New York,
NY (August
21,
2008) --
Eight members of the Scholastic Kids Press Corps, a team of student reporters ages 10-14, will be reporting from the
Democratic National Convention in Denver (August 25-28), followed by the
Republican National Convention in St. Paul (September 1-4). The Scholastic Kid Reporters’ articles will be featured at
Scholastic News Online® and in
Scholastic News® (for students in grades 1-6) and
Junior Scholastic® (grades 6-8), classroom magazines read by millions of students and teachers.
Reporting from the conventions will be:
Democratic National Convention
Brock Domann, 9, from Colorado Springs, Colorado
JoJo Domann, 10, from Colorado Springs, Colorado
Rylee Domann, 12, from Colorado Springs, Colorado
Jack Greenberg, 11, from West Haven, Connecticut
Ashlyn Stewart, 13, from Salidas, Colorado
Republican National Convention
Michael Geheren, 12, from Huntley, Illinois
Aaron Silberman, 13, from St. Louis Park, Minnesota
Ben Silberman, 17, St. Louis Park, Minnesota
Read their stories and election blog at
www.scholastic.com/election2008, or follow them on
Twitter (ScholasticNews).
Scholastic Kid Reporters have been covering campaign events from their hometowns across the country since last spring. In the past 15 months, they have interviewed and written stories about many political heavyweights, such as John McCain, Barack Obama, Mitt Romney, Hillary Clinton, Mike Huckabee, Joseph Biden, Bridget McCain, Michelle Obama and Bill Clinton.
For more information about Scholastic News and the Scholastic Kids Press Corps, please visit
www.scholastic.com/election2008. For downloadable photos, visit the Scholastic Media Room at
http://mediaroom.scholastic.com/kidreporters.