Cubtracks Policies
Cub Tracks is published bi-weekly except during holidays and testing periods by the third period Newspaper class. Cub Tracks does not accept subscriptions and has a standard advertising rate of $4 per column inch. The paper is available free of charge on request at the high school or at any of the contributing advertisers in its issues.
Cub Tracks is a member of the Kansas Scholastic Press Association (Humboldt is an twelve-time State Champion), the National Scholastic Press Association (Cub Tracks is a sixteen-time All-American and a member of the Hall of Fame), and the Journalism Education Association.
Cub Tracks is printed by the Iola Register Printing Company of Iola and is composed by the student staff on Macintosh Computers using Microsoft Word and Adobe InDesign software with a Xanté Accel-a-Writer 3G printer.
Cub Tracks interactive can be found at http://www.usd258.net/cubtracks/.
Editorial Policy
Cub Tracks will report on and editorialize about controversial and crucial events in the school, community, nation, and world. School editors and writers will, however, observe the same legal responsibility as those imposed on conventional newspapers and news media.
Thus, Cub Tracks, will refrain from publication of material that is obscene, libelous, or creates a clear and present danger of the immediate disruption of the school. In determining the type of material that violates the above restrictions, it must be noted that the dissemination of material that invites or simulates heated discussion or debate among students or in the community does not constitute the type of disruption prohibited.
Cub Tracks will not be subject to prior restraints or censorship by school officials, unless material is considered obscene, libelous, or disruptive as previously defined. Commercial advertising will be printed, but items and/or services that are illegal because of age restrictions, etc., will not be advertised.
Cub Tracks is a public forum.
Since school publications are designed as instructional instruments for students and as a vehicle for student opinion and discussion, the opinions, issues, or articles published shall not be construed as those representing the publication adviser, school administration, or the Board of Education. The contents of Cub Tracks is the responsibility of the student staff.
Get in Touch With Us
E-mail: cubtracks@usd258.net
Snail Mail: Room 208
1. Letters should be submitted to Room 208 at 1011 Bridge Street, Humboldt, KS 66748, given to any staff member, or e-mailed to cubtracks@usd258.net no later than Monday of the week of publication.
2. All letters must be signed, even though the name(s) may be withheld upon request of the writer. Names will be made available, however, to the publication advisor. editor-in-chief, and necessary staff members within Room 208.
3. A joint letter should not contain more than ten names. If more than ten names appear, only ten will be published. However, a complete list of all other names will be available to the publication advisor. editor-in-chief, and necessary staff members within Room 208.
4. Each letter should be no more than 200 words in length and will be subject to editing and/or cutting. Should editing or cutting be required, the writer will be notified before publication. Cub Tracks also reserves the right to refuse publication. The writer, however, will be notified of such decision.
5. Obscene, libelous, or other material that might be determined to cause a disruption of the normal school daily routine will not be printed, and the writer will be notified of such decision.
Updated 9-19-05
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