Every year, the National JEA/NSPA Journalism Convention takes place in a different US City, one in the fall and another in the spring, full of study sessions that help teach young, aspiring journalists useful tips and tricks about their future profession.

The 2019 spring convention was held at the Anaheim Hilton, where thousands of high school journalists came from across the country to learn, connect with others, and compete.

The staff members of The Crusader who attended the trip presented a session on creating headlines that will catch the attention of the audience while being creative as well.

Adviser Susan Sutton taught the basics, and then students in the audience were given mock stories for which they had to write headlines. The Crusader staff members chose the winners, who received prizes.

“I thought it was a lot of fun. I thought the audience was engaged and having fun learning about us, our newspaper, and winning some prizes,” said Steven Rissotto ’20.

Sutton said, “The headline session was my favorite part of the convention because my students were center stage and students from other schools looked to them as experts. It was a proud moment.”