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Catherine Doucette uses the “dreaded” red pen to edit a fellow student’s article.

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Carleton North journalism student Michael Davenport races to meet his Bugle-Observer deadline.

The Journalism 120 class at Carleton North High School (CNHS) will not write a final exam. Instead, each student will write a piece to be printed in the Bugle-Observer.

This assignment turned out to be more challenging and more fun than any of us could ever have imagined.

Mrs. Trish Foster, who teaches Journalism 120, said she hopes the pressure of having to meet a real deadline will create an evaluation that is as authentic as possible.

"My expectation is that the students approach their Bugle-Observer assignment as professional journalists to produce a quality piece on deadline," said Foster.

After completing newspaper and radio units, the class moved on to an independent final unit, which includes their piece for the Bugle-Observer.

"Writing for the Bugle-Observer would have been really challenging just jumping in, but we've been preparing for this all semester," said budding journalist Elizabeth Murray.

Preparing for this final assessment has been unlike anything we've ever done before. All pieces are edited by peers, so each student plays the part of both journalist and editor every day. Instead of studying facts or figures, the Journalism 120 class has studied the complex world of news. On behalf of Mrs. Foster's Journalism 120 class, I assure you we are determined to produce the best pieces possible to bring you "A View from the Stars."

This semester's Journalism 120 class thanks the Bugle-Observer for giving us the opportunity to demonstrate all we've learned. Devon Judge, Bugle-Observer editor, has been supportive of our class and we are grateful for this opportunity.