Dist. 99 journalism students receive grant from Illinois Press Foundation

Journalism students at Downers Grove South High School received a 2022 grant from the Illinois Press Foundation and Illinois Farm Bureau.The $1,400...

September 20, 2022
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Journalism students at Downers Grove South High School received a 2022 grant from the Illinois Press Foundation and Illinois Farm Bureau.The $1,400 grant will be used to purchase a professional camera and kit for students to take quality photographs, a news release stated. Downers Grove South High is one of 16 grant recipients from across Illinois this year, including Downers Grove North High School, which also received a grant to purchase a camera.'It's so invigorating to see students engaged in journalism and excited about learning the foundational elements of the craft,' Jeff Rogers, director of the Illinois Press Foundation, stated in the release.

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