Start Date: Oct 9, 2023
End Date: Oct 13, 2023
From: 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM

Free Camp | Open to high school students only! | Apply here: www.tinyurl.com/FallJournalismCamp - The McCall Neighborhood Center and El Paso Museum of History invite high schoolers to apply for a free camp during fall break (Oct 9 – Oct 13)! The camp will take place in the Juliet Hart Educational Room at the McCall Neighborhood Center and will be led by June Straight, M. Ed., who is a journalism and yearbook educator at Parkland High School in Northeast El Paso.

Over the course of the week, students will create a special edition of the historic newspaper "The Good Neighbor Interpreter" while learning about developing, creating, photographing, and editing newspaper stories. At the end of the week, the paper will be printed and distributed for free at the McCall Neighborhood Center and El Paso Museum of History.

Founded by Marvin E. Williams in 1937 and originally named The Southwest Torch, The Good Neighbor Interpreter was headed by educator and community activist Leona Ford Washington. The paper featured news items, events, and other stories related to El Paso’s Black community. In honor of El Paso’s 150th birthday this year, participants will be creating a special edition that celebrates 150 years of El Paso’s Black history.

This camp is supported by Chase and Borderzine.