A school newspaper archive that keeps student news readable
Student newspapers record what students cared about each week, from game results to debates over dress codes. A newspaper archive preserves those issues and makes them easy to read for today’s students and the alumni who wrote them.
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Why it matters
Back issues are brittle, incomplete and hard to read
Old student papers sit in filing cabinets or bound volumes in the library. Newsprint yellows and tears, and some years are already missing. Journalism students rarely see the work of the staffs who came before them.
Ideas for School Newspaper Archive
Front pages by year
Show a front page from each year as a quick tour of school history.
Full issues where available
Digitize complete issues so readers can follow a story across pages.
Editors and staff lists
Record each year’s editors and reporters, often printed in the masthead.
Stories that made history
Highlight coverage of major events, from school openings to championship runs.
Award-winning work
Feature articles and photos that won student press honors.
Former staffers today
Connect the archive to alumni who went into journalism or media.
How it works with History Showcase
School Newspaper Archive, step by step.
Three steps
Locate every issue
Check the library, journalism room, district office and alumni for back issues.
Digitize and organize
Rocket can help prepare scanned issues, and staff organize them by year in Rocket’s editor. Your demo confirms how issues are displayed.
Open it to readers
Students and alumni open the archive on a compatible touchscreen or on the web from any device.
Setups vary by school; your demo confirms what yours will use.
Best practices
Tips to get it right.
School Newspaper Archive tips
Involve the journalism class
Students can index headlines and bylines as a reporting project.
Flatten pages before scanning
Unfold newsprint slowly and flatten it carefully to avoid tears.
Ask alumni for missing issues
Former editors often kept copies of their own papers.
Add new issues each semester
Make archiving part of the paper’s routine so the gap never reopens.
Keep exploring
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Questions
School Newspaper Archive questions
Gather issues, flatten them carefully and scan them page by page. Bound volumes may need a different approach than loose issues. Your demo confirms the best route for your collection.
Yes. History Showcase can hold several archives side by side, so newspapers, yearbooks and photos sit in one place visitors can explore.
Rocket can help prepare scanned issues and present them in your History Showcase, which can be explored on campus and online. Staff keep the archive current as new issues come out.
Pricing is set after a demo for the collections, display and content help you choose. Tell us roughly how many issues you have.
Your next step
Plan your History Showcase.
We'll walk through a real hall of fame and sketch the first collection your community could explore.
