Corbin High School

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Corbin High School's Journalism Class produces a state-award winning yearbook and newspaper. In the 2004-2005 school year, the newspaper and yearbook were named best in class at Western Kentucky University's Mark of Excellence contest. The newspaper also won third place overall at the state Kentucky High School Journalism Association contest and the yearbook placed second overall. In addition, several individual staff members won awards for writing, layout and design and photography. The 25-member staff is responsible for producing seven 16-page issues of the newspaper during the school year and our fall delivery 200-page yearbook. The staff is broken into several departments with an editior-in-chief in charge of overall publication duties. We have a copy editor and news department; features editor and photo department; and a business manager and sales department. Our newspaper is printed as a tabloid news magazine with a full-color cover. Coverage includes all areas of high school life, parent dedications and local advertisements. All of our photography and printing is done digitally using five school computers, two scanners and a digital camera. Our yearbook is printed by Josten's in Clarksville, TN. Our newspaper is printed at Duke Publishing in London, KY and is sponsored by Tri-County Nantional Bank of Corbin. Our students attend Journalism Scholars Day each fall at EKU or WKU and attend the KHSJA state convention in the spring.

Journalism staff went to Western Kentucky University on September 30 for the 2005 Mark of Excellence yearbook contest. The 2005 yearbook won a total of nine awards, including second place best overall yearbook. They won first place in writing and first place in photography. They also won second place in advertising, theme, student life, academics, and layout/design.

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United States: Corbin schools get $386K in stimulus. TendersInfo; 8/11/2009 ...graphing calculators, computers and software including Study Island to help with math instruction. Money spent at Corbin High School will purchase three Promethean boards for math and reading teachers, and some money will be set aside for supplemental... ...more

TWENTY-SEVEN STATE HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS NAMED SINGLETARY SCHOLARS US Fed News Service, Including US State News; 8/1/2009 ...Lucas Johnson of Corbin. Johnson is a graduate of Corbin High School and is the son of Dale and Lisa Johnson of Corbin...James M. Rossi of Corbin. Rossi is a graduate of Corbin High School and is the son of Michael and Colleen Rossi of Corbin... ...more

United States: Corbin BOE approves construction plans. TendersInfo; 7/25/2009 ...construction documents on the Corbin High School renovations and accept a bid...and building construction at Corbin High School. McNeel said the approvals...properties along Early Street near Corbin High School. The two properties a lot and... ...more