Are you an activist? A slacktivist? Is public support for causes just an image building tactic? Interesting piece from Central Times zeorhadga:

"The district did not really understand what our rights are as journalists." High school journalists in Illinois say censorship by their school district broke state law. bit.ly/2QahFXo

.Mary Beth Tinker used the situation Central Times to talk about censorship and suppression of student voices. Check out our story on it: splc.org/2019/11/illino…

Caring for others might be the most important thing a young journalist can do, First Amendment trailblazer Mary Beth Tinker told a crowd of high school students at #NHSJC bit.ly/2qtog56

Congratulations to Central Times on your 3rd Place Best in Show for tabloids 16 pages & under at the DC JEA/NSPA NHSJC! A fantastic achievement considering the size of this convention! #nhsjc #together203 Naperville Central

Peaceful Naperville rally continues to Aurora police station, turns violent. Editor-in-chief zeorhadga reports with story, photos and video on this May 31 event, one many happening nationwide in response to the death of #GeorgeFloyd #GeorgeFloydProtests centraltimes.org/showcase/2020/…

A Naperville Central senior wrote an editorial in the school's paper listing more than 50 questions she's hoping the administration can answer "to allow students, teachers and their families to feel safe about returning to school." Her full article here: tinyurl.com/y5j5tpk9

Actually, the editorial was written by the Central Times editorial board. But I am glad to see that people are reading it. They are good questions!

If you want to avoid the chaos of attending the return to school rally in Naperville but you want to know what’s going on, Central Times will be providing updates and coverage.

After zeorhadga's school censored an article she co-wrote for Central Times, she committed herself to the cause of #studentpressfreedom at her Illinois school. Learn more about Student Press Freedom Day: bit.ly/3aqAUo9

.Central Times adviser Keith Carlson fought for his students' right to report on controversial issues, and even had his job threatened. But he stands by that decision, because his students need #studentpressfreedom. bit.ly/3aqAUo9

Student Press Freedom Day is finally here! Make sure you use #studentpressfreedom in your posts so we can RT you! Learn more about the day here: bit.ly/3aqAUo9

Ah, the "whistleblower." So helpful to us all. Also helpful: continued insistence on pushing the colorblind theory of dealing with racial inequities in our country. Time to be tested, Naperville 203. Let's have each other's backs. thefederalist.com/2021/03/05/ill…

CT's Braden Hajer is asking Illinois residents to support HB234, which would require media literacy instruction in schools. Read his latest column to find out why we need it & how to help: centraltimes.org/opinions/2021/…

Our staff sees The Federalist's attack on Naperville 203 equity training as a dangerous distraction to important work. Read our latest editorial here. (Art by @DaniellePritchard) Naperville Central Rakeda Leaks, Ed.D. Dena Simmons centraltimes.org/showcase/2021/…

One year ago today, William Tong wrote about his fear that Asian Americans would experience discrimination because of the pandemic. And here we are. I'm reposting this today in honor of all of my Asian students, You deserve better than this. I see you. centraltimes.org/showcase/2020/…

Several Naperville Central students are concerned about teachers who don't wear their masks in the classroom. William Tong reports: centraltimes.org/showcase/2021/…

.Naperville Central advanced 8 events to the Illinois High School Association #IHSA state finals in journalism. Central Times William Tong was a double Sectional champion In Copy Editing & Editorial Writing. Cameron Rozek was Sectional champ in Newspaper Design.