a Student Release Form (form provided by Scholastic must be completed and signed by your parent/legal guardian).

* a recent photograph of yourself that, if you are selected as a Kid Reporter, will appear on the site when we announce the new Kid Reporters (this can be a color printout or an actual photograph, but we cannot return any submitted photographs).

To get started, download the 2011-2012 Scholastic News Kids Press Corps Application! (File is in PDF format.)

Send your complete entry to:

Scholastic News Kids Press Corps/Apply
Scholastic Inc.
557 Broadway
New York, NY 10012-3999

Kid Reporters are chosen by Scholastic News Kids Press Corps editors, and the 2012-2013 Kid Reporter team will be announced in early November.

Check out the 2011-2012 team!

Learn more about the Scholastic News Kids Press Corps by checking out some frequently asked questions about the program.

About the Scholastic News Kids Press Corps
Members of the Scholastic News Kids Press Corps cover news stories for www.scholastic.com/kidspress and select Scholastic classroom magazines. Between 15-20 new press corps members are chosen each school year. The program is open to all students ages 10-14 with a burning desire to be a journalist. The selection of Kid Reporters is based on writing ability, interviewing skills, and attention to detail.

Comments

[Dante]

@gthomas - No, you don't get paid. But you get great experience as a journalist if you're selected as a Kid Reporter!

[averi]

can you do it youre about to move.

[Kid Reporter Editor]

@averi - Yes, you can still apply if you're about to move.

[em]

Do you miss school if you're picked? Cuz I can't do it if I do...

[Ryli]

I want to be one

[Grace]

If you get in, do YOU give the reporters assignments or do we have to come up with them ourselves? I noticed that many articles were written by the same group of people.

[Cainan]

I really don't have a printer please except one written. I really want to apply for this though please answer back.

[celeste]

i was wondering if the article that we to write has to be can be about an project that we aredoing in school. If so can we interview a teacher? and does the essay have to be exactly 250 words?

[jerek]

hi i would like to be a reporter for the scholastic news!some day i wil be a reporter for the president maybe this could help me write to me please!

[hunter]

when is it over

[Kid Reporter Editor]

@em - If you're picked, you might be asked to do an assignment that happens during the school day. But school is the most important thing and we try to make sure we don't ask you to miss any school.

@Grace - As a Kid Reporter, you get story assignments from me but you will also need to submit story ideas to me, too — just like an adult journalist!

@Calnan - Can you go to a local library and print your application there? If you can't, then please send in your hand-written application. But just know that if you're selected as a Kid Reporter, you will need to submit electronic versions of all your stories.

@celeste - Your article can be about anything you think is newsworthy. And you should interview anyone you think is worth talking to for your story. And yes, please keep your story to 250 words or fewer.

@hunter - When is what over, the application or your time as a Kid Reporter?

[Annelise]

Hi! I was wondering, if you are selected, how long you stay on? I noticed some of the reporters this year have been doing it for several years while others only do it for one.

[J.J.]

What is the age range?

[J.J.]

I'm turning 10 in October. Can I still apply? Also, when is the deadline of this and when would you start?

[Ria]

What are you looking for in the article. Is there a specific rubric you will be using, and if so what?

[nicholas]

i love it

[layla]

if it's late is it exepted

[celeste]

When are the kid reporters announced? I know it said that they say them in early november, but is there an exact date?

[SETH]

Yes 11 years.

[Celeste]

When do you announce the new kid reporters?

[James]

when will the results be posted and where? thanks.!

[Kid Reporter Editor]

For everyone who has asked about when we will announce the new Kid Reporters: We don't have a specific date, but we will announce the new Kid Reporters sometime after Election Day and before Thanksgiving. Hope that helps.

[haley]

When are the 2013-14 applications coming out? I would also was wondering if there was any way of letting me when they come out.
Im really intrested in applying
Anything will help.
Thanks

[celeste]

Will you guys let us know if we were excepted before you announce them on the website? Like through a email or a phone call of some kind?

[Youjin]

When and how can the appliers know the result of who got chosen?