Archer Student-Run Newspaper Wins First Amendment Press Freedom Award
The Archer School for Girls is one of three private schools ever to win the 2016 First Amendment Press Freedom Award.
The Archer School for Girls is one of three private schools ever to win the 2016 First Amendment Press Freedom Award which recognizes high schools that teach and protect First Amendment rights with an emphasis on student-run media.
Excerpt from the JEA Press Release:
A committee with representatives from the Journalism Education Association, National Scholastic Press Association and Quill and Scroll International Honorary Society chose more First Amendment Press Freedom Award-winners for 2016 than ever before. The 11 winners were almost double the 2015 total.
The Archer School for Girls admits students of any race, color, religion, national and ethnic origin, sexual orientation or other legally protected status to all the rights, privileges, programs and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the school. It does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national and ethnic origin, sexual orientation or other legally protected status in its hiring or in the administration of its educational policies and programs, admissions policies, financial aid programs or other school-administered programs.
The Archer School for Girls’ mission is to educate students in an environment specifically designed for girls. As such, the school will consider any candidate for admission who identifies as a girl. Once admitted to Archer, all students in good academic standing who abide by Archer’s code of conduct and who meet requirements for graduation will be eligible to receive an Archer diploma, regardless of any change in sexual identity or other legally protected status.
