Collaboration Program

Quill and Scroll’s Student Journalism Collaboration Program aims to connect student journalists from across the nation. Through virtual meetings, participants will discuss, collaborate and troubleshoot with their peers about scholastic journalism issues pertaining to their student media.

The next meeting will be April 15 from 7-8 p.m. Central, and our topic will be social media useUse this form to sign up. Once students fill out the form, they will automatically receive a notification for all subsequent meetings. Participants will receive a Zoom link 24 hours prior to the meeting. We look forward to seeing you!

Sorry advisers, this is a student-only offering.

2023-2024 Student Advisory Board Members

Congratulations to our new Quill and Scroll Advisory Board. This group’s passion for journalism and service shows through their applications and participation. These 16 members, 13 new and three returning, will work on practical student-choice journalism projects to help members with their service projects and to highlight great journalism. We will make these active on our site as they are available.

Chiara Arendt, West Linn High School, West Linn, Oregon

Jad Dargam, Suncoast High School, Riviera Beach, Florida

Emilie Driscoll, Lakeridge High School, Lake Eswego, Oregon

Miranda Fabian, Francis Howell North High School, St. Charles, Missouri

Emily Ford, Conifer High School, Conifer, Colorado

Lainey Green, Christ Presbyterian Academy, Nashville, Tennessee

Kate Henry, Haas Hall Academy, Fayettevill, Arkansas (returning)

Clare Kirwan, Harrisonburg High School, Harrisonburg, Virginia

Reilly Little, Larry A. Ryle High School, Union, Kentucky

MehQuira Malone, Sparkman High School, Harvest, Alabama

Eshaan Mani, The Kinkaid School, Houston, Texas (returning)

Alexandra Martinez, Elmont Memorial High School, New York City, New York

Maggie Meyer, Carmel High School, Carmel, Indiana

Shreeya Nevse, Frisco High School, McKinney, Texas

Hannahlaura Schuchhardt, Niceville Senior High School, Niceville, Florida

Arya Sharma, Westlake High School, Austin, Texas (returning)

Parker Smith, Francis Howell North High School, St. Charles, Missouri

Dana Zafarani, Parkway West High School, Ballwin, Missouri

Student Advisory Board Applications for the 2024-25 school year:

Board applications for the 2024-2025 school year are due Sept. 13, 2024.

The purpose of the Quill and Scroll Advisory Board is threefold: 

  1. To plan and execute a nation-wide pro-journalism activity every year in conjunction with the Journalism Education Association, the national journalism teachers’ organization.
  2. To provide counsel to Quill and Scroll chapters around the world about possible activities for their chapters.
  3. To provide counsel to the Quill and Scroll Associate Director about the organization’s membership benefits, contests and other activities.

The activities should:

  • Promote and embody at least one of the eight lights in the Quill and Scroll induction ceremony: Truth, Leadership, Loyalty, Initiative, Integrity, Judgment, Friendship and Learning.
  • Bring together Quill and Scroll chapter members from across a school and across the world to work on a unified project.
  • Reach out to the school and/or community from which a chapter draws its students.
  • Have a broader impact in promoting the ideals of scholastic journalism, as they relate to the eight lights.

Applications are now open and are due Sept. 13. If you have questions about joining the Quill and Scroll SAB for 2024-2025, please contact Lori Keekley at [email protected] or call (612) 200-9295 more information.