History:
The News Source (TNS) started in March 2001 with news, coloring, and weather. In July 2001 we stopped weather, but introduced several other sections including "Ask Jenna", "Tall Tale Time", "Don't Judge a Book by its Cover" (a review column), "Sports" and "Activities". Later, "Web News" was started to inform people of our new web pages.
In 2007 we did a major overhaul to our website and newsletter. Our new site features easier navigation, a more complete computer help section, no ads, and more! The newsletter has new columnists and topics. Check out our newest edition on our archive page.
The News Source has been made on Ubuntu Linux with Scribus and OpenOffice.org since our August 2007 edition and will soon switch to LibreOffice for the word processing portion of our publication.
Events:
In the past we have used money raised by selling Snow Cups (Snow Cups are snow cones in a cup) to go on small trips. Since we are so close to a McDonald's, we try make it fun and special by riding over there on our bikes for a meal or a quick treat. We also have rode bikes on the Rotary River Walk between YMCA and Heritage Park in the local area. We hope to one day continue this tradition and some similar form of fund raising in the near future.
The News Source staff also put on two plays in our early days. Our first play called "Live from Bethlehem" was about the birth of Christ presented in a "news coverage" format. The second play, conducted during the summer, was called "The Pirate's Map."
In recent times, we meet for activities including bowling, bike riding, and more. In 2011, we celebrated our ten year birthday. Plans for 2012 call for a more regular publication and revamp of the newsletter.
