JENNA FLYNN, THIS IS YOUR TIME GRADE SCHOOLER NAILS HER FIRST REPORTING GIG.Byline: Susan Abram Staff Writer BURBANK - Reporter Jenna Flynn is on assignment. Like a true journalist, she's out on her beat, building up sources and scooping the competition. Whatever gets thrown her way, she'll have it covered. She's the new voice of the voiceless, the latest watchdog of society. Not a bad gig for a 10-year-old. Jenna, who will attend the sixth grade at Jordan Middle School David Starr Jordan Middle School is a middle school in Palo Alto, California. Currently in attendance are approximately 1000 students from grades 6 through 8. The school is named after David Starr Jordan, who was the first president of Stanford University. in a few days, is one of 15 cub reporters selected nationwide to write for Time for Kids, a weekly newsmagazine, written and produced for children ages 5 to 12. Published during the September through May school year, Time for Kids reaches more than 4 million students nationwide. Of the more than 500 applicants who submitted essays to join the news team, Jenna made the final cut based on her report on the doo-wop singing group the Alley Cats, who performed during an assembly last semester at McKinley Elementary School elementary school: see school. . ``I loved the magazine so much that I went on their Web site and saw there was a contest to become a reporter,'' Jenna said enthusiastically. In addition to the essay, Jenna also produced a three-minute video which included interviews on the value of girls playing sports. She taped her show at the Burbank YMCA's Roller Hockey roller hockey n. Hockey played on a hard surface in which two opposing teams of roller skaters, using curved sticks, try to drive a ball into the opponents' goal. center, where she practices the sport. Her beat will include entertainment news and politics, covering local stories about the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks and the way children have responded. She also will attend movie premieres at Walt Disney Studios The name Walt Disney Studios may refer to:
``I love movies,'' she said. ``Especially Disney. My favorite My Favorite is an independent synthpop band from Long Island, New York. They released two CDs: Love at Absolute Zero and Happiest Days of Our Lives. My Favorite broke up on September 14, 2005, when singer Andrea Vaughn left the band. is 'Lilo & Stitch.''' This year, cub reporters covered the Grammy Awards Grammy Awards Annual awards given by the Recording Academy (officially the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences). The first Grammies (the name is a dimunitive of “gramophone”) were given in 1958. and the Kids' Choice Awards and interviewed prominent political figures such as Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld and Director of Homeland Security Noun 1. Homeland Security - the federal department that administers all matters relating to homeland security Department of Homeland Security executive department - a federal department in the executive branch of the government of the United States Tom Ridge. ``We're inspired by the dedication, enthusiasm and ability the Time for Kids News Team has shown us,'' Leanna Landsmann, president of the publication, said in a prepared statement. ``News junkies of any age will see that the TFK TFK Time for Kids TFK Telefunken TFK Thousand Foot Krutch (rock band) TFK The Flower Kings (band) TFK Thirst for Knowledge (gaming, Magic the Gathering) TFK Teammates for Kids News Team is as passionate and smart about real world issues and events as grown-up grown-up adj. 1. Of, characteristic of, or intended for adults: grown-up movies; a grown-up discussion. 2. reporters are, and in some cases, even more so.'' Jenna is one of five reporters statewide who will join the news team. Los Angeles resident Sarah Takagaki, a 9-year-old who will be attending Mar Vista Elementary School, was also selected. Sarah, who earned her place at Time for Kids by writing a profile about Westchester High School's star basketball player, will join Jenna in covering the entertainment beat. Sarah's parents, Johanna Bernstein and Rick Takagaki, both teachers, said they were both proud of and amazed by their daughter's abilities, both as a writer and as an astute observer. Sarah already has begun a piece on how Los Angeles will observe the one-year anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. CAPTION(S): photo Photo: Jenna Flynn, 10, of Burbank was one of 15 kids nationwide chosen to write for Time's kids' version, Time for Kids. Jenna, who attends Jordan Middle School, will report on entertainment news and politics. Joe Binoya/Special to the Daily News |
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